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He was tired.
That wasn’t something he was used to admitting. But he felt exhausted.
“We should go in,” she said.
“Do we have to?” he groaned.
“Yes. Although I need to check my makeup. You’ve probably smudged it.”
“It looks fine.”
“But Cammie spent ages on it and she’ll be upset if it’s wrecked when I go in. I better check it.”
“Faith,” he said sternly. “You look beautiful. Who cares about Cammie and her feelings?”
“She’s my friend. She’s been good to me.”
He grunted. He didn’t care about her friend. Taking her hand, he led her into the main ballroom area, where someone guided them to their table.
Great. Now he got to sit with a bunch of pompous, boring bastards.
And Alejandro and Cat. That was something.
“Blossom!” Turning, Reuben drew Faith against him so her back was pressed to his front as Cat threw herself at them. He braced her so she didn’t fall over. She seemed to be having some trouble walking tonight.
Cat wrapped her arms around Faith, holding her tight. Thank goodness Reuben was bracing her.
“Yay! You’re here. Weren’t those reporters out there nuts? Ooh, you look so gorgeous. So classy.” Cat sighed. “I wish I looked as pretty as you.”
“You look beautiful,” Alejandro said from behind his wife, frowning slightly. “You’re also in trouble.”
“Me? Why?” Cat turned to pout up at him.
“You ran off on me.”
“Pfft. Because I saw my new best friend, Blossom.”
“And now you’re squeezing the life out of her. Poor Faith can hardly breathe.”
“Oh, sorry!” Cat leaned back and gave Faith a chagrined look. “Sometimes, I don’t know my own strength.”
“It’s fine, Cat. It’s really good to see you too.”
To her surprise, she actually meant that. Cat might be a bit crazy, but she was fun and nice. She was also a friendly face at an event where Faith didn’t know anyone.
They all took their seats. Unfortunately, Reuben and Alejandro were seated together, so she and Cat were too far apart to talk.
She glanced up with a smile as an older man sat next to her. Her smile dropped a bit as she recognized Lucien Leonard. The man who’d visited Reuben the other day. Shit, his sister wasn’t here, was she?
“Hello. We meet again.”
“Mr. Leonard. Good to see you,” she lied.
“Now, please, call me Lucien. Unfortunately, we didn’t get introduced the other day.”
“I’m Faith,” she replied. “Are you here alone?”
“Ahh, yes, my sister had something else to do. And I’m currently unattached.”
