Chapter 26June 26th
When Kate and I returned to the ballroom, an old slow song was playing, but only a few couples were swaying to the music. Almost everyone had chosen to use this lull as a break for aching feet to rest and sweaty bodies to cool off. We found the rest of our group sitting around the table where we had eaten.
“Where were you?” Jessa demanded when she spotted us. “They played your favorite song!”
“They haven’t played my favorite song,” Ricky said. I almost laughed at her exaggerated pout; the kind of music Ricky liked was mostly parodies and television theme songs. She was sitting close at Robert’s side as if she’d pulled her chair closer to his.
Kate and I sat down before we answered. “I had some trouble trying to figure out how to work the tampon dispenser,” Kate said
