Anna thought, He was hands-down the most distinguished guy in the room. Every woman there couldn't peel their eyes off him, but he didn't seem to notice. His dark gaze lazily scanning the scene with detached boredom.
Anna remembered Rachel's frantic search for Athan the other day.
Anna thought, Had she found him?
"I need to make a call," she told Tom.
"Hey, princess, now's not the time, go mingle!"
Anna slipped to a quiet corner and dialed Rachel's number.
It rang. No answer.
Then she remembered Rachel's work phone and tried that.
"Hey, Anna, what's up?" Rachel's soft, clear voice came through.
"Babe, why's your phone dead?"
Rachel glanced at her busted device, annoyed. "It's toast. I was about to ask if I could crash at your place tonight."
"Go for it, the housekeeper's there.
