“Is that right?” A small smile creeps across my lips.
“Fuck yes!” She says it so loud the woman doing her pedicure jumps.
Ronnie looks at her. “Shit, I’m sorry. My sister just needed to be reminded how awesome she is.”
The woman doesn’t look the least bit amused, but in typical Ronnie fashion, she moves on without giving it a second thought. “Jo, I need you to put your party girl pants back on and go out and have some fun with me.”
“You want to go party? Don’t you want to stay home with your man and stepson?” I question.
“While yes, I love Drew and my little bonus baby, I need to get out and let loose every once in a while. It helps keep me young.”
“Ronnie, you’re not that young. You’re coming up on–”
She cuts me off. “We don’t need to talk about that.”
I laugh because I know thirty-five is still young, but I get a kick out of messing with her.
Before we can go much further, our pedicures are done, and it’s time to move onto manicures. I really don’t want any shit on my fingernails, but if I tell this lady no again, she’s going to be super pissed.
Ronnie and I are taken to different stations that aren’t close enough for us to continue yapping.
That's fine. I need a break from all of her questions and thoughts on how I’m currently living my life. Ronnie always has a ton of opinions, and I’m just not wanting to hear all of them right now. While the lady works on my nails, I completely space out.
While I don’t want to admit that Ronnie is right, I know she brings up some valid points. I haven’t exactly been myself since getting back. I’ve been so stuck inside my own head that I’ve barely even had any fun.
My main reason for coming back to Lilly Leaf Falls was to be with my family again. My secondary reason was because I was tired of not recognizing the girl staring back at me in the mirror. I hated that feeling.
I never used to feel that way when I was living here as a kid. I hoped when I got back, things would maybe start to click again.
Maybe I have to make more of an effort tomakeit click. I think Ronnie is right.
It’s time to go out and have some fun.
I think it’s time this town got reacquainted with Jo Lawson.
Chapter nineteen
Not Again
Beau
"Yeehaw!" The music playing through the speakers in this bar has a distinct twang.
Adam looks at me from the barstool next to mine. "What the hell are we doing at Giddy Ups?”
"Oh, come on! This place is fun."
And this bar isn't owned by Jo's parents.
I offered to take Adam out to celebrate him getting his bachelor's degree. He's been doing night school for years, so hewas excited as hell to share the news. Everyone was busy tonight, but there was no way I was going to let him celebrate alone.
“So, how's Dana?" I ask between swigs of beer.
“Dana is ancient history."
"What?"
"She left me for a guy who just turned sixty.”
