Page 46 of Sin Bin

The hostess laughed.

Before Meadow could ask who the two women were engaged to, Bianca grabbed her hand and led her toward the bar. They reached her friends just as the pickup artists finally got the hint and moved on.

Grinning mischievously, Bianca snuck up behind her friends and said with mock sternness, “I see I can’t leave you hussies alone for a minute, can I?”

The women turned, saw Bianca and broke into big smiles. “Hey, girl!”

Bianca laughed as they slid off their stools and took turns hugging her.

Gesturing to Meadow, she made the introductions. “Girls, I’d like you to meet my soror from Las Vegas. Meadow, these are my good friends Nadia and Scarlett.”

It was only when Meadow heard their names that she made the connection. Nadia and Scarlett were engaged to Reid Holden and Viggo Sandström.

“Hey, Meadow,” they greeted her warmly.

“Hi.” She smiled shyly, shaking their hands. “Nice to meet you both.”

Nadia was beautiful with flawless brown skin, pouty lips and perfectly flatironed black hair that hung past her shoulders. She was wearing a pink babydoll dress with matching ankle boots. She had a sweet smile that immediately put Meadow at ease.

Scarlett was a little intimidating. She had several piercings along one ear, a nose ring and purple-streaked curly hair. From the exotic tilt of her dark eyes to her luminous brown skin, she was an absolute stunner. Drop-dead gorgeous with bombshell curves poured into a long-sleeved black leather dress. Next to her, Meadow felt like a troll under a bridge.

“In case you couldn’t tell,” Bianca was saying, “Nadia and Scarlett are cousins. Their fathers are twins.”

Meadow smiled at them. “I can see the family resemblance.”

The cousins made playful faces at each other.

Bianca laughed, helping herself to a sip of Nadia’s drink. “As we were making our way over here, I was thinking up ways to scare off those dudes who were hitting on y’all.”

“Ugh.” Scarlett rolled her eyes. “They were so lame.”

“And thirsty.” Bianca snickered. “Did they not see those big ass rocks on your fingers?”

Scarlett and Nadia laughed. Both were sporting the most spectacular engagement rings Meadow had ever seen. The massive center diamonds had to be at least ten carats each. They were nearly blinding. Wow.

The hostess appeared and showed them to their table. As they sat down and picked up their menus, Scarlett informed them, “Ana’s on her way. She told me what to order for her.”

The others nodded.

“Ana is marrying Scarlett’s big brother,” Bianca explained to Meadow. “Their wedding is next month.”

“And it can’t get here soon enough,” Scarlett grumbled from behind her menu. “They’re driving me absolutely crazy.”

Bianca and Nadia laughed. “That’s because you don’t like weddings.”

“What’s to like?” Scarlett retorted. “Weddings are stressful as hell, from the planning to the actual day of the ceremony. Who needs all that drama?”

“Says the woman who’s marrying her Prince Charming at a castle in Sweden,” Bianca teased.

Scarlett lowered her lashes, trying not to smile.

Knowing laughter swept around the table.

“When’s your wedding?” Meadow asked her.

“July twenty-third. A month after Reid and Nadia’s wedding.” Scarlett winked at her cousin. “We wanted to give the newlyweds enough time to enjoy their honeymoon—”

“In the Maldives.” Bianca sighed. “I’m so jealous.”

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