In Spades (The Beaufort Poker Club, #4)

by Maggie C. Gates

Because life is cruel

(The title)

Accurate fair experience

Bridget popped the top on a brown glass bottle and handed it to Luca, who handed it to me. He didn’t spit in it, so that was good.

“We don’t have feelings for each other!” Bridget and Chase shouted simultaneously. Hannah Jane rolled her eyes and snorted. “Yeah, okay.”

“I knew it! I knew you’d come!” she shrieked. I looked up at Kristin in sheer terror. She stifled a laugh. Zoey—nearly hyperventilating and positively delirious with excitement—squealed again. “I asked Santa for you to come back for Christmas, and you did! I just knew it!”

STOP IT RIGHT NOW

“Sorry,” I said, laughing through gasping sobs. “I’ve never done this before. You’re the one with experience proposing.”