22 Chapter 22: Girls' Night

Fiona arrived at Colleen’s apartment with ice cream and wine.

Colleen hugged her friend tightly. Having no family, friends were important to her.

Fiona returned the hug. “Since Meg is still on her honeymoon, I’ll try to be twice as good a best friend.”

Colleen laughed as she closed the door behind her. She followed Fiona out to the balcony of her penthouse. Fiona took in a breath. “You have the best view of all of us.”

Colleen’s apartment overlooked the Delaware River. She faced New Jersey, but she could live with that. The sight of sailboats and duck boats going by in the summer made it all worthwhile. Fiona flopped into a lounge chair.

“I’ll get some spoons,” Colleen said.

She retrieved two spoons and two wine glasses from her state of the art kitchen. Her bare feet padded across the bamboo floor and back out onto the expansive balcony.

She handed Colleen a pint of rocky road ice cream.

“Thanks, Colleen,” Fiona said.

“I forgot the corkscrew,” Colleen said.