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Evie watched in horror as Mrs. Winters made her way over to them.

“Gran,” Evie gritted out trying to call off her grandmother.

“Oh, hello Estelle, this is a lovely shower.”

“Isn’t though? Such a lovely couple. I wasn’t aware you were close with our little Ellie,” Gran said with her elegant yet biting way.

“Oh well…Elizabeth invited me. I think she still feels bad after the last shower was cancelled,” she said, hitting Evie with a sideways glance.

The rage in Evie started to rise. The smiles and daggers of this world got to her. Why couldn’t people just say what they mean?

“Well,” her grandmother said, “some things just aren’t meant to be. Better to know now than to have a life full of nannies and secretaries that must maintain more than one position to satisfy their employers.”

Evie choked back a laugh while Mrs. Winter’s eyes went wide with surprise. Her husband’s infidelity issues were one of the worst kept secrets in this club.

“Surely you’re not insinuating anything.”

“What? Of course not, don’t be crass. I’m merely enumerating the risks of a poorly planned marriage.”

Mrs. Winters turned on her heel and left.

“Gran! I can’t believe you!” Evie said with barely contained joy.

“If you can’t misbehave when you’re as old as I am, then what’s the point?” Gran said with a wink. After another sip of her mimosa, she stood and brushed the wrinkles from her pink skirt and went to talk to Evie’s aunt.

As much as Evie never felt like she belonged in this group of people. certain ones made it worth it. Her gran was one of them. Her polite way of eviscerating people was incredible to watch.

Later that night, she was curled up at home. Evie hadn't texted Cash back. She didn't know why, but she was trying to keep him at arm's length. He had left her a note just like he said. Then he had been nothing but a gentleman The connection between them seemed to be mutual, but she just couldn't seem to get over that initial anger. But maybe that wasn't fair to him. It was just a stressful time.

She had made it through her sister's wedding shower, but she still had the wedding at the end of the month. And she was dreading the wedding.

Maybe it was the stress of the wedding. Maybe it was the fact that she had assumed he was an ass and left in the middle of the night. She didn't know why she was angry at Cash, but the simple truth of it was she couldn’t stop thinking about him. And if she was honest with herself, that had been the best sex of her life. Yes, he was good at sex, there's no surprise there. But the second time they had sex was the one she couldn't get out of her head.

She pulled out her phone.

Evie - I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow

She quickly put her phone down and walked away. She didn't want to stop and see if he texted back. She needed to distract herself, so she decided to hop in the shower.

Once she was out, she decided to check her phone.

Cash - I'm looking forward to it too

Cash - I watched you skate after the meeting. You were beautiful.

Evie sat on her bed cross legged her wet hair dripping down her back, staring at her phone. Did he really just call her beautiful? He’d also called her beautiful the night they hooked up. That made her smile. Not because she didn't think she was beautiful. Sheknewshe was beautiful, but guys like Cash didn't often find her beautiful. Some couldn't see past her size; others couldn't see past her attitude. She didn't think she had a bad attitude necessarily, but she wasn't one to pull punches or give second chances. But she couldn't stop reading that message.

She didn't text him back because she had no idea how to respond. She was starting to think Sasha was right, maybe Cash was different.

As she was getting ready for bed, she heard her phone ding. She picked it up and a stupid grin stretched across her face.

Cash - Goodnight beautiful

Evie - Goodnight, see you tomorrow.

Cash - looking forward to it

She put her phone down and slid into bed. She had no idea where this was going or if she even trusted it, but it sure did feel good.

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