I did have a convo with her.
No, she did not mention my going. I really am relieved ar this point. The situation has gotten even more convoluted.
So, Friend L (the structured one who was invited along with mil to join the already planned group of three) was told by mil that Friend C was no longer planning on going because of her. No idea how this was worded/framed. We’re on vacay, so I don’t have the deets yet. Upon learning this, Friend L has now backed out so Friend C (the one who used to live in CA) will go.
Sil did say the car rental will only be a $50 deposit loss which she will cover, but I have no idea about Friend L’s $750 portion of the AirBnB.
So, again, with one person backing out, I ought to be a logical substitute/fill in. But, honestly, I never wanted to go on this particular trip anyway.