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Lane is on his knees at Derek’s long dining roo lass of white wine

“I hate waiting,” she gruany surface

I can’t help sle-male penthouse condo A line of trucks is on the floor in the living rooantic flat-screen television that’s paused on a little-boy building show

“At least we’re all together,” I exhale, wishing Dex were here instead of with ton “If you hadn’toff the walls”

“You could’ve gone to the office to ith Patrick”

“Even worse!” I cry, dropping into one of the leather ared around the dark-wood table “It’s nothing but re”

“Did Kenny say she was driving up?” Leaning forward, I pick up the wine bottle and pour lass

“She and Slayde had to finish with clients at the gylances up at the clock “It only takes half an hour to d

rive here from Bayville”

I resist the urge to chug ain, pacing the rooo crazy”

“Want to watch a movie?”

“Not really” Chewingafternoon

Stuart and Marcus had an eleven o’clock , and froo to trial or if they would coes and sentence him to time served We’ve only heard once fro with the prosecutor was very productive All that’s left is a judge to sign off on their agreement

“My chest is so tight, I feel like I’h “It’s like we’ve won, but we haven’t One person stands between us and the future”

My best friend is out of her chair and crossing the roo out, she hugsher chin on my shoulder “I don’t knohole lot about this process,” she says, “but I think if the prosecutor is on our side, the judge will go with his advice”