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disappeared.
    â€œLila?”
    Polly pushed through the guests, hunting for Lila’s distinctive feathered headpiece.
    I practically ordered Josh to find Lila, she thought in an agony of shame. Now Josh is embarrassed and Lila’s mad with me. She’d pushed Josh and Lila further apart than ever.
    When would she learn to stop meddling in other people’s lives?
    The disco had started up again, a thumping tune that cleared the tables and got everyone on the dance floor. Polly spotted Eve dancing by the stage, surrounded by girls.
    â€œPolly!” Eve waved. “Come and meet my new friends Pip, Louise and Nan.”
    Pip and Louise were both blonde and small and looked like they were an item. Very tall and striking and apparently on her own, raven-haired Nan was wearing a slim red column dress that made her skin look like beautiful marble.
    â€œWe love your dress,” said Pip, stroking the feathers on Polly’s hemline enviously.
    â€œGorgeous,” Louise agreed.
    â€œDance with us,” Eve coaxed, holding out her hands to Polly.
    Nan was looking at Polly in a distinctly unwelcoming way.
    Oh my gosh, Polly realized. Nan thinks I’m with Eve! If she hadn’t been so worried about Lila, it would have been funny.
    â€œThanks, but I have to go and find Ollie,” she said.
    â€œDon’t chase him, Polly,” Eve said, twirling around her. Nan seemed to relax at the word “him”. “If he’s keen, he’ll come to you. Take it from me, I’m an expert.”
    Another tune burst from the decks. With a shout of happy recognition, the energy in the marquee went up several degrees. As Eve whirled away into the heart of the dance floor, Polly felt a hand slip into hers.
    â€œHey, gorgeous,” said Ollie, pulling her close. “I thought I’d lost you.” He looked questioningly at her and she willed him silently not to bring up last night.
    â€œDance?” he asked, for the second time.
    Polly sighed in relief and smiled her assent. She wasn’t quite ready to talk about her conflicted feelings with Ollie yet, but she could at least dance with him. Maybe it wasn’t such a bad thing that Ollie didn’t overthink everything the way she did.
    Ollie was an enthusiastic dancer. Polly found it hard not to giggle as he bounced around the floor, punching the air and singing along to the words.
    â€œChannelling Tigger?” she teased.
    â€œCheeky,” said Ollie. “Come here.”
    He reached out his arms. Polly had dreamed about a moment just like this.
    A movement over Ollie’s shoulder distracted her. A face was peeking through by the tent flaps.
    Max.
    Polly hunted for Rhi in the crowd. There she was, over by the edge of the stage, standing close to Brody. Very close to Brody. Brody had his arm loosely around Rhi’s waist, and was whispering something in her ear that was making her laugh. If they could be left alone for just a short while longer, Polly felt confident Rhi and Brody could get it together. At last, Rhi would have a boyfriend that she deserved.
    Max can’t see Rhi with Brody , Polly thought. It’ll ruin everything.
    Polly looked at Ollie, standing there with his arms reaching towards her. She sighed.
    â€œJust give me a second,” she said. “OK?”
    Polly’s eyes were trained on Max as she bore down on him.
    â€œHi, Max!” she said brightly, making sure that she was standing directly between Max and any view he might have of Rhi and Brody together by the stage. “What are you doing here?”
    â€œLooking for Rhi,” said Max, peering over Polly’s shoulder. “She said she’d be finished with this by eleven. Have you seen her?”
    Polly seized Max by the arm and marched him out of the tent. “Sorry, she already left.”
    Max frowned. “But she said—”
    â€œYou know how these things go,” Polly prattled on a little nervously. She