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she kept chewing.
    â€œGood.” Sydney gave a short nod of satisfaction. “Now back to this trip. What was the hotel like?”
    â€œBeautiful. Clean. Expensive. Great service. And the hotel restaurant was pretty good too,” JJ said. “We had dinner there a few nights. They had the most amazing amuse-bouche, Sydney. You would have loved it. If you and Hayden go to Alberta, you should stay there.”
    â€œWell, it’s unlikely that Hayden and I would be staying at a hotel together anytime soon since we aren’t married yet,” Sydney said pointedly. “Speaking of which . . .”
    â€œHave we got to the part about who was in her room yet?” Lissandra asked, showing up at the door.
    JJ rolled her eyes, wondering how she had not heard her other sister enter the house.
    â€œJust about,” Sydney said, pursing her lips.
    JJ put a large forkful of strudel in her mouth. She would pay for this later with a few extra laps around the block, but she needed the time.
    â€œMm-mm-mm,” Lissandra said, shaking her head as she folded her arms. “Look at her buying time. Syd, you better take that plate from her.”
    Sydney shrugged. “There’s not much left anyway.”
    JJ put down the fork and faced her fate. “Guys, like I said, it wasn’t a big deal. I had just had dinner. A friend was making sure I got back to my room okay.”
    â€œWhat friend?” Lissandra pressed.
    â€œA friend,” JJ pressed back, glaring.
    â€œAnyone we know?” Sydney asked.
    â€œYou don’t know all my friends,” JJ said defensively.
    â€œEspecially not lately,” Lissandra muttered.
    â€œLook, JJ, if you’re dating somebody, that’s great,” Sydney said, taking on a more coaxing tone. “That’s nothing to be ashamed of. We just don’t understand why you would hide that from us.”
    â€œUnless you’re sleeping with that someone,” Lissandra said.
    â€œI’m not sleeping with anyone,” JJ said more loudly than she intended. She glared at Lissandra. “Though I can’t see how that would offend your nonexistent values.”
    â€œHey, I never claimed to be anything other than what I am,” Lissandra said sharply. “You know I am all for a good time, no matter how it comes around. I’m not the one who used to walk around here holier than everyone else, condemning everyone else for their mess, acting like she had an alarm system on her chastity belt—”
    â€œOkay, Lissandra, that’s enough,” Sydney cut in.
    â€œLook, I am a grown woman. Who I see and what I do is my business. I don’t have to share that with you. But if I am dating someone and it is serious, I will let you know. Again, for the record, I am not sleeping with anyone. So, yes, Lissandra, my chastity belt is firmly in place,” she snapped. “At this point I am not sure if you could even find yours.”
    â€œMaybe it’s with the man who was in your room last night,” Lissandra quipped.
    Sydney glared at Lissandra. “Enough!”
    â€œI am done talking about this,” JJ said, folding her arms. She could not believe she had let her sisters railroad her like this. Sometimes she wondered if they were for her or against her.
    â€œI agree,” Sydney said. “Let’s drop this whole thing for now. There’s something more pressing that we need to talk about.”
    â€œSheree?” JJ asked, glad to steer away from the topic of her love life.
    â€œYes,” Sydney said. She took a deep sigh. “Now I know I said that we would talk about this together, but things have been happening really quickly and—”
    Sydney was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.
    â€œWho’s that?” JJ asked, getting up.
    â€œI don’t know,” Lissandra said. “I wasn’t expecting anyone.”
    The doorbell went off again. Several more times in a row,