11
XAVIER
“All I’m saying is none of us would be here without Karissa,” Trent said, raising his glass.
The rest of us followed suit, even McJenna with her pop. Finley and Trent sat on one side of the square table. Blake and Ian were next to Finley. McJenna and I were across from them, with me next to Trent. Karissa sat next to McJenna with Hudson on the same side as her. Karissa and McJenna had definitely bonded since Karissa introduced J to Bianca the day before and my kid had a friend in town. We were like one big happy family, sort of.
“To Karissa,” everyone said at once, making us all laugh.
I brought my glass to my lips and sipped my water. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched Karissa try not to grin. She had every reason to be proud of the work she did to create her app. It wa
