At the sight of Abby, Jenny knew she couldn’t face this party sober and retreated into the kitchen in search of booze. Already, there was a strange energy to the evening. An edge. She’d been so close to changing back into her navy-blue dress, but when Ken demanded she do so, she’d defiantly refused. Now, she worried about what John Kaufman—a man capable of making or breaking her husband’s political future—would think of her. And while she was going down that rabbit hole, what would he think of Tessa, dressed like a boy? In a nod toward damage control, Jenny tossed a gauzy shawl over her
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