She lifted her glass, and everyone in the room followed suit. “To Laney!”
Derek lifted his own glass, leering again. “To Laney.”
I elbowed him, most likely a little harder than was strictly necessary. His hand remained on my hip for a moment more before dropping when Megan arrived with the bridesmaids.
“Thanks, Megs.” I accepted a hug.
“I know you hate being the center of attention, but I had to. You’re just the best.”
“I love you too, you dork.”
Then Kennedy, Madison, and Reagan all cooed around us before Reagan gazed adoringly up at Derek.
“Maybe this will be us one day, D,” she said with a grin.
Megan frowned before mouthing “What?” to me. I shrugged. I had no idea.
Derek looked bored. “I doubt it.”
“Asshole,” Kennedy muttered to Madison.
Reagan, however, didn’t seem to mind as she flipped her hair over her shoulder. “That’s not what you said last year…”
And with a wink my way, she and the other two sorority sisters flounced off through the crowd, leaving me, Megan, and Derek as an awkward trio.
I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t manage anything.
Derek smirked.
Megan looked liked she was having an epiphany in real time. “Wait… last year… does that mean… Derek, was Reagan the one who…”
I crossed my arms. “Sounds like there was more than one, Megs. Unless Reagan was also the medical assistant Derek screwed in the supply closet in the cancer ward.”
“Hey, babe, they want us to—whoa.” Kevin appeared beside us. “Megs, are you okay?”
Megan whirled around. “Kev, did youknow?”
Kevin blinked and held his hands up. “Know what, babe?”
“That Derek cheated on Laney withReaganlast year?”
Derek, conveniently, was just studying his nails. Asshole.
“Megs, it really doesn’t matter…” I started.
Kevin was just backing away. “I didn’t know, babe. I swear to God, I didn’t know.” Then, to Derek: “Really, dude?”
Per usual, Derek seemed to lack a conscience whatsoever. “Hey, it’s not cheating when we had broken up. It was at your engagement party. Reagan wasverygood at soothing my broken heart.”
“Yourbroken heart!” I shook my head and turned to Megan. “Megs, I need to go.”
“Laney,” Megan started. “Please don’t go. I didn’t know. I swear I didn’t know it was?—”
“It’s fine,” I told her. “You did nothing wrong. I just need some space. But it doesn’t matter.”
“Of course it doesn’t matter,” Derek put in. “I slept with one of the bridesmaids. She’s running off with strangers in nightclubs. Potato, po-tah-to.”
That was it.