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was
really relieved. “Focus, ladies.” I nodded in the direction of Dark and Faded
Jeans who were taking a seat by the dance floor. And with that redirection, all
talk of my currently non-existent sex life ended.
    Several guys
stopped to stare at Isabelle; she had that the kind of heart-stopping beauty
that made people notice her.   Cora
and I got a few looks as well.   Together, we made a striking threesome—a raven-haired beauty,
beautiful red head, and a blonde.
    Isabelle was
the stunning, dark haired beauty, tall and slender with legs that women envied
and men likely imagined wrapped around them. Guys usually approached Isabelle
first, probably because of her vibrant, outgoing personality. Something about
her attracted people and made them want to be around her. It was the same magnetic
appeal that her brother possessed.
    Cora was as
striking as Isabelle. When we were younger Cora had jokingly referred to
herself as the ugly duckling, and now she was most definitely a beautiful swan.
I couldn’t wait for our high school reunion so that Cora could show up and
amaze everyone that had once been mean to her.   Cora’s hair, which had once been the
color of a carrot, was now a deep, burnished auburn.   She’d gotten contacts after graduation
and now, along with perfect skin, Cora’s sea-green eyes were one of her best
features.
    I wasn’t sure
how to describe myself.   I have blue
eyes, blonde hair that never needs highlights (I’m thankful for that), but my
locks have a mind, or you could say a wave of their own, and they don’t like to
be tamed.   They’re always escaping a
ponytail and have declared a personal war with the flat iron.
    My skin is
clear, but I have a duck mouth—my top lip is slightly fuller than my
lower lip.   My Aunt Lacy says that I
could fix my mouth with collagen injections, but my dad said not to listen to
her and that I’m beautiful as I am.   Of course, he’s my dad and has to tell me stuff like that, but I still
love hearing it and I love him.
    Running is one
of my favorite things to do when I need to think, and because of it, I don’t
have to watch my weight.   My chest
is small, but I’m happy with my 32B bra size and would never want to change
it.   Mama used to tell me to love
myself, and I try to do that. I’d never want to change anything about me even
the flaws.
    “What happened
to Amber?   I thought she was meeting
us here.” Cora glanced at Isabelle.
    “She wanted to
stop by the hospital and visit Reed.”
    My heart
tripped a beat just hearing his name.
    I refused to
look over at Cora, knowing that she would be watching me with the same concern
she directed at Isabelle whenever someone brought up Scott.   Cora knew me better than anyone so I
didn’t really understand her friend radar going all red-alert whenever Reed’s
name was mentioned because Cora, of all people, should have known I was strong
enough not to fall apart whenever I heard the name of my ex-lover.
    Reed and I had
a one-night stand.
    Cora seemed to
have a tougher time accepting that than I did.   Just because I was understandably upset
whenever I’d heard that he’d been hurt didn’t mean that I was fragile where he
was concerned.
    “How’s he
doing?” I asked Isabelle, even though I knew the answer to that.   Reed had undergone six surgeries in the
last three months to repair the damage to his lower leg caused by an explosion
in Afghanistan, and I’d visited him after each one.   That he hadn’t been conscious and never
knew that I was there didn’t matter.   It wasn’t like I thought that Reed would expect a visit from me, and
since Amber wanted him back I didn’t want to complicate things.
    I’d never told
Isabelle about what happened between Reed and I. It wasn’t as if I meant to
keep it from her, it just never came up and Isabelle was determined that Reed
would get back together with Amber. Since I loved Isabelle and didn’t want
things to be awkward between us, I