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“You know they might be putting in a movie theater?” I asked. “My uncle told me about it.”
In addition to being head of the insurance agency, Todd was also Treasurer of the Town of Castleton. I guess it gave him some political clout, but how much power did you really have in a town of under five thousand people?
“That would be cool. Might attract more people to town. Looks like the big strip of land that used to be that farm has sold. Wonder what they’re going to do with that?” Natalie asked.
“Hopefully not something awful,” I said. “Like one of those big box discount stores or something. I don’t think the local businesses would put up with that, though.”
“Agreed.”
“Maybe if more stores and stuff open up, they might have good jobs,” Natalie suggested.
“I know you probably don’t want to work retail, but they need people for all kinds of things. Managerial and whatnot.”
“Can you see me as a manager?” I asked, snorting.
“You could be a manager. I’ve seen you at work. You’re completely in control of that office.”
I looked at her like she’d lost her mind because I had no idea what she was talking about.
“It’s true. You just don’t see yourself the way other people do. I promise, you could be in charge of anything and be a badass at it,” Natalie said.
“I think you might be a little biased,” I said.
“Of course I am,” she said. “Friends are supposed to be biased sometimes, and tell you you’re being an asshole other times.”
“Are you reading from some sort of friendship manual?” I asked.
“No, just speaking from my own experience.”
“Natalie, friendship guru.”
“Hey, maybe that’s a new career path,” she said, setting down her empty glass.
“Do you want another one?” I asked.
“Yes, please, but go light.”
I made her another drink, but I was still working on my second. One of us should probably be mostly sober in case of emergencies.
“You know what I miss?” Natalie said, halfway through her third drink.
“What?” I asked.
“Kissing,” she said. “I miss kissing.”
That was not what I’d thought she was going to say.
“Kissing?” I said, my voice squeaking.
“Yeah,” she said in a dreamy voice. “Kissing is the best. It’s all warm and makes you all fluttery and hot at the same time. I miss it. I wish I had someone to kiss.”
I could feel my face getting red for some reason. It wasn’t a big deal, talking about kissing. We weren’t children. We were adults who had done much more than kissing before.
“Yeah, kissing is great,” I said, hoping that she would change the subject.
“There’s no one to kiss in Castleton,” she said. “I mean, no one I want to kiss.”
I felt the same way.
