42 Hilary Even though I promised my mother I would go to Sunday lunch at the club, I tried getting out of it. Without luck. She wouldn’t have it, and then Hannah said she would go too, along with Bia, Gabi, and Iris. I was certain we all looked like s**t after such a long, fun night, but nobody commented on it. Of course, Reese was there and he joined us after lunch. I wanted him to leave before I did, so he wouldn’t try to walk me to my car, but I had no luck there either. I had agreed to meet Evie at her new apartment at four, and it was now three and I still had to stop by my apartment to grab some things I had bought for her. Groaning on the inside, I excused myself from the post-lunch coffee, and Reese stood with me. Once we had left the balcony and were out of earshot, he turne

