Shira whipped out two knit beanies. She tugged the black one over her light-brown hair and tossed a gray one onto Dassi’s lap. “Voila!” she said. “We’re married!”

Dassi honked twice outside Shira’s brick two-story and cranked up the music as she waited for her friend. She was tired — last night’s rooftop concert date had ended late, and then she’d talked to her mother until after one a.m. But there was nothing a little midday brown sugar double shot and retail therapy couldn’t fix. She took a slow sip, savoring the taste of the coffee.

Shira the Unhurriable took her time, but when she got to the car, she had a big smile on her face. Dassi knew that meant she was up to something. “What’s in there?” Dassi asked, nudging her chin toward the black gift bag Shira had settled on her lap.

Shira’s eyes sparkled. “Ha ha! I thought you’d never ask. Remember when we went to Stiletto, and the salesgirl ignored us? Well, I have a magic antidote in this bag that will 100 percent guarantee helpful salespeople at every store we go to.”

“Matching fur coats?”

Shira whipped out two knit beanies. She tugged the black one over her light-brown hair and tossed a gray one onto Dassi’s lap. “Voila!” she said. “We’re married!”

Dassi crowed with laughter and yanked on her own cap, lightly braiding her long dark hair and securing it with the hair tie always wound around her gearshift. “Shira, you’re a genius.” She pulled Shira in for a quick selfie and posted it to their chat.

Aly: A double mazel tov?

Chayala: Not in the mood of stealing a baby carriage to complete the ensemble?

Dassi: Go back to sleep and wake up on the right side of the bed

Chayala: I’m sooooo sorry, I should be in a great mood. My mother just left so it’s the maximum possible time until her next visit.

Shira: Sounds like you need coffee and shopping badly, too, should we come back to get you?

Chayala: I’m hiding in the house waiting-for-my-scandal-to-blow-over mode. Have fun without me. You don’t HAVE to buy me something special, but if you come home empty-handed @Dassi, I’m changing the locks.