Juliette huffed, rolling her eyes.
Joey laughed. “Of course, what were we thinking?” she said.
The doorbell rang. Showtime.
“Don’t bum-rush her, we’re going to ply her with drinks first, remember,” Hilary said.
“You know you’re starting to get scary with the plotting and cloak and dagger bit. We need to get you away from your computer more,” Joey said.
They made their way downstairs, and Joey opened the front door to reveal a woman she almost didn’t recognize. Evonne could only be described as radiant. Her skin glowed, her eyes sparkled, and her outfit was on point. The little black dress hugged her full hips, showed off her slender waist and accented her large breasts.
“Who are you and what have you done with my friend?” Joey asked.
Evonne laughed. “You like it? Levi bought it for me on our trip. I wasn’t going to wear it, but then, I thought, what the hell? We promised each other we’d live a little.” She stepped inside and exchanged hugs and greetings with Juliette and Hil.
“Now, we’re all here, we ready to head out?” Joey said.
A chorus of yeses made her laugh.
Three drinks in, the girls were outside on the patio for air, a fresh set of margaritas in assorted flavors in everyone’s hands, except for Hil, who had water.
“It’s crowded tonight,” Juliette said.
“Yeah, this place hasn’t lost any of its popularity,” Hil said.
“Funny thing. I swore I saw some bikers,” Joey said shaking her head.
“You would.” Evonne rolled her eyes.
“Shut up. I have my man.” Joey nudged her playfully.
“Speaking of that. I need to be filled in pronto,” Evonne demanded, turning to face Joey.
“Only if you do me the same favor,” Joey said, quickly taking the opening.
“Deal, but mine’s a hell of a lot less interesting, I’ll wager,” Evonne said.
I’m not so sure about that. “I don’t know about that. Moose and I are dating,” Joey said.
“Since when? How did this happen?” Evonne said.
“A little bit after we got named best man and maid of honor. I kept it to myself because I wasn’t sure if it was worth mentioning,” Joey said.
“And now?” Evonne arched her eyebrow.
“It’s official, so I figured it was time to come clean because this won’t be over for a while,” Joey said.
“How serious is this?” Evonne asked.
“We’re having a good time and we like where we are. That’s all we really care about. You know I was never one for labels,” Joey said with a shrug.
“True, wow. Congrats, girl,” Evonne said. She smiled, and the tension ran from Joey’s body. She had another supporter in her corner. Hilary might not be on team Moose and Joey yet, but she had time to come around.
“Thank you, now dish. Who is this mystery man who’s kept you away from us and remains shrouded in shadows?” Joey said.
“Okay, I expected that sentence to come from, Hil, not you.” Evonne chuckled.
“Ditto,” Hil said.