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“Peter enjoys that?” I asked.
She nodded and smiled.
“He enjoys anything that makes Kate happy,” Mindy added. We allawwed, and Kate turned beet red.
“Moving on. Let’s talk about Kat and Sid and the upcoming wedding. We have an event coordinator here.” Mindy pointed to Kate. She owned her own event-planning business called Moments Worth Celebrating. She was also the town event coordinator. “I figured we could start the planning.”
My eyes bulged, and I spit my wine back into my glass. “What?” I sputtered.
Mindy’s smile was borderline evil, and I was afraid of what the rest of the evening would hold. My sister looked put out, and Laney was enjoying her wine too much to care about anything else going on.
“I promise it will be painless. Kate is the best,” Mindy said.
“I’m not doubting that, but we just got engaged after a whirlwind romance and dating in secret. I’m not ready to plan the wedding.”
“How long will Sid be gone?” Rebecca asked, swirling her wine around.
I shrugged. “He wasn’t sure. Why?”
Her aloof attitude was hiding something more sinister, and I was afraid of what was going on inside her head.
“I think you should surprise him and move in.”
The wine nearly fell from my hand. “What? Move in?”
“Yeah. You guys were fighting that night at my restaurant because you wouldn’t move in. Why don’t you surprise him while he’s gone? I’m sure he would be happy since that’s what he has been pushing for.”
“That’s a great idea,” Mindy said, hopping off the couch. “We can get the guys to help.”
“We made up. He’s respecting my decision to wait,” I argued.
“That’s because he’s a good guy,” Rebecca said, shooting me a death look. “He won’t ever push you, so you have to make the first move.”
“She has a point,” Laney said. “Sid’s too quiet and reserved to push for what he wants. I think you should do it.”
I glared at Laney. She shrugged and went back to her wine.
“I think I should call and ask Sid,” I said, trying to stall.
“Why would you need to call? He already said he’s been asking you,” Rebecca said.
The girls huddled together to make a moving plan while I escaped to the kitchen for some air.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
This was blowing up in our faces, and I had no idea how to fix it. I couldn’t even talk to Sid to find out what he wanted me to do. I couldn’t move into his room while he was away and think he’d be okay with it. Then there was the issue with my apartment.
Laney was my landlord, and she’d expect me to break the lease if I moved in here. I’d lose the home I loved, and when this went belly up—let’s be honest, it would—I’d have nowhere to go.
“Kat? Get in here,” Mindy shouted.
I took a deep breath and then headed out to face the firing squad. Sid had abandoned me in the trenches, and I wanted to strangle him.
“We have a plan,” Mindy said.
“Oh, that fast?” I asked.
“Yeah. The sooner the better, right?” she said cheerfully.
