Smart Girl by Rachel Hollis

Author:Rachel Hollis [Hollis, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Humorous, Literary, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction, General Humor, Literary Fiction, Humor, Romance
Amazon: B013P1NTDU
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: 2016-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

Landon bounces into my office a few days later wearing way too much pink and enthusiasm for a Monday morning. She’s all smiles as she deposits a coffee onto my desk.

“I’m trading caffeine for information,” she says as she plops down into a chair. “Your text messages were cryptic and uninformative. I want—” She halts as if remembering something.

She jumps up and hurries to close the door, then resumes her seat and takes a big swig of her own coffee.

“OK, go!”

I eye her dubiously.

“You first.” I take a sip. “How did everything go with Brody and your parents?”

“I told you this already.” She rolls her eyes playfully, because she knows I’m stalling for time. “My mom would marry him herself if polygamy were legal in the state of Texas.”

“And your dad?”

“They argued the entire time. They covered everything from football to workers’ comp and debated each point ad nauseam.”

“Crud. Really? They didn’t like each other?”

She looks at me like I’m crazy.

“Are you kidding me? They adore each other! My father loves a good debate, and Brody thinks he knows everything. It’s a match made in heaven.”

This makes my heart so happy. Not that I ever worried that they wouldn’t all love each other, but Landon’s relationship has gotten serious really quickly, and I know how important her parents’ opinions are to her.

“And he liked them too?”

She scowls at the question. “Girl, stop holding out on me. What happened?”

I glance at my computer screen, where a layout for an upcoming event is still open. I consider asking her a question about it just to throw her off, but she’s like a dog with a bone. She’s not going to be ignored, but I don’t even know where to begin or how to explain all that’s happened in the last week.

“Blessed assurance, are you blushing?” she screeches.

I will my face to return to whatever color it was before I started thinking about the last week. Equal parts embarrassment and annoyance make my voice come out too loud.

“I don’t know, probably!”

Her blues eyes flash in amusement.

“Oh, girl, tell me everything.”

I cover my face with both my hands, positive it’s bright red again. She laughs and waves a hand in surrender.

“OK, don’t tell me everything. Just give me the pertinent information. I left you crying and upset in a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, and last I heard you hung out again, and again”—she raises her eyebrows—“and again. So where does that leave you now?”

“I don’t know.”

“Do you two have plans later?”

I shake my head.

“But you expect to see him?”

“If tonight is anything like the last several, then . . .”

Her perfect blonde eyebrows furrow.

“But if you haven’t made plans, then . . .”

I shrug helplessly. “He just texts me, and then I go over to his place.”

Gods, when I say it like that it sounds so shady.

“That sounds super shady,” Landon says sternly.

I do a full face-palm. “That is exactly what I was just thinking.” I take a deep breath. “But it’s not like that—I swear.

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