“Seriously, Veronica?”
“Give me five minutes.”
I said nothing.
He smiled again.
“I knew it.”
Claire looked at him.
“Knew what?”
“Come on. Look at the guy.”
“I knew it.”
He gestured toward the door Edward had just used.
Then toward me.
Claire’s expression changed slightly.
I didn’t want to know what she was thinking.
Claire’s expression changed slightly.
***
Five minutes later, Edward returned carrying the cardboard box from his car.
He set it on the nearest empty table.
“For the groom.”
Max laughed.
“You weren’t kidding.”
“Open it.”
“For the groom.”
By now, several nearby guests were watching.
Max pulled apart the flaps.
His smile disappeared.
He reached inside and lifted out an enormous pair of trousers.
He stared at them.
“What the hell is this?”
