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when we enter the locker room. Nick and I head to the bathrooms, and before we get there, Jason exits the men’s room. His grin covers his face, and he punches Nick on the arm and says, “Did you have an emergency this morning?”
    My ears burn in shame. How does he know?
    Nick asks, “What?”
    “I saw you pull off the access road quickly and followed to see if you needed help.” He waggles his eyebrows. “I never took you for a dumpster diver, so...”
    I close my eyes. “Oh, God.”
    Jason continues. “Casey and I kept on driving.”
    Nick says, “Problem solved.” He chuckles as I bolt through the ladies’ room door.
    Casey is applying lipstick in the mirror, and if I thought I could get away with ignoring her, I would. She winks at me. “Glad to hear you sorted out your problem.”
    I roll my eyes. “Now I know why Nick and I never do stuff like that.”
    “Hey, you’re not going to get crap from me. I’m all for car sex. It’s hot.”
    I smile back. “Yes, it was.”
    “So I guess things are back to normal again?”
    I knew I didn’t fool her with the no-sleep excuse. “As normal as they can be.”

Chapter 6
    I stretch my legs out in the back of Dannika’s Range Rover and yawn. I’ve been up late studying Bellae spreadsheets and documents most nights this week, and I’m glad I get a day off to go shopping for wedding and bridesmaid dresses. The sun bounces off the rhinestones on the ridiculous bedazzled sunglasses Lori found us for the trip and creates a mini light show in the car.
    Dannika joined our friend group last year. She’s my boss at Rhinestone Cowgirl and quite rich with family money. Because she’s originally from the East Coast, I wonder if she’s ever figured out who I am. She sighs as Casey changes the music on the iPod again to find her favorite songs. I think Dannika is tolerating her because she’s the bride to be. And regretting letting her ride shotgun.
    Lori is in back with me, and we both giggle when Dannika slaps Casey’s hand and says, “Stop. Suffer through a full song for me, okay?”
    I jump in before Casey can retaliate, and say, “Casey, tell us what your ideal dress would look like.”
    She turns around, and I know it’s the right question by the way her green eyes sparkle. “Okay, so I have to consider that I’m kind of flat-chested without much of a waist. I need something that gives me an hourglass shape.”
    She rattles on about the design elements she needs, and Dannika pipes in with her ideas. It makes me wish I was planning my wedding with Nick instead of crunching numbers and reacquainting myself with big business. I stop that line of thinking and focus on the happiness of my friend and time with the girls to keep from wallowing in misery.
    When there’s a lull in the conversation, I say, “It might be snack time. Anyone?”
    “Yes,” says Dannika. “Driving makes me hungry.”
    Casey snorts. “Everything makes you hungry. I’ve never seen a girl eat as much as you do.”
    Restraining belts click as Lori and I undo them, and we both reach over the seat to get the cooler behind us. I call out, “Dannika, can you handle Casey if we give her a wine cooler?”
    “Sure, I have an eject button right here.”
    Lori chuckles, and ice rattles as she digs for one. I say, “Give me one of those.” Suddenly I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with seeing my friend prepare for something that brings home the reality of what I can’t have with Nick, and I think it might be easier to be happy for her if I’m a little numb.
    The bottle is cold in my hand, and I take a sip of the sweet drink before placing it in the cup holder. The wrapper of a cracker package rustles as I open it, and Lori digs out goat cheese with a knife to be ready for me.
    I hand the treat to Casey. “Feed the driver first.”
    Lori reaches forward with a small plate of cut fruit and hands it to Casey to hold in her lap. She asks, “Dannika, did I hear you and Christian are