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Elizabeth elbowed hi for the rest of the night"

"You know me better than that" Gavin wandered off to talk to his teammates and Liz took a seat in one of the vacant chairs next to Savannah

"I love designer shoes and all, but hed "I’raphs will be aorthy I love the purple dresses on the bridesmaids"

"Totally Tara’s idea" Liz looked over her shoulder at Tara, as talking to someone across the room "Isn’t she adorable? And that baby buical clock do a fast tick-tock"

"Do you and Gavin want to start a family?"

Elizabeth nodded "We will be eventually The poor kid Me for a rasped Liz’s hand "You’ll nant, and Jenna’s planning her wedding to Tyler--it’s like the whole Riley crew is fast-forwarding into fa babies already If it was up to Gavin I would have been pregnant already, but we decided to wait until after the wedding so his parents wouldn’t kill us"

Savannah laughed "Soed "I guess so But I’ my birth control pills away after this nant on"You sound so happy And so relaxed"

"I know If you would have toldbabies, I would have laughed in your face I guess the laugh is on uess At least that’s what I’ve heard"

"Oh, you just wait, Savannah When you uy, it’s like an explosion It knocks you back on your heels"

"What are you girls gossiping about?"

Savannah looked up to find Tara leaning over She was so beautiful, and pregnancy only added to the glow on her face

"Men Marriage Babies," Liz added, rubbing the slight bulge on Tara’s lower stonant I look like I ate too h "You totally look pregnant You’re glowing all over with it"

Tara cupped her cheeks "Do I? I feel all glowy It’s wonderful After Nathan--" She shifted her gaze to Savannah "Nathan’s roup of teens across the roorinned "Thank you He’s seventeen and mortified that his mother is--how did he put it?--oh, yes ‘Knocked up when you’re so old, Moo, it’s like starting all over again" Tara looked at both of theain What was I thinking?"

"That you love Mick and want to have his babies?" Elizabeth asked

She sighed "Yes That’s what I was thinking And I’ain"

Savannah pulled out a chair "Sit Tellthis twice"

"Thank you I like this spot in the corner I can hide froine Mick is very protective of you"

Tara grimaced "It’s horrible He watches what I eat, ile and I’ and I can get hile eye on me You’d think this was the first tig I’o aboutany bungee juhed "Daet you that for your birthday"

"Har-har Soon I’ll be as big as a house I got huge right aith Nathan, and his father--though tall--wasn’t nearly the size of Mick I’ out here" Jenna came over and pulled an e"

"It’s ito hurt," Jenna said, pointing to Liz’s shoes "But no You insisted they were gorgeous"

Liz lifted her dress "They’re not just gorgeous--they’re fucking gorgeous and I’ll deal with sore feet But right now I’irls"

"They are beautiful shoes," Savannah said, ad the silvery stilettos adorned with Swarovski crystals "Well worth a few blisters"

Liz lifted her chin and glared at Jenna "See?"

Jenna rolled her eyes "I’d rather be barefoot"

"You would You’ll probably get ly boheri list, knowing how hed This must be what it was like to have sisters and a close-knit fa of secrets, and the familial bond she’d never had It must be a pure thrill for Tara, Liz, and Jenna to have this

"Coed Liz out of the chair

She rolled her eyes "Look how he thinks he owns ht have voiced a complaint, but the warrinned and slid into his ar played and the photographer snapped pictures

"God, they’re so perfect for each other," Jenna said "I’eous dark-haired rinned "Not soon enough"

Jenna introduced Savannah to her fiancé, Tyler, who Jenna said played for the St Louis Ice hockey team

"Sports must be in the Riley family blood," Savannah said "You even hed "Believe me I tried my best to avoid it"

"True, but I wore her doith my charm," Tyler said He pulled Jenna frorabbed Tara "Feel like showing the rest of the to allow ainst your s I’ care of your precious cargo"

"The precious cargo is fine And I’d love to dance with you, as long as you don’t try to carry me around the dance floor" She walked aith her arhed as the re of family…She searched the darkened ballroo next to a couple whoher and she knehy She stood and headed toward him His back was to her as he stood with hisbrunette who looked to be a few years younger than him

"Hello, Cole"

He turned and looked decidedly unhappy