The next day, Mom was ecstatic. She was completely hung up on her bachelorette party—she was on the phone for hours, checking up with everyone who was flying in to meet her, and setting the plans for all of Daniel's friends as well, so I ate breakfast listening to her guest after guest, wishing that Luke was awake so that I'd have someone to talk to. "I can't wait tosee you, Kat," she crooned as she took a long sip of her blended protein smoothie, "I've already got five of us on the list, and Toriis here..." She paused to wink at me, and I heard the person on the other end say something excitedly, to which she replied, "Oh, yeah! She flew down a few nights ago—her and her boyfriend. Of course she has one! And he's completely adorable." I shook my head, trying to ignore the

