Tracey felt something sink at the pit of her stomach. She hadn't thought that far yet. "I'll make some kind of excuse, I suppose," Tracey said, a bit irritated at the thought. She needed more time to figure things out. "No one can find out. At least, not until after Lavender's engagement party," she said, shaking her head, as if willing the thought.
She turned back to Zach, now with a cautious look on her face. "You're going with me, by the way," she said, trying to make it sound nonchalant, but still apprehensive, as though she wasn't sure how he'd react to the matter.