Synopsis

The news had settled upon her like a shroud: Alex was marrying. A tremor of unease ran through her, a conviction that bordered on superstition. Ever since… well, ever since *that* incident, she’d felt a persistent shadow clinging to anyone she considered lucky. Alex, with his easy charm and effortless good fortune, seemed to embody it all. She couldn't shake the feeling he was a jinx. To deflect the inevitable questions, Penny and Derrick had concocted a charade – a flimsy pretense of engag