She was an adventuresome person, I remembered. She should take it without too great of a kick-up.Tom went into the house, and was gone for a few minut...s. When he came back out, he told Courtney he had moved a few costumes out of storage. He said he had put them on the bed. The girls could try them on and choose an outfit, after they ate."You would wait until I stuffed myself before you mentioned that, wouldn't you," Courtney muttered in a dire voice.We all laughed.After the meal, we men would. “Whew,” she said.He was barely out of earshot when Stephanie said, “God who's that!”“That is Evan Lombardo,” Kate said.“My God is he your boyfriend?” Stephanie asked.“Yes,” Kate replied.A hot pang of jealousy ripped through Stephanie's body. Kate got to have that? That beautiful young kid.“Aren't you a little older than he is?” Stephanie asked as diplomatically as possible under the circumstances.“I'm twenty five years older,” Kate replied non nonchalantly, “He's eighteen, and I'm forty. ‘All right, but I have to get Lio there, or he will veto anything we on agree on. Let me call him, Nik’s on his shit list anyway, so he will probably agree just to piss her off,’ Dante gave a half smile. ***** ‘I remember being here,’ Peri said as she walked into the cavernous warehouse gallery. It seemed huge now that it was empty of people and the partition walls that had divided the space during the showing. Dante raised an inquiring eyebrow at her, and she explained, ‘Josh brought me here. "You still have the hots for your ex."Her hand went up and covered her mouth. "What the hell made you think something as ridiculous as that?" she asked."Nothing," I said. "I'm going to bed." No you're not," she said. "Answer my question." For starters, you didn't even tell me that you had invited him," I said. "He just showed up. It was like getting sandbagged." You mean like when you invited Candace, knowing I can't stand her," she quipped."I invited Candace, right in front of you," I said..