Rebecca, Not Becky by Christine Platt

Author:Christine Platt [Platt, Christine & Greene, Catherine Wigginton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

De’Andrea

As usual, Toni the “voice of reason” was right: Becky had gone above and beyond to make sure that Nina and Isabella had an epic sleepover. From what De’Andrea could gather from the shared photo album, the girls’ adventure began in Isabella’s playroom with their American Girl dolls. De’Andrea had also visited the Tyson’s store too many times to count and likewise had given in to Nina’s demands to have matching outfits with her doll. So she wasn’t surprised to see the friends and their mini-mes in coordinating rainbow flippy T-shirts and jeans. But the video of the girls making their dolls ride on miniature horses complete with saddles and stirrups? Now, that had nearly taken De’Andrea out. Especially when she realized they were making their way across the room to perform at a small-scale theater.

She forwarded a clip of Nina helping her doll play a tiny violin while Isabella sat her doll on a stool in front of a tiny grand piano with ivory keys that made real music. The video ended with the dolls being ushered into a mini pink convertible to drive to an outdoor café where they sat at bistro tables and ate snacks with Nina and Isabella.

Today, 7:42 PM

De’Andrea

Y’all.

Simone

OMG! Can I be an American Girl doll in my next life? This is the CUTEST!

Toni

Dee, your inner child is happy (and healing!)

Shortly before midnight, De’Andrea received the final update of the evening: a photo of Nina and Isabella snoozing on a king-size air mattress on the playroom floor, snuggled under a fuzzy pink blanket with their dolls tucked in at their sides.

She sent the image to Toni with a sincere message.

Today, 11:47 PM

De’Andrea

Thank you again for encouraging me to make it happen. Don’t know what I’d do without you.

Toni

Of course, girl. That’s what friends are for. I’m so happy. For ALL of you!

De’Andrea zoomed in on the picture, shaking her head in awe at the girls and their dolls wearing matching sky blue pajamas with twinkling white stars. Several books were scattered nearby, evidence that Nina and Isabella had demanded half a dozen bedtime stories before calling it a night.

Today, 11:49 PM

De’Andrea

Looks like the perfect night! Thank you for making Nina’s first sleepover in Rolling Hills one that she’ll never forget.

Becky

You are so welcome! Will I see you in the morning for pickup?

Hmmm. She’d planned to put Malik on pickup duty, but as she reflected on the evening, De’Andrea’s heart couldn’t help but soften. Even though Becky’s energy was frenetic at times, most times, she wasn’t the worst Becky in Rolling Hills by far (unlike Ingrid, the racist next-door neighbor from hell). Maybe she’d even score some brownie points with Dr. Jones! And it wasn’t like she had anything else going on in her still-ain’t-figured-out-nothing life.

Today, 11:50 PM

De’Andrea

Sure thing! See you soon. Night!

* * *

“Finally decided to stop working, huh?” De’Andrea whispered as Malik climbed into bed. “What time is it?”

“Our time.” He kissed her neck and pulled her closer to him.

Although Malik had only planned

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