coming tonight, you guys. It means a lot.” Anna moves to each girl, giving them a hug.
“Of course, we wouldn’t miss it for anything,” Julia says, hugging her a little longer than the others.
“Yeah, and it means adult night,” Kayla adds, doing a small dance. “As much as I love my kids, I really like adult night.”
“Don’t we all,” Faith agrees with a smile.
Anna comes to me next, surprising me with a hug, too. “I’m so happy you were able to come, Lia.”
“We didn’t give her much of an option,” Kayla says, making me smile.
“No, you didn’t, but I’m glad. Thank you for inviting me, I’m sure it will be a lot of fun.”
“Have you ever been to the Barnyard?” Faith asks.
I shake my head.
“It’s really fun,” Anna rushes to say. “It’s the second largest honky-tonk in the country. There’s bull riding, live music, line dancing, pool tables. It has everything.”
“It sounds great.”
And really big.
“All right, before we get started.” Kayla pulls a bottle of wine from her bag, a gleeful smile on her face. “Don’t worry, I brought something special for you, too,” she says to Katelyn.
“Perfect. Give me a second, and I’ll grab glasses.” She dashes into the back and returns a second later with plastic cups. “Sorry, it’s all I have.”
“Just as long as I can drink from it, I don’t give a shit. I would drink right from the bottle but don’t want to be rude,” she says, making us chuckle.
Julia passes a glass to Anna but she shakes her head. “Uh no, thank you. I’ll have some of whatever you brought Katelyn if that’s all right.”
Kayla frowns at her. “Since when do you not drink wine?”
Anna bites her lip, trying to hide a smile. “Since I was told I can’t. At least not for nine months…”
There’s only a beat of silence before all the girls start screaming and launch themselves at her. With a smile, I watch their celebratory group hug, feeling envious of their friendship.
How special would it be to have friends like that? I had one really close girlfriend after high school. Or who I thought was my friend…
Don’t think about her, Sophie.
“I can’t believe this,” Julia cries. “Does Jaxson know?”
“No. We only just told our parents this morning. I’m nervous for his reaction.”
“Oh, don’t be.” Julia waves away her worry. “He’ll be growly of course, because that’s Jaxson, but he loves you. He’ll be happy for you.”
A few of them share in another group hug when Katelyn glances at me and breaks it up. “All right, let’s get a move on. The guys will be here in an hour.” She grabs a bunch of individual black tote bags that sit on the floor and begins passing them out to each of us. “Here are your outfits. I think you will love what I picked out. The theme is perfect.”
My heart begins to pound like a drum, echoing in my ears as I take my bag from her. I watch all the other girls open theirs first while I try to think of how I’m going to pull this off without looking completely ridiculous.
Please, let one of the scarves I brought match what she has chosen.
I watch as Grace pulls out a pair of cutoff jean shorts. “These seem awfully short,” she says, holding them up.
“They’ll cover your ass, I promise, but we’re going Daisy Duke style tonight.”
“Cool,” Kayla says, obviously not concerned with the length. “How much do we owe you for all this?”
“Nothing. My client owed me a favor. Just if anyone asks, they came from Rustic Boutique.”
“You got it.”
Julia pulls out a white tank top then reaches back in and holds up a piece of plaid fabric. “What’s this?”
“A scarf.” My eyes snap to Katelyn’s as she answers, but she keeps her gaze on Julia, purposely avoiding mine. “Don’t worry, it’s really light and matches our outfits perfectly. I was going to do plaid tops but figured that would be too hot.”
“Good thinking.”
“Thanks for doing this,
“Of course, we wouldn’t miss it for anything,” Julia says, hugging her a little longer than the others.
“Yeah, and it means adult night,” Kayla adds, doing a small dance. “As much as I love my kids, I really like adult night.”
“Don’t we all,” Faith agrees with a smile.
Anna comes to me next, surprising me with a hug, too. “I’m so happy you were able to come, Lia.”
“We didn’t give her much of an option,” Kayla says, making me smile.
“No, you didn’t, but I’m glad. Thank you for inviting me, I’m sure it will be a lot of fun.”
“Have you ever been to the Barnyard?” Faith asks.
I shake my head.
“It’s really fun,” Anna rushes to say. “It’s the second largest honky-tonk in the country. There’s bull riding, live music, line dancing, pool tables. It has everything.”
“It sounds great.”
And really big.
“All right, before we get started.” Kayla pulls a bottle of wine from her bag, a gleeful smile on her face. “Don’t worry, I brought something special for you, too,” she says to Katelyn.
“Perfect. Give me a second, and I’ll grab glasses.” She dashes into the back and returns a second later with plastic cups. “Sorry, it’s all I have.”
“Just as long as I can drink from it, I don’t give a shit. I would drink right from the bottle but don’t want to be rude,” she says, making us chuckle.
Julia passes a glass to Anna but she shakes her head. “Uh no, thank you. I’ll have some of whatever you brought Katelyn if that’s all right.”
Kayla frowns at her. “Since when do you not drink wine?”
Anna bites her lip, trying to hide a smile. “Since I was told I can’t. At least not for nine months…”
There’s only a beat of silence before all the girls start screaming and launch themselves at her. With a smile, I watch their celebratory group hug, feeling envious of their friendship.
How special would it be to have friends like that? I had one really close girlfriend after high school. Or who I thought was my friend…
Don’t think about her, Sophie.
“I can’t believe this,” Julia cries. “Does Jaxson know?”
“No. We only just told our parents this morning. I’m nervous for his reaction.”
“Oh, don’t be.” Julia waves away her worry. “He’ll be growly of course, because that’s Jaxson, but he loves you. He’ll be happy for you.”
A few of them share in another group hug when Katelyn glances at me and breaks it up. “All right, let’s get a move on. The guys will be here in an hour.” She grabs a bunch of individual black tote bags that sit on the floor and begins passing them out to each of us. “Here are your outfits. I think you will love what I picked out. The theme is perfect.”
My heart begins to pound like a drum, echoing in my ears as I take my bag from her. I watch all the other girls open theirs first while I try to think of how I’m going to pull this off without looking completely ridiculous.
Please, let one of the scarves I brought match what she has chosen.
I watch as Grace pulls out a pair of cutoff jean shorts. “These seem awfully short,” she says, holding them up.
“They’ll cover your ass, I promise, but we’re going Daisy Duke style tonight.”
“Cool,” Kayla says, obviously not concerned with the length. “How much do we owe you for all this?”
“Nothing. My client owed me a favor. Just if anyone asks, they came from Rustic Boutique.”
“You got it.”
Julia pulls out a white tank top then reaches back in and holds up a piece of plaid fabric. “What’s this?”
“A scarf.” My eyes snap to Katelyn’s as she answers, but she keeps her gaze on Julia, purposely avoiding mine. “Don’t worry, it’s really light and matches our outfits perfectly. I was going to do plaid tops but figured that would be too hot.”
“Good thinking.”
“Thanks for doing this,
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