39 Hilary Gui was back. He had won the tournament in Florida, and he was now number three in the world ranking. It wasn’t official yet since the federation wouldn’t announce it until next week, but Gui had invited everyone to his apartment to celebrate. My first thought was hell no. I shouldn’t go. Last time we saw each other, we had parted on such a bad note. I didn’t feel like facing him. But during the afternoon, I thought about it. Wasn’t I the one insisting on going back to the way things were before we started spending so much time together? Before we kissed? If I didn’t stand behind what I said, how did I expect him to do it? Besides, I would have to face him sooner or later. It was only three weeks until the wedding now and we lived in the same building. We were bound to run int

