Either way it was definitely on CelebGossipCentral. com. Amanda scrolled to the bottom of the article, skimming for certain details. It named the bar, went into detail about what Sam was wearing, it even mentioned that Evie Buchanan and her beau, Zach Pleasant, were also two-stepping the night away. Amanda was cited as an unnamed friend. Unnamed friend. She could handle that. But the speck of anonymity still couldn’t stop her from nearly shaking. This was not good.

She swallowed and handed Dru back her phone. “Sam Pleasant went to a bar with friends. What does that have to do with me?”

“How stupid do you think I am? Your hair is up the exact same way and you are wearing that same cheap sweater.” She plucked at the fabric covering Amanda’s shoulder. “They haven’t figured out who you are. They don’t give a fuck who random hangers-on are, but I need to know. How the hell do you know Sam Pleasant? Why the hell were you keeping this from me, and when the fuck are you going to introduce me to him so we can start our A-list baby-making empire?”

“Excuse me? What?”

“How do you know him?”

“I don’t. That’s not me!” Amanda sensed she was caught, but she didn’t care. Everything was all so new. She wasn’t ready to let Dru have a single piece of it, especially when Sam was halfway across the planet with his phone on Do Not Disturb.

“Mandy. Please. I look at that big dome and those discount braids every day. I know what you look like from that angle. I know it’s you. I know you lied about taking care of your friend’s baby this weekend ’cause you were somehow hanging out with Sam in his hometown. You have an in and I want that in too.”

The odd smile on Dru’s face let Amanda know that Dru wasn’t angry for being kept in the dark. The opposite. She was very pleased. Pleased with herself for figuring it out and pleased with herself for having trapped Amanda in a corner.

“I seriously have no idea what you’re talking about. Also, you’re the famous one between the two of us. If you want to meet Sam Pleasant, ask some other famous person to introduce you.”

The expression on Dru’s face dropped, like maybe she’d tried that already and it hadn’t worked. She shook the moment off and kept pressing.