I turned away from the window abruptly; I didn’t want to see anymore.
A few minutes later, the suite door opened, and I rushed forward immediately, seemingly more excited than Lily even.
“Finally!” she squealed, pulling Lily into a hug.
I stayed where I was, leaning casually against the kitchen counter like I hadn’t just been stalking the driveway for hours.
“How was it?” Bella demanded, urgency and excitement oozing off her.
Lily laughed breathlessly. “It was… a lot.”
I glanced up despite myself.
Her eyes were bright, her cheeks creased from smiling too much, and I hated that I noticed.
“Tell me everything,” Bella insisted.
I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and twisted the cap off, pretending I wasn’t listening.
“It wasn’t even supposed to be this big thing,” Lily wa
