"Beer or wine?" I repeated.
She shook her head.
"How about a beer?" Allie said, appearing behind me and holding a bottle of Lite out to each of us. "Hey, Marisa."
Marisa took the beer, nodding at Allie as she did so. "Thanks."
"Haven't seen you in months," Allie said, to her credit trying to relax Marisa.
I've gotta say, I didn't see this one coming. If anything, I was more afraid of Allie's reaction than of Kristin's.
Still Marisa was silent.
"So does this mean Tyler's almost done with another book?"
"Almost."
"Good."
Allie hooked Marisa's arm, then turned to me. "I'm gonna go introduce her around, okay?"
"Sure, Allie," I said, my eyes on Marisa.
"Come on, hon," Allie said, pulling Marisa toward a group of women--Kristin included--talking in the corner.
"She's hot," Denny Kos
