Later, over margaritas at the Orbit with Evie, Suzanne, and Merry, she described the encounter, which made her even more sad after the fact.
"The way he was talking, it was like he'd already written his own obituary. And it's so sad that he doesn't have any family at all. How can I be the only one he can ask? Me, of all people?"
"What does that mean?" Evie, her best friend since childhood, bristled in her defense. "You're the perfect person for something like that. I'd choose you in a flash."
Brianna shook margarita droplets off the little plastic sword the Orbit had stuck in her drink. "Sean might have a problem with that."
Evie gave a dreamy sigh at the mention of her rugged fiancé. "I think I've finally talked him into getting a cat, by the way. I threatened him with getting pregnan
