Chapter 15
Samantha felt great the rest of the day as they skipped around the city shopping and sightseeing. No one wanted to go as hard as they had the previous evening, so they abstained from alcohol. The four of them joked with one another lightheartedly, and Jason fit into their group as if he’d known them forever.
At some point, when Charity was distracted by a bedazzled purse screaming at her from a shop window, Samantha sidled up to Jessica.
“Don’t worry about earlier,” said Sam. “Charity hates to admit it, but Derek is hot, even if he is an asshole.”
“Thanks.” Jessica grinned. “Still, I shouldn’t have brought it up. My grandmother always used to say, ‘The quickest way to call up a devil is to say his name.’”
“Surely, I’m safe here. He’s a thousand miles away.”
“You are,” said
