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I got up from my chair and held my hands out for Riley’s. After she slipped them into mine, I pulled her to her feet and stared into her eyes. They were shining.
“What is it?” she asked.
“I’m happy we had this talk.”
“So am I.”
“May I hug you?”
“I could use one of your hugs.”
I wrapped my arms around her, and she molded the front of her body into mine. She still felt like home to me, and I knew she always would. I also knew she would always be the best part of my living in Cypress Hills, even though she didn’t live here anymore. I still had all the memories we’d made together in our hometown, including this one.
CH 11 - #magic
Riley
Me:What are you doing for lunch?
Macie:Grabbing some street tacos from Don Juan’s and eating them in my car at the park.
Me:How many do you want?
Macie:3
Me:Meet me at my parents’ house. I’ll have the tacos waiting for you.
Macie:Don’t forget the green sauce.
Me:I know!
Macie:See you in half an hour.
After texting Macie, I messaged my sister and went through a similar text thread with her. She wanted two street tacos with red sauce and would be at our momma and daddy’s house in half an hour. My girls arrived at the same time, and I didn’t miss the curiosity in their eyes.
“Sit down and start eating,” I told them. “Y’all are on the clock. I’m not.” They joined me at the kitchen table and started prepping their lunches.
“You know, you can start talking while we’re doing this,” Macie said.
“I went to see Rhys at his house earlier. We had another wonderful talk.”
Macie and Rachel both grinned. Then my sister asked, “And?”
“And it was just nice to finally clear all the air between us. We talked about when I ended our relationship, about Rhys asking for Momma and Daddy’s permission to marry me and then showing them the engagement ring he bought. I had no idea he’d done any of that until Daddy told me about it this morning.”
“I knew you didn’t because you never mentioned it. I thought about telling you several times, but as the months went by, I finally decided against it. I didn’t think knowing what Rhys had done would benefit you. It would’ve only upset you.”
“That’s why I didn’t tell you,” Macie added.
“I understand why neither of you said anything. And you were right about me getting upset from finding out what Rhys had done. The pain that I’m still feeling, though, doesn’t compare to what he felt last year and still feels even now. When he and I talked about all of this, he cried. It was so hard to see tears falling from his beautiful blue eyes again.”
“Okay, you’re about to make me cry,” Rachel said.
Macie covered her mouth. “Shit! Me too. I’m not wearing waterproof mascara, so let’s talk about something happy before I look like a damn raccoon.”
“Rhys made omelets for us. Is that happy enough?”
Both my girls smiled and nodded.
