<blockquote>They didn’t kiss, or even talk about it. It wasn’t real yet, maybe because Alexis wasn’t ready yet, after Ted, but it was possible, something she could hold close and dwell on with giddy anticipatory pleasure, Twyla’s face, Twyla’s freckles, Twyla’s voice. Something to look forward to.
Something she probably ruined when she slept with Stevie on the night of the wedding reception.</blockquote>
