"I don't know," Tess said, adjusting herself on the chair next to the couch. Rachael had purposefully spread herself out on the couch so that Tess and Lyda couldn't get on with her. They were sitting on big arm chairs on either side of her. Everyone was feeling comfortable and relaxed now and both Tess and Lyda seemed to be excited by the fact that Rachael was sticking around, they didn't seem at all put out by the fact that she hadn't actually been invited to their little party.

"Well you couldn't have been planning to go to bed at 11:00 p.m." Rachael said with a little annoyance in her...