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“This place has been an institution in South Austin for seven years now.
her thoughts were consumed by her relationship with her brother. He leaned on her for so many things, and that had been the case ever since they were children.
smiling portrait of her mother, Ann-Marie. She sighed. It’s been two years, Ma. Sometimes it feels like you left us yesterday.
mother died
A second location would be a lot of work. Do I have the time, energy, and resources to pull this off . . . again?
Kendra, her coworker at Stellar Nails, waved with her free hand as she carried her own lunch tray in Jamie’s direction. Around the shop, Kendra was mainly known for her inability to lower her voice beyond a strong stage whisper, and her penchant for neon, graffiti-style nail designs.
no one but her and London knew that the name, as well as everything else about London’s new shop, had been stolen from her.
Jamie could clearly remember the moment she’d known her feelings for Peaches were deeper than friendship.
distance between them, letting Peaches’ strong arms encircle her. They stared into each other’s eyes for a long, lingering moment. Then Peaches grasped her chin and pressed her lips against Jamie’s. Every cell in her body caught fire as the kiss deepened, with Peaches’ sure hands slowly caressing and circling Jamie’s hips . . .
I haven’t posted on here in months. The last pic is one Claudia took, from my birthday. She looked at the image, showing her with Aiko, Jamie, Taylor, and Claudia at Austin Beerworks, their mugs raised in toast. Claudia’s incredible long-armed selfie skills allowed her to appear in the photo, on the left side of the frame.
She backed out of the spot and drove away, leaving her mother standing there, open mouthed, on the sidewalk.
Jamie just left her mother
Some people take pills. Some drink. Some even go to the rage room, or the batting cage. Me, I get blazed.
this is how jamie copes
“I appreciate your apology, Shelby. I would have loved to celebrate your accomplishment with you, but since you’re here now, at least I can congratulate you in person.” She gave him a playful punch in the arm. “Good
she completed her brother who didn’t invite her out
“When could it ever be the right time to tell Mom and Dad that their perfect eldest son isn’t perfect? That he exists so far outside of their expectations?”
“I’m not hiding it from my partners—they all know I’m bi. But our parents? And Sean? That’s a whole different story.”
shelby & jamie’s parents doesn’t shelby is bi
I guess being the oldest brings a whole different level of pressure. Still, it would’ve been nice to know my existence has meant something to this family.
jamie is the only girl in her family
She owned seventy pairs of sneakers, and wore them to nearly every occasion. She did have two pairs of loafers (one black, one brown), just in case the odd occurrence might call for something more formal, and a few pairs of fashionable but practical nonslips she wore at work.
Claudia’s gathering was such an intimate one, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised someone noticed us standing off to the side together.
Then she proceeds to tell me that she wants to get to know me better, and that she finds me, and I quote, ‘extremely fucking attractive.’”
What will be hard is trying not to think about Jamie, the scrumptious way she looked in that dress, and everything she was trying to offer me. Aiko doesn’t need to know that, though.
I know how much you love tall, elegant femmes, and Jamie definitely fits that type. It’s hard to believe you’re willing to just sit back and wait for her to make a move, instead of your usual approach.”
peaches trying something different to get jamie’s attention
I keep thinking she wasn’t serious, or that it was just the alcohol talking. But what if I’m wrong? What if she was serious, and she decides not to approach me again? I did reject her, even though I feel like I did it politely. What if that was my one and only chance with her, and I blew it?
“Married life getting to you, playa?” “Nah.” Aiko chuckled.
AIKO is married
herself. I wonder if there’s a life like that in the cards for me . . .
jamie wants the love that aiko has
“I know you like to forget you’re a woman, but there won’t be no such behavior for my precious granddaughters.”
She didn’t bother asking about the payment, because she knew she’d have to open her wallet to pay his copays . . . again.
You’d think RJ would have learned to make a decent ponytail by now, after raising three daughters all this time.
When I feel shitty and restless like this, there’s only one thing to do. Stress clean.
her conversation with Peaches kept replaying, over and over. I guess I had enough champagne to make me walk sideways but not enough to make me forget our conversation ever happened. Go fucking figure.
jamie stuck on the conversation with peaches
That was just enough sleep to make up for getting up early yesterday.
I know just the pair I need to dust Aiko’s ass on the court. Now where are they?
I thought I got rid of all these. Since I missed these, I’ll fix it right now.
peaches still had memories of her ex
My curiosity is running wild . . . this is my chance to really talk to her, one on one . . . find out what makes Peaches tick.
she got along slightly better with him than she did with her mother.
jamie has her a better relationship with her dad
need to focus more on my upper body—don’t wanna get those dangly arm-fat bat wings.
Roots getting kinda long . . . might need to touch up my color. Should I keep it blond, or go red?
It was an image of her mother, Ann-Marie, smiling as she stood at her station in the beauty shop she used to work at.
peaches mother
Damn. I miss you, Mama.
It’s April. Mom’s birthday is coming up.
She’d been just shy of fifty-two,
claimed by heart disease, the same silent, insidious killer that had stolen so many other women from their family and friends.
photograph was one of Olivia, Ella, and Reagan, all dolled up for last year’s Easter services. Of the three of them, Olivia looked the most like Ann-Marie; she’d inherited her grandmother’s ey...
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Expensive perfume. It was floral, clean, and altogether hypnotizing. After tossing the hair clippings into the trash bin beneath her station, she stood and slowly rotated her body.
peaches describing jamie
I ain’t no lightweight by any means, but . . . this a whole lotta woman, even for me.
It’s nice to see the calm exterior cracking just a little bit.
Go, best friend!”
taylor & jamie are best friends
Lucky for me, everything went pretty much as I planned it. I can’t really tell if I caught Peaches off guard, because she looked pretty calm throughout.
I was worried I might be coming on too strong, but she seemed to take it in stride.
Peaches was Fine, with a capital F. Her fresh-pressed work clothes, the fashionable shoes, the gold watch glittering on her wrist . . . those things only added to the visual appeal. What she really liked about Peaches, though, was her build. She wasn’t particularly tall, but height wasn’t a box Jamie needed to check for someone to be attractive. Peaches was solid, a big body. Broad shoulders, strong-looking arms, and that little extra bit of weight that let you know she could hold her ground in a windstorm without getting blown over. It was obvious she worked out, but she did it in a way that
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jamie describing peaches
I wanna know what it feels like to be in those arms . . . I wanna know the power in those hips.
I bet she can blow my back right the fuck out. I just need ...
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