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“Well, when all the scary stuff happened with Erin earlier this year, I ended up working with Chase a little because the asshole used my shop to try to get to her.” I offer Erin a sympathetic smile, and she simply shrugs. “And then, this summer, it seems that I’ve run into Chase a lot. Finally, he asked me out, and we went to dinner a couple of weeks ago.”
“So far, I’m liking this,” Polly says, but Pete arrives and takes our food orders, delivers the other girls’ drinks, and then he’s off again. “Okay, continue.”
“Well, then, we didn’t see each other for a couple of weeks because we were both busy with work and stuff, but yesterday, he surprised me with a really sweet evening at his place, and…we went to pound town.”
Erin chokes on her drink, and Polly starts laughing so hard that she snorts.
“You what?” Millie asks, laughing.
“I had sex with him. You know…pound town.”
“Oh, my God, that’s hilarious,” Abbi says, also giggling. “And how was it? Is pound town a fun place to visit with Chase?”
“You have no fucking idea.”
“Hell to the yes,” Polly says and offers me her hand in a high-five. “That’s my girl. Okay, does he have a big penis? Because his uniform pants are kind of tight, and it looks like he probably does.”
“Ew.” Millie wrinkles her nose. “I don’t want to know about my brother’s dick.”
“It’s…yeah,” I reply and sip my drink. “I was kind of scared that it wouldn’t fit.”
“You bitch,” Polly says, shaking her head. “You lucky bitch.”
“Must run in the family,” Erin says with a satisfied grin, and I lean over the table to give her a high-five as Millie makes gagging noises behind her hand, making me laugh.
“That’s what I’m talking about.” I smile over at Erin and then sit back, and Pete arrives with a heaping tray full of our meals.
“I need all the food in the land,” Abbi announces. “I’m starving.”
“Me, too. Okay, enough about me being the newest citizen of pound town,” I say as I pop a chip into my mouth. “What do you do, Abbi? I know I’ve seen you around town, but I don’t think you’ve been here long.”
“Just a few months,” she says with a nod. “I’m a single mom, and we came here not long after the first of the year. I own a housekeeping business.”
“Hey, that’s cool,” Millie says. “Do you do rentals or businesses or what?”
“A little of everything, but I admit, the short-term rentals have been insane this summer. I had to hire four new girls and one husband/wife team.”
I blink over at her. “So, you’re not a one-woman show.”
“No, ma’am. Bitterroot Valley Housekeeping Services at your service.” She winks at me. “I’ve been in the cleaning business for a long time. My mom did it, and I’d help her out. I couldn’t afford college, and honestly, I like to clean. So, why not do what you like?”
“Hear, hear.” I hold my glass up in cheers. “I couldn’t agree more, and that’s how I ended up with a flower shop. Welcome to town, Abbi.”
“Thank you. I think Erin and I also bonded because we’re both new to town, but she and I agree that everyone here has been super kind and welcoming. Especially to Daisy, and that means a lot. I want my girl to thrive here.”
“She’s the cutest,” Erin says. “Well, maybe she and Holly are equally as cute.”
“I can agree with that,” Abbi says.
“I also have something to talk about,” Millie announces, and then takes a big bite of her cheeseburger. “And it’s kind of a big deal.”
“I love this night,” Polly says and grins. “We need to do this all the damn time.”
“I’m in,” Erin says. “My cousins and I used to do this all the time, and it’s really good for the soul. It’s the one thing I miss the most about being in Seattle, so let’s plan on it. Now, Millie, tell us. What’s going on?”
“I’m buying Bitterroot Valley Coffee Co.”
We’re all stunned speechless for about three seconds, and then we’re hooting and clapping, and I lean over to hug her tightly.
