“Dean, she wants to spend time with you.” Virginia said it like it was obvious. And while she was halfway correct, I did have another reason.
“Is that why?” Dean asked.
“Idowant to spend time with you, yes. But there is a thing I wanna go to out there. Brooke reached out and invited me to a show. It’s late tomorrow night, and if we leave early enough, we could make it.”
“Shereached out?” he asked.
“Yes, which she never does. I might be reading into things, but this might be her way of asking to catch up.”
“But you’re thirty-four weeks pregnant. Is it fair of you to drive all that way to see her?”
“Not really. I wasn’t sure I could swing it on my own, but since you’re going, I could make it work.”
I would understand if Dean said no. I knew it wouldn’t be because of me. He hated Brooke, and I didn’t blame him for that.
But Dean had said he wouldn’t stand in the way of me trying with her, so I had hope.
“I’m fine with that on one condition.”
“Tell meyour terms.”
“If it’s anything about what happens in the bedroom, at least let me leave the room,” Virginia said immediately.
My cheeks burned. “No, I highly doubt it’s that.”
“Mom, why would I even—no!”
“Just kidding. I like to see the two of you squirm.” Virginia laughed and took another bite of her food. I shook my head. I had a feeling she knew what Dean and I got up to, no matter how quiet we tried to be. Normally, she didn’t mention it.
Now I knew I might die of embarrassment if she did.
“The condition is that you do something for yourself in Nashville.”
“Will you have time for that?”
“I’ll make time for it.”
“Your conditions are steep,” I said with a sigh. “But I think I can handle doing something for myself.”
“And it can’t be food related.”
“What? But I’ve heard Nashville has great food!”
“It does, and I’m taking you to those places anyway. It needs to be something fun and for you.”
I had to think about it for a moment. “There are a few plus-sized thrift shops I could go to there.”
“Nowthat’swhat I’m talking about,” Dean said. “We’ll be doing that.”
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