Itwasso totally weird.
But we did.
“How did Bryce find out about the engagement party so he could crash it?”I asked.
“Who knows?When Bryce wants to act like more of a dick than his resting dick, he finds his ways.I’m just glad it was an evening thing, and his kids weren’t there to see their soon-to-be new stepdad flatten Bryce with one punch.”
I did not condone violence.
But I wished she hadn’t videoed her boobs.
“When he was down, did Mona really bend over him and say, ‘You think to switch back to Callie, her man is a former SEAL, so get used to being flat on your back with a bloody nose…or worse.’?”
“Shesosaid that,” Kacey confirmed.
Since Mona didn’t even know Hutch, but she told no lies, I said, “God, I hope it got through to him.”
“Babe, he knows where you live, but he doesn’t know who youare.Before he ponged back to Tara after pinging to you, Olivia told me that Alan told her that Dirk toldhimhe was bitching about how he couldn’t find out where you lived up there ‘in the middle of nowhere.’Olivia said she kinda wanted him just to fly up there and wander around, asking for Callie Maine, and everyone being baffled as to who Callie Maine was.”
I chuckled where I sat in front of my fire, sipping tea, gabbing with one of my besties.
“It really doesn’t matter anyway,” Kacey said in her fishing-for-info voice.“You have your SEAL.”
I did.
And I didn’t.
I said nothing.
“I know.FWB.He’s still yours, in a way,” she said.
At least I could agree to that.
“He is totally that.”
Totally.
Lord.
“I’m groovin’ that you’ve got it going on up there,” she said.“All the pix you send.It looks like a beautiful place.I told Mona it wasso you.You never really jived with Orlando.That’s more your style.Of course, Mona just moans about that meaning you’ll never come home.But I told her I thought youwerehome.And anyway, she just needs to take a good dive into the Misted Pines TikTok.We can go up there and seeallthe scenery.”
That made me laugh again too, and it was better this time, because I had a happy, warm sensation in my chest that she got it.
And that I did, finally,finallyfeel I was home.
“Anyway, I gotta hit it,” she said.“It’s late here and I have a brunch date with some idiot I’m probably going to hate five minutes in.But even a hater has to have good hair.”
And more laughter.
God, I missed Kacey.And Mona.
“I hope you guys think of coming up for a visit,” I replied.
“We are.Just not when it’s cold as hell.Maybe next May or June.Though, Mona says there’s some wildflower gig that happens, so we might time it so she can pretend she gives a shit about wildflowers.”
Annnnnnnd.
More laughter.
