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“I’m worried for you,” she said. There was real concern in her voice and I could tell that she was feeling anxious.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, it was funny when you first told me about the idea, and even when you landed at the airport. But I’ve been thinking about it, and I don’t know if this is the safest thing for you to be doing. I think you should come home.”
“What? No, I can’t come home. I just got the address.”
“Girl, but you don’t know who these people are. How are you going to marry some random dude? Look, I don’t have much money either, but we can figure something out. You’ll find another job. You’ll—”
“It’s not even about the job. You know Mikey—”
“What the fuck is Mikey going to do? Girl, he’s not going to do anything to you. I promise.”
“It’s not just Mikey. It’s just everything. I’ve lived in New York my whole life. My mom and I—” I paused. “I just needed a change. You know?”
“I know, Lucy, and I’m sorry.”
“What do you have to be sorry about? This isn’t on you.”
“I know that you’ve been hurting since your mom passed away.” Her voice was soft. “I know how hard it’s been on you, and—”
“It’s just, everything reminds me of her, you know? And I don’t know. I’m 28 now, and I have no family and no prospects, and I can’t really afford to be in New York. And yes, I’m a city girl, but maybe I’ll love the country. I mean, I’m here in Montana now, and it’s really quite beautiful.”
“It may be beautiful, but there’s absolutely nothing going on there. I bet they don’t have a Prada store or a Chanel store, or Gucci, or Louis Vuitton, or Kate Spade or—”
“Olivia, you’re funny.” I started laughing. “That was the problem. I was shopping in those stores when I didn’t even have money. Do you know how much I have in my bank account right now?”
“I think you said $100?”
“More like $75 now. I had $100, and I just had to put $25 worth of gas into the car. Like, I’m absolutely broke. I can’t live that life anymore. I was trying to keep up with everyone and be fashionable and couldn’t afford it. And well, I just need to change.”
“Okay. You need to change, but did you have to move to Montana to marry some man you don’t even know? You don’t even know what he looks like. What if he’s butt-fuck ugly? What if he’s 80 years old? What if—”
“He’s not going to be 80 years old. And if he’s horrible and I don’t like him, I’ll leave. I promise.”
“I’m just worried about you, Lucy.”
“I know. And I know this is absolutely crazy, but crazier things have happened to me, and I’ve survived. And you don’t know, maybe this is the start of an awesome new journey and I’ll absolutely love it.”
“I guess. I mean, it’s not like you’ve ever told me you ever wanted to visit Montana before in your life. You don’t like country music. You don’t like pickup trucks. You don’t like cowboys. You don’t like riding horses. You don’t—”
“Stop telling me all the things I don’t like. Maybe I’ll love them. I just never had the opportunity.”
“Lucy, you’re a city girl through and through.”
“I know, but I could be a city girl in Montana.”
“I guess so.” She laughed. “Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you’re doing this.”
“I know. I can’t believe it either. But at least the people aren’t crazy.”
“How do you know they’re not crazy?”
“Because I was just in a bar and I got a drink, and the bartender and this dude knew the family and they knew the ranch, and it seems like they’re pretty respectable, cool people.”
Well, the bartender hadn’t said that and neither had the guy, Austin, but I figured if the family wasn’t cool, they would’ve said something to me. I decided not to tell her about the kiss with the hottie because then she would definitely be questioning my life choices. I was kind of questioning them myself.
“Okay. Well, text me the address right now so I know where you’re going, and call me when you get there so I know you’re safe.”
