“Ugh, we got married too soon,” Hilary said, pouting at her husband, Liam.

Chuckling, he lifted her hand to his lips and gave it a kiss. “I think we got married at just the right time. Besides, we really didn’t need another flower girl or ring bearer.”

Theirs had been an extravagant society wedding, thanks to Hilary’s parents, who ran with the same kinds of circles Sharon’s did. If she remembered correctly, there had been three adorable little flower girls and two chubby-cheeked ring-bearers.

“That’s just what happens when you do things first,” Jessica said, poking Hilary in the side and beginning a small poking war between the two of them. Sharon grinned at their antics, sharing her amusement with Kate.

She really loved her friends. They were fun, funny, genuinely some of the nicest people she’d ever met, supportive as all hell, and none of them cared about her money. All things which could be frustratingly hard to find, especially in that particular combination.

Although she hadn’t been sure it would be a good idea for Kate to get back together with her ex, Andrew, it had turned out to be great for all of them. He was Antonio Banderas level hot, and Sharon counted her blessings that she hadn’t hooked up with him before Kate had moved back here. Sharon had arrived about a month earlier than Kate and started going to Stronghold, where she had met a lot of people but hadn’t started hanging out with them till after Kate arrived and been welcomed back into the fold.

She’d had no idea that Andrew was Kate’s ex at the time and she was just thankful she’d never slept with him. Talk about awkward. Before Kate’s return Andrew been a total manwhore - to the point where Sharon dubbed him ‘Crusty Cock’ - and so she’d never been tempted no matter how sexy he was. Plus, she tended to avoid the serious sadists, unlike her bestie. Now they were together, happily engaged, and everything was awesome. Well, other than the fact that Sharon now needed a new roommate and was still struggling to find one. She really hated living alone.

Unfortunately, all her friends were now paired up and living with each other, which meant she was stuck interviewing random people in hopes of finding one she could happily live with. So far, no luck, which meant she was left alone with her thoughts far too often.

Blech. So much alone time wasn’t good for her mental health.

Deciding she’d had more than enough of her own melancholy, she poked her bestie in the side. Kate squealed, shrinking away from the finger digging into her side.

“So, when are we going to sit down and talk about your wedding?” Sharon asked, grinning. “I’ve got big plans for your bachelorette party.”