"Don't get your pants in a bunch, I was only kidding. JJ and I have been spending a lot of time together-" She'd been about to say since everyone left, but after a brief pause she finished with, "this summer. I was supposed to meet him at the pub in a few hours." JJ's similarities to Emily had been a sort of band-aid for Katie to cope with missing her sister. They'd never been apart more than a day or two, and she'd had trouble adjusting to things while Emily had been traveling with Naomi. Ugh. Naomi.
Katie did perk up at the mention of parties, though. "Oh my god, yes. Parties and shopping and being fucking fabulous together in New York." She propped herself up on her elbows. "We're gonna be all right, Ems." To anyone else, it would have just sounded like a statement. But Katie knew her sister would hear the question in it. She was asking her if they were going to be okay.