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Indy started giggling.
Stevie popped open a bottle of sparkling wine.
“Get the glasses!” he shouted then looked around. “What the hell, we’re celebrating and we have enough so that everyone can have their own.”
Then he took a swig straight out of the bottle.
* * *
We were all playing Yahtzee.
I was well into my personal bottle of wine, wedged between Hank and Vance at Indy’s dining-room table. She’d opened it up so that it was huge, but still it was a crush with eleven people sitting around it. It was my turn in a few goes when the phone in my back pocket rang.
I pulled it out and saw the display said,Eddie calling.
“Damn,” I whispered.
Then I took a hearty tug on my bottle with both Hank and Vance watching. I was pretty sure they’d seen the display on my phone, which meant I couldn’t ignore it like I wanted to.
I flipped it open.
“Hey,” I said.
“Where are you?” Eddie asked.
I looked at the table. Everyone had their eyes on me.
Wonderful.
Ihatedthat.
“I’m at Indy and Lee’s, drinking sparkling wine and playing Yahtzee. Indy and Lee got engaged today and we’re celebrating,” I answered.
Silence.
“Eddie? Did you hear me? Indy and Lee got engaged.”
More silence.
Hmm.
“Where are you?” I asked.
“I’m standin’ in my bedroom lookin’ at the empty space where your bag used to be.”
Eek!
I gave a weak smile to the table, got up and started towards the kitchen.
“I meant to tell you,” I said as I was walking.
“When?” Eddie asked.
I hadn’t actually meant to tell him. I had meant to avoid him until I had a chance to figure out what I meant to tell him. Which meant figure out my life, sort out Fortnum’s and Smithie’s and then say good-bye. I got sidetracked by the informal engagement party, the sparkling wine and Yahtzee.
I cursed wedding magazines, champagne and dice games and hit the kitchen.
“Maybe we can talk about this later,” I suggested.
