Only after they texted had she found out from her sister that Steven had invited Dustin to join them in the limo, and she was relieved Vronsky hadn’t asked to come along. That would have been terribly awkward. She knew some boys would get jealous to find out she had caught the attention of a senior, but Vronsky was not one of those boys. Why would he ever need to be jealous of anyone when he was sure to be the hottest guy at the party?

The limo ride was more fun than she’d thought it would be. She was initially very disappointed when she climbed into the large cavernous car to find Anna absent from the group. Kimmie was developing a full-blown girl-crush on Anna, and it was a toss-up whether she was more excited to see what Anna chose to wear to the party or have Anna see what she wore. When she asked why Anna wasn’t in the car, her brother said Anna had instructed them to go without her because she got stuck on the phone with her boyfriend, Alexander.

Apparently, some issue arose about Anna’s decision to stay in the city for the weekend because she’d be missing Alexander’s younger half-sister’s monthly tea party. Anna had texted her regrets to Eleanor, and even though Eleanor texted back k she clearly meant no such thing. As soon as she had sent the text, Eleanor immediately called Alexander in Cambridge and pitched a fit about Anna’s last-minute cancellation. Alexander was left with no choice but to call Anna to see if she’d reconsider. “Why not just head back to Greenwich after the party instead of staying in the city?” he asked her on the phone. Anna had told Alexander she would have maybe changed her mind if Eleanor had asked her directly, but this behind-the-back tattletale shit pissed her off.

When Steven relayed the story in the back of the limo, he acted the entire thing out using funny voices and soon the four of them were laughing so hard they could barely stay upright. They were clutching their stomachs in pain and screaming for Steven to stop. After Lolly got the hiccups she told Steven if he didn’t stop, she’d throw up and then she’d have to change again. Still on his best behavior and knowing she was totally serious about the outfit change, he obeyed.