She trails off when the phone she’s holding in her hand beeps with a text message. “Hold on, this is my cousin Bernice. I was just texting her that Griffin Latham RSVPed before you all showed up. Her daughter, Olivia, loves his music. I bet she’ll be so excited to meet him.”

Kyra’s face falls, though, when she reads the message.

“What’s wrong?” another voice asks her.

And I try not to gape. It’s Nitra. Nitra Mello, one of the original kids from Rap Star Wives.

That was a long time ago, though. She’s all grown up now, and married to Dixon Fairgood who actually changed his name to Woods Mello. And I love their docu-drama series set at the hospital they work at in Seattle. All the nurses do. Sierra would be freaking out right now if she knew I was actually talking to Dr. Nitra Mello.

Still, I try to act cool as Kyra explains that her cousin Bernice won’t be coming out because her little girl is sick. “I’m so bummed Olivia won’t get to meet Griffin. She loves country music. But her mom’s a nurse, so she’s always like better safe than sorry. She actually booked them a hotel. She’s so scared of Olivia getting her cousins sick…”

“Nurses can be like that,” I tell her, finally speaking up, even though I’m still low-key freaking out over Nitra Mello. “Where does your cousin work?”

“In New York at this medical center for women with disabilities. Colin and I actually donate money to them every Christmas. They do really good work.”

“Needed work too,” Nitra says. “I know my hospital could do better in that department.”

I totally agree when it comes to Wilmington St. Joseph, but before I can tell them that, Waylon and Colin return to the group with Griffin.

“Bernice can’t make it now,” Kyra tells Colin as Waylon casually strings an arm around my shoulders.

We’re the least famous people here, but everyone else’s eyes track Waylon’s arm circling around me like it’s a Beyoncé sighting.

Meanwhile, Griffin snags a flute of champagne and asks, “Who’s Bernice? She sounds boring.”

Kyra glares at him. “My cousin who you know nothing about. And now that you say that, I’m glad I don’t have to introduce her to you.”

“Is your cousin as cute as you?” Griffin asks, grinning at her over his champagne glass.

“Nobody’s as cute as Kyra,” Colin answers with the confidence of a happily married man.

“But seriously, man, is she hot like your wife?” Griffin asks Colin directly. “Because if she is, I’d like to get that introduction—”

“So have you two been dating long?” Kyra asks Waylon and me, clearly looking to change the subject.