A Horse Named Joe by Lisa Loomis

Author:Lisa Loomis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chick-lit, Womens Fiction, Fiction
Publisher: Lisa Loomis
Published: 2018-11-15T16:46:35+00:00

Chapter 24

“I want to meet Joe, and Bacon,” Tara said loudly as she blew her hair dry.

“We haven’t met them yet either,” Lacy called back.

She was putting on her makeup in front of the mirror that was over the dresser. Tara turned off the dryer and fussed with her hair as she walked out of the bathroom in her bra and underwear. Lacy had her mouth open wide as she carefully applied mascara.

“That makes me hot,” Tara complained, lifting her hair off her neck.

“I know, you shower up, and then get out and sweat again. It’s hard to feel completely clean,” Lacy said as she stared into the mirror.

“Now, what to wear,” Tara pondered.

“Something you won’t mind sweating in,” Lacy suggested. “The nights don’t get much cooler, and you will be dancing.”

She angeled this way and that, examining her appearance in the mirror. Satisfied she smoothed her hands down her blue sundress.

“Roni seems good, calm,” Tara said. “Has she been talking to Mack much?”

“She’s emailed and Skyped. He’s not always so great at responses. You know Mack…he’s more likely to ask where she put the toilet brush than say something gooshy. I think we all like gooshy sometimes,” Lacy said. “She would never say that, though.”

Wanting to cool down before deciding what she would wear Tara sat on the edge of the bed.

“A lot of men aren’t great at expressing emotion. Michael says ‘I love you’ more than he did in the beginning, but I still don’t think it comes totally naturally,” Tara said.

“Kelly tries pretty hard,” Lacy said, “maybe because we both were married before.”

Tara watched her put her makeup back into the small lion-print zippered bag she’d pulled it from and tuck it in the top drawer of the dresser.

“My turn,” Tara said, as Lacy stepped away from the mirror. “I can’t go back into the bathroom, it’s too hot. Like my fancy makeup bag?”

She held up a plastic Ziploc bag containing her makeup.

“It works,” Lacy chuckled.

“Aren’t you girls finished yet?” Roni called from the kitchen.

“I’m ready,” Lacy said entering the kitchen. “Tara is finishing her makeup.”

Tara quickly pulled the items out that she needed. She listened to the girls chat as she started her makeup.

“Cute dress,” Roni complimented.

She was working to uncork a bottle of wine.

“Look at you,” Lacy said, admiring Roni’s figure-hugging, simple black dress. “Looks good with all that blonde hair of yours hanging loose. I hadn’t realized it was down to your shoulders already.”

“With the humidity here, I’ve been wearing it up a lot. Something different tonight,” Roni said. “I thought we could have a glass here and then go to the club. We can have some appetizers or dinner if anyone wants. I’m not very hungry since we had a late lunch.”

“I’d be good with apps,” Jenny said, coming into the room.

“Me too,” Tara called from the bedroom.

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The club was busy with dinner guests when they arrived. Roni felt very conspicuous now that she was part of a posse. She could feel the eyes on them.

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