Chapter 12

School was about to start, and Ethan was in the grip of some kind of possession, running around from dawn to dusk arranging his big proposal.

“Maddie, the venue is Beverly Wilshire. Don’t forget!”

Then, quietly, he added: “Of course… if you really don’t want to come, you don’t have to.”

I nearly laughed out loud inside: a show that good, and he thought I wasn’t going to watch?

The Beverly Wilshire was one of the grandest hotels in all of Beverly Hills. Him choosing it — how touching, how thoughtful of him.

I bided my time until nightfall.

Ethan had left early, dragging our openly reluctant parents along with him.