36 Savannah July 22, 2017 “Remind me again why I agreed to this?” I asked Marley as we parked on a garage deck next to the riverfront property. “Probably because you want to show Shelly Thomas how awesome you are.” “Yeah. Right. My vanity won out.” “Ego.” “Whatever,” I said with a laugh. We hopped out of the car and headed for the banquet hall overlooking the river. “Plus, I made you suffer through my ten-year high school reunion. I should accompany you to yours.” “Yeah. I just … we’re probably going to see Ash.” “Oh, we definitely are,” Marley said. “Didn’t you even read the invitation?” I pulled the invite out of my purse. “Uh, not really?” “His family donated the space for the reunion. There’s a thank-you to the Talmadge family in small print at the bottom.” I perused the

