Page 63 of Can't Fight the Moonlight

"Me, too," Keira said.

She sighed, hating that everyone was looking at her like she was in trouble. Maybe she was, but she didn't want the whole world to know that. "Look, it's all fine. It's good for me to have options. But right now, nothing has changed, and we don't need to talk about this anymore. What's going on with everyone else? Someone must have something fun to share."

"Well, I do have a little news," Keira said slowly, her gaze moving to Chelsea. "Should I tell them?"

Lizzie looked over at her sister, who had a gleam in her eyes. "What are you two up to?"

"I asked Keira to design my wedding dress," Chelsea said.

"What? Wow, that's amazing," she said.

"You haven't sketched in years, have you?" Hannah asked Keira.

"No, I haven't, not until lately. I ran across my old sketchbook a couple of months ago, and I found myself going through it. When I left New York and my job in fashion to take care of my mom and run her real-estate business, I didn't think I would ever get back to designing. But I've missed it. Chelsea came by one day and saw some of my sketches, and we started talking, and she had the crazy idea that I should design her wedding dress. But she still has the right to say no if she wants to buy something else."

"I already love the first couple of sketches you showed me," Chelsea put in. "You really understand my style and my vibe, and that's important. I'm counting on you."

"I hope I don't let you down," Keira said. "I did pull out my sewing machine the other day, and I'm going to make some patterns and run everything by you before we go any further."

"What about our bridesmaids' dresses?" Hannah asked. "Are you designing those, too?"

"I don't know if I'll have time," Keira said with a nervous laugh.

"I want her to," Chelsea said. "But she wants to do the wedding dress first and then we'll see."

"This is great," Hannah declared. "I always felt bad that you had to give up on being a fashion designer."

"Designing this dress isn't going to change my career path. I still have the real-estate company to run, and it's important that it continue to be successful."

"Maybe you can have a side business," Hannah suggested.

"We'll see. So, are we waiting for anyone else?" Keira asked.

"No, it's just us," Chelsea said. "Let's go."

As they left the house, Chelsea and Hannah took the lead while Lizzie and Keira walked behind them. "I'm excited for you," Lizzie said. "I can't wait to see your sketches."

"I'm pretty rusty. There's a good chance Chelsea will want to find another designer, and I'm sure there are tons of really good designers who would want to dress her. She's a celebrity."

"Sometimes I forget that."

"That's easy, because she's down to earth." Keira paused. "Lizzie—"

"Don't apologize again," she warned.

"All right. I just hate when I mess up."

"So do I," she said, relating to that feeling. "But you didn't mess up. You were looking out for me. That's what we do as friends."

"Speaking of looking out for each other—I'm worried about Chloe. I was talking to a friend of mine who works at Hogan's Bar, and she said that Kevin has been hanging out there late at night, all by himself. Well, actually, he's not always by himself."

She frowned at that piece of news, which seemed to back up Chloe's fear that Kevin was having an affair. "Do you know who he's been hanging out with?"

"Not any particular woman, from what I understand, but he's apparently very friendly." Keira paused. "Since I've already made one blunder this week, what do you think? Should I tell Chloe?"

"I don't know."

"I'm leaning toward keeping quiet. I mean, Chloe must know he's somewhere when he's not at home. And I don't want to cause them trouble. On the other hand, it feels like I should try to protect her."

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