“I do, however, have a hot tub.” I hitch a thumb over my shoulder towards the patio doors. Piper starts to shake her head, but Ashley starts jumping and clapping her hands. “Hot tub! Hot tub! Hot tub!” “I only have one swimsuit here, Ashley, and it won’t fit you.” Ashley is a good foot taller than Piper, but Piper is curvier. She’s fuller in all the right places. Anything that fit her would slide right off of Ashley. “That’s fine. I’ll wear my clothes,” Ashley says. “My shirt has blood on it, anyway. Come on!” Ashley takes off across the room and throws the doors open. They bang off the walls, and Piper winces at me on her friend’s behalf. “She’s a wreck.” “If we’re lucky, she’ll drown in the hot tub.” Piper gasps and slaps my arm. “That is not funny!” “I wasn’t making a joke. You’

