15

LAURA

“Why wasn’t I invited to this party?”

I turned my head and found Jack strolling towards us, a bright smile on his face. He was wearing khaki shorts and a button down shirt, the whole beach look. Balery quickly created space for him and he dropped down on the bench next to her leg.

“It’s a girls only party,” I told him. “You’re only getting away with it because you’re the best friend’s husband.”

“That, I am.” He grinned, then leaned down and kissed his wife.

Letting out a sigh of content, I closed my eyes and laid my head back on the bed. Those two were going to be kissing for a long time. Might as well give them sone privacy by showing them that I wasn’t watching.

Balery wasn’t a big fan of PDA, but Jack was. He could barely keep his hands off of her and she, in turn, loved every bit of his affection. She’d probably decided to suck it up when she finally realised that she couldn’t eat her cake and have it.

“You lovebirds are going to make us singles start feeling like shit.”