A few nights later, Connie paced in Dee’s hallway, praying for Grayson to answer his phone. “Come on, Grayson.” She’d hadn’t from him despite her constant calls and texts.
The party guests erupted in laughter and a moment later, Lydia peeked her head out the living room doorway. “Connie, Dee and Winston are getting ready for their big announcement.”
“Okay, thanks.”
Lydia sipped from her champagne glass. “Is everything okay? You’ve been on your phone since you got here.”
“Uh, yes.” Connie faked a smile, ignoring that cop intuition stabbing at her gut. “Let’s go.” She followed Lydia into the living room.
Winston stood beside a bubbly Dee while Lisa Swanson, Jake Jenson and Rena seemed excited for whatever Dee and Winston were about to share.
“First.” Dee lifted her champagne glass of g
