Madoc’s house is a mess. Fallon is having fun—alternating between picking up used cups and chatting with our friends, while her husband is downstairs with Jax, playing pool with some guys. Juliet and I mingle around the party, which is overrun with guests. Everyone had come home for the weekend, and I’d brought Gavin, as well, trying to get my father used to a new guy in my life. “Hey,” he whispers in my ear, coming up from behind. “I’m thinking it’s time to get out of here.” I smile, taking Gavin’s hand off my stomach and spinning around. “I don’t know if we can,” I state. “We’ve both been drinking.” Keeping hold of his hand, I lead him to the counter, hearing “This Is the Time” by Nothing More traveling up through the open basement door. “Madoc will let us use a room. We can just crash here tonight.”
