pointed them toward the back. Abby took the seat between David and
Eric, facing William and Casey across the table.
“Sorry we’re late. My parents took so many pictures—twenty with each
of them, another twenty with all of us together, and twenty just of me,”
Abby said, exasperated. “I told her we didn’t need that many, but she kept
insisting.”
“I’m sure all eighty turned out great,” Casey said kindly. “My mom took
about forty of me and William.”
William groaned.
“Well,” Casey teased, “when you’re fifty, you’ll look back at those
pictures and wonder how you ever landed such a beautiful girlfriend.”
“Actually, I’m already wondering that,” William said. And it was true.
Casey smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.
Manny returned to take the newcomers’ drink orders and then left
them to settle in.
“Anyone else have a curfew tonight?” Casey asked.
David and Eric both shook their heads.