Fit to Be Tied by Kelsey Browning & Kelsey Browning

Author:Kelsey Browning & Kelsey Browning
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crossroads Publishing House

Chapter 16

The next morning, the sound of a backup alarm sent Maggie running outside with Sera right behind her. A bright yellow rollback truck was backing up the driveway, carrying three hot pink portable potties and a pink leopard print wash station.

“How fun,” Sera yelled. She leapt from the porch and ran out to greet the truck driver.

Fun wasn’t exactly how Maggie would describe this situation, but at least Abby Ruth’s birthday party would be the perfect cover to give them facilities until the septic system was back in working order. That woman had griped up a storm when she’d had to do a squat-and-tinkle out behind the carriage house last night.

As for this birthday party, Maggie needed to start thinking a little faster on her feet when she was making up stuff, because whipping up a good party in two days was hard work. And now they were down to hours until people started showing up.

While the Mrs. Potts Pots driver set up the equipment, Maggie finalized the list of tasks and tore the sheet of paper into three parts.

Abby Ruth stepped out on the porch with a clomp-clomp of her boots and pointed toward the pink potties. “I’m still not using those things. I don’t care if they’re brand new.”

“Suit yourself,” Maggie said, handing her one of the lists. “But you get to drinking and I know you’re not going to hop in your truck and drive clear across town just to use a real one.”

“Says who?” Abby Ruth glanced at the list and crumpled it against her hip.

She was in a mood this morning. “What’s wrong with you?” Maggie asked.

Abby Ruth stepped down on the second porch stair and plopped her blue-jeaned bottom on the top one. “I hoped Jenny and Grayson would come for the party. That’s all.”

“Of course they’ll come. Sera talked to Jenny. Who can say no to Serendipity Johnson? No one. That’s who.”

Abby Ruth looked at her short nails and buffed them on her thigh. “My girl is so busy. And hard-headed.”

“Wonder where she gets that?” Maggie smiled, but it hadn’t really been a joke. “What’s the matter?”

Abby Ruth shrugged. “I just wish she’d come. I haven’t seen her in too long. Besides, it’s time for her to get back in the man saddle, and I don’t want her making a mistake like she did last time. She needs to give Teague another chance. Oh, Maggie, if you’d seen those two back in the day…”

Maggie sat down beside her. “You’re getting all maternal on me.” She’d never really seen this side of Abby Ruth, making her sorry she was always generalizing when it came to her friend.

“You would be all maternal too. Those two were perfect together. If I could get her here for my birthday party, maybe…just maybe…they might get a little ember sparkin’ again.”

Maggie knew what it was like to want your daughter to find a really good relationship. She’d had those worries before. “You know how Sera is always telling us not to let any negativity into our universe?”

Abby Ruth nodded.

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