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that day.
    Her thoughts quickly returned from the past, before they could turn to Ron. Instead, she tried to remember last night, and the events that put her in this sorry state.
    Images blew past her. The Armadillo. Her new best friend, Blanche. Chad being in his glory amongst his hometown buds. Lizzie looking out for her potential new client, just as she looked out for all those in her close circle . Binky tempting her to another Margarita. Binky?
    Darío .
    “Ah, Lizard? How did I get to the hotel room last night?” Lizzie was back at her side, handing her the fresh cloth. She sat down in a chair across from the bed, facing Katie.
    She put her feet up on the bed, next to Katie’s behind , nudging her. “I don’t know, KitKat. How did you get back to the hotel room last night?” There was a wicked smile on Lizzie’s face.
    Katie looked around the room, taking in everything. “I don’t remember, but I know you undressed me and put me to bed.”
    Lizzie looked surprised. “How do you know that?”
    Katie shrugged her shoulders. Even that hurt. “Because my clothes, which undoubtedly reek from that bar, are neatly folded on the dresser. Only you would do that, Lizard.”
    “Busted. So, you figured that out. What do you actually remember?”
    Katie sunk her head back down into her hands and the cool dampness of the washcloth. “Um, I remember you leaving to bring Chad back here. Did that go okay?” She realized for the first time that there were other people on her little adventure last night other than herself. And Darío . She felt guilty about not asking Lizzie about Chad sooner.
    Lizzie waved her hand, dismissing Katie’s guilt. “Fine. It was a little tense in the parking lot when he realized I had no intention of letting him drive. But, I won out.”
    Like you always do, Katie thought to herself.
    “When I took him to get his car he invited me to his parents’ home for dinner this evening. I think he wants to close the deal.”
    Katie raised her head and smiled at her friend. “That’s great. Congratulations. Though I’m not surprised. Lizzie Hampton always gets her man. Oops, I mean Robbins.”
    Lizzie smiled back at Katie. “Hardly. About always getting my man that is.”
    “You did in the end, though, Lizard, that’s what counts.”
    She was speaking about Chad, but by the dreamy look on Lizzie’s face, Katie guessed her friend had her husband in mind when she nodded and said, “Yes. In the end, I got him.”
    “ Wait. You got ready and left and came back and I didn’t hear it?” The thought of not hearing the commotion made Katie realize j ust how dead to the world she’ d been. That thought led back to how she’d come to be in that position.
    “I remember staying on with Binky and Darío . Binky and I played a few drinking games…”
    “What kind of games did you play with Darío ?” Lizzie asked, once again nudging Katie’s hip with her foot.
    She was about to say none, but she stopped herself. She searched her memory. Images of Darío ’s hand reaching to her mouth flashed through her mind. She decided to ignore her friend’s last comment. “We left. We took Binky to his hotel and dropped him off.” The memories were becoming sharper now, more in focus. She didn’t feel the need to tell Lizzie about falling asleep, nor about her near hysterics as she told Darío about her marriage breaking up. She would just keep that bit of embarrassing information to herself.
    “We came here. Took the elevator.” She stopped. She didn’t remember anything after that, but another flash, this one of Darío ’s strong arms reaching for her, went through her mind. He had brought her straight here, hadn’t he? There had been no pit stop to his room, had there? Though the idea of sleeping with Darío Luna was not at all displeasing to her, she’d like to be able to remember it.
    “And then I took over,” Lizzie said. She sounded disappointed that there wasn’t more to the story. “And