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“What do you mean?” Lucy said. “Don’t they have stuff like that?”
“Well, they have glamping trips, which yeah, it’s fine and it’s more luxurious, but every woman doesn’t need to be in luxury. Sometimes we just want to go out and do what the guys do. Just because we’re women doesn’t mean that we can’t rough it as well.”
“Well, I don’t love roughing it,” Olivia said, “but I know what you mean. I wouldn’t mind something like that.”
“Yeah …” I thought about it. “Maybe I could train women to work on a ranch and to become guides for all-women wilderness trips. That just came to me. I don’t know, is it a crappy idea?” I looked at the girls.
“I think it’s absolutely amazing,” Arya said. “I think that when we’re on this trip, we should focus on your business plans.”
“I agree,” Lucy said.
“Me too,” Olivia said.
“Yeah, I was thinking that I don’t want to talk about Wyatt on this trip, even though he’s the reason why I’ve been driving myself crazy.
“He might be the reason you’ve driven yourself crazy,” Arya said, “but he’s also the reason why you’ve decided to embark upon all these new career goals, right?”
“That’s true. If it wasn’t for my complicated feelings about Wyatt, I wouldn’t have started thinking about what I wanted to do for a career and where I wanted to take my life. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I still want to get married, and I still want to have kids one day, but that can’t be my be-all and end-all. I don’t want to be one of those women who isn’t satisfied unless she finds love.”
“Exactly,” Arya said. “I’m kind of in the same boat as you. I definitely want to get married and have kids one day, but I have other responsibilities now. And who knows? It’s going to be much more difficult as a single mom. I need to take care of me now.”
“Yeah, and I got you, Arya. I will definitely help you. I’m going to help get you some skills, and who knows? Maybe we’ll work together.”
“That would be absolutely amazing.” Arya’s eyes gleamed. “You’re awesome, Sadie.”
“No, you’re awesome, Arya.”
“Hey, what about us?” Lucy said from the back seat.
“You guys are awesome, too. You know that.”
Olivia spoke up. “Just because we’re engaged to Beau and Austin and doesn’t mean that we don’t totally understand where you’re coming from. And I know that I want to help in any which way that I can. I have some marketing skills, and I’d love to be able to assist you with this.”
“Me too,” Lucy said. “I want to help in any way that I can.”
“You guys are amazing. Thank you.”
“Oh!” Arya exclaimed. “I forgot to tell you all, but I accepted the job at the bar, and as part of the salary, I get to live in the apartment that’s above it.” She smiled. “I know it’s not much, but it’s a step towards my independence. I don’t want to rely on the Hamiltons for everything.”
I squeezed her arm. “Congratulations, Arya. That’s awesome. You’re going to be an amazing bartender, and we’re going to get you skills so you can do anything you want to do. The world is your oyster. And I’ll help you decorate your new place.”
“I’ll help you decorate too,” Olivia said.
“Me three,” Lucy said. “I love decorating.”
“Well, I don’t know that I’ll be doing much decorating,” Arya said. “I don’t have much money.”
“Hey, if there’s one thing I know,” I said, “is how to renovate and restore. We can go and find some cheap pieces and have them looking like priceless antiques or brand new. I got you.”
Arya beamed. “Thank you, Sadie.”
“Okay, girls, who’s ready?” I started the ignition and headed out of the Hamilton ranch.
“We’re ready,” Lucy and Olivia chimed in the background.
“I’m ready,” Arya said.
“Then get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!”
