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Tessa Bailey
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June 20 - June 24, 2024
I hope I didn’t make a big deal out of dying.
“You smell like the ocean.” “You smell like the blood of taxpayers,”
Oh? Lmao
What else could she have expected after committing arson?
SHE DID WHAT??
“Anyone know where we are?” “Hopefully near a bridge, so I can throw myself off of it,”
“Y’all in need of some assistance?”
I shouldnt be eating this up as much as i am rn just bc cowboy man showed up
He liked her voice. Kind of scratchy, like she’d been holding in a scream too long. What kind of things set it loose?
Oh my.
Why should this man who could wink a woman into the sack also have a personality?
“I’d rather see someone’s worst than their best. Saves time.”
PERIOD
“I didn’t get near enough time with you, Rita. If you don’t show up tonight, don’t be surprised if I come looking.”
Oh? Is that a threat...
“And if I have to come looking, I’ll be twice as determined to get that kiss.”
Ew why is that lowkey ominous???
“I was thinking it would have been a goddamn shame if you’d broken down one town over.”
What do you mean it’s the wrong part?”
Cowboy man has something to do with this doesnt he...?
Weird how she’d gone her entire life without speaking up and now she couldn’t seem to keep her trap shut.
Definitely weird.... Its almost as if the author just needed her to for the plot
“Oh, you did it. You brought a girl.”
Ohhh. And the crowd goes wild. Well, technically it was her loins going wild.
“I can’t believe this has just been sitting here, like…buried treasure.”
“That’s it. That’s the name.” “What?” “Buried Treasure.”
Apparently they were at the point where she would share intimate details about her life, but not the point where he could attempt to include himself among those details.
“Those women should regret not getting to know you. And you will get respect with this place. I know you will.” A sad smile passed over her lips. “You had mine before you even unlocked the door.”
Jasper laid a hand on Rita’s waist, planting a kiss on her neck. “Boys will be boys, huh?”
Huh? Red flag
“Jesus, I’m about as smooth as a pothole.”
“The Suburban has been fixed since Wednesday. You could have left two days ago.”
I KNEW IT
Damn, Jasper was so glad that haunted look was gone from her eyes that he was considering going to church on Sunday to give thanks.
“Stay, Rita.” She stared at his mouth, as if the words were painted there. “What?” “Stay in Hurley, Rita. Don’t leave me.”
She sent out little pieces of her heart on the plate, and every time one passed, another piece of his own chipped away.
“Hey. Maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow and find you on the side of the road again. My own version of Groundhog Day. Maybe I’ll get a second chance to do it all over again.”
