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"Well I was trying to be quiet before you lit into me," I re away

I pulled offChar was so tired and didn’t think to ask me more questions I was pretty sure she’d have plenty of the to dinner with Jackson toht I just didn’t knohat my ansould be

The rest of the day flew by, so I didn’t really have the chance to talk to Char about it Orit up to her After my nap, I had finished up a teret so up pretty soon, and if I wanted any chance of getting work, then I needed to nail reed withto Blythe She’d warnedprofessionally

As ht But I didn’t regret my decision at all I’d been able to spend the last four years feeling closer to ever thanthe sa in the sa how ed over the years… These were priceless ht not have understood because she was still pissed thatto New York She would never understand my decision to do the saot an offer

My desire to provespurred me on almost as e years easier forher support, but she’d chosen not to and leftexpenses She’d had no choice about covering my tuition, books, and room because of the terms of my dad’s trust Their life insurance e if anything happened to them My dad had been a planner like that, and school was really important to him Which hy I hadn’t just majored in dance I’d done a double with business ad a doubleto support myself didn’t leave a whole lot of time for fun Or boys Char always told uys at aruys who let me keepto give Guys ere the coet hihts of hi Noas the absolute worst tiuy, noon extraot ready formy makeup in the mirror when Char came back into the room after her shower

"Well don’t you just look pretty as a picture," she teased

I spun around in a circle like I was showing off a dress "Why this old thing? I do believe you have one to match Why don’t you throw it on and we can pretend to be twins!"

Since she was a fair-skinned redhead with green eyes and I was perpetually tan with dark brown hair and eyes toon her outfit, which pretty hty shirt tonight Mine said "Want A Piece of Ass?" on the front and had the recipe for the drink on the back I usually didn’t wear this one since it inevitably resulted in lots of cheesy pickup lines, but I was in the ht I was sure I’d be serving a lot of shots made with amaretto, Southern Comfort, and sour At least our boss would appreciate the bump in sales

"What’s up with the sassy shirt, hair, andto the bar "Don’t getIt’s not that I don’t love it, but it seems a bit out of the ordinary for you"

"I just felt like doing so It’s just a change of pace That’s all," I argued

"Kaylie, you hate change I et hat happened after your parents passed away, but you are the poster child for structure and organization You never wear that shirt, let alone on the busiest day of the weekend when you know there will be a ton of drunk guys at the bar I know you too well So on"