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I guess she wasn’t always that good

It was too hot for the white cardigan I earing, but I was playing by ns that I wasn’t the picture perfect daughter of the picture perfect senator Several people came up to me to welcome me home and shake my hand I smiled politely and asked them how their summer was and what their plans were for the fall The senator had told me a secret of his, which hen you don’t remember the person, naood to see you!" A short plu an off white linen suit stepped into ne off the tray of a passing waiter and handed it to h cah a cannon

"I see you gained a sense of humor in France Hard to do The French aren’t exactly known for their hu art school? Francine said your drawings are quite i has it been since you’ve seen her?"

Crap

My father came over and stood by my side With a smile still on his face he waved to the passers-by who called out greetings and returned thene glass out of my hand and held it in his, like the drink was his own

Shit Drinking age Not allowed I e,how she and Francine needed to catch up And art school is so far away in Rhode Island I think now that she has a fa close to ho your father on the can trail?" he asked me

"We haven’t really talked about it yet," I answered as sweetly as I couldthis e said, holding up his glass to e Let’s have lunch this week, if you’re up for it"

"Always ae said "Ah, I see Nathan over there He owesour bet on the Rays ga hishabits should I?"

"I’e, not the police And Nathan’s stone crabs are the best, so I can’t fault you for that wager"

"I look forward to hearing you speak," George said "Lovely to see you again, Raive you a call"

"That would be great," I said When George was out of earshot, my father, with his smile still plastered on his face, leaned in so only I could hear hih his teeth

"He handed it tohere, so cut me some slack I did what you asked of me Besides, I have a kid and technically a husband, and I can’t have a glass of chane? Maybe you need to add that to your political platforalize prostitution and call the cartels to see if maybe they want to set up sos"

"Holy shit If you weren’t such a prick, you’d actually be kind of funny," I said A loud cackling ripped through the air and the senator’s eyes darted over to where my mother and the other women, who looked like stepford wives and drank liketheir li,prohibition"

"Noted," he said,his way over to my mother I watched as he used the same technique to take away her drink as he did with , and at one point, pinched his arh to where I saw hi was for sure, this life was turning ne, ma’am?" A familiar voice asked from behind me I turned around and found myself eye level with a black dress shirt and a school bus yello tie with pink stripes I looked to the tray he was holding and I could’ve sworn that I saw colorful tattoos peeking out on the upturned wrist holding the tray of chane flutes

I sucked in a breath

Preppy?

My hands trembled

Just as I was about to look up at the waiters face the screeching feedback fro over the speakers I covered my ears and turned around to where e set up on the side of Tanner’s pool house