Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
Ensley: So, she also cock-blocked you. What a bitch!!
God, how I loved my big sister.
Me: Yep, she sure did. I highly doubt Levi will be in the mood for anything once she leaves.
Moreen: Nah, he’s a guy. Just strip naked and get on the bed.
Me: There’s no bed. Unless you count Rhett’s, and gross…hard pass.
Ensley: Yeah, no sex on the kid’s bed. Kitchen counter?
Lilibeth: Ohhh yeah! I’ve always wanted to have sex on a kitchen counter.
Kate: I know we’ve never met, but the kitchen counter is your go-to, Lilibeth?
Lilibeth: Yep. I know. It’s sad. But considering I’ve never actually had sex with anyone, I’ll take what I can get. I’m the almost-thirty-year-old virgin.
Ensley: OMG, what? Why did I not know this! I have a new mission.
Me: Guys! Can we return to my current crisis? The man I’ve been in love with since middle school is outside talking to his wife! HIS WIFE! I had completely pushed it from my mind that he’s actually still married. I’m freaking out here. May I remind you all?
Moreen: Sorry, my mom called. Don’t jump to conclusions, Emeline. Lilibeth, Jesus H, how do you drop a bomb like that in a text? We need a girls’ night.
Kate: Shit, I need to make a trip home!
I suddenly remembered Caroline’s car. I hit FaceTime and made a group call, and waited for each of them to answer. Then I squinted to see if my sister was actually in a bath.
“Are you in the bathtub?”
Ensley sighed. “Yes. I got kicked by a horse today, in the ribs, and I think he might have cracked one.”
“Oh my God! Ensley, do you need anything?” I asked.
She smiled. “No. It’s feeling better now that I’m sitting in a hot Epsom salt bath.”
Moreen took a bite of ice cream, and it instantly made me angry. Damn Caroline, for interrupting our night.
I closed my eyes and shook my head to get my thoughts together. “I think I know who took the pictures of Levi.”
“What pictures?” Kate asked. Seeing my other best friend from high school nearly brought tears to my eyes. I hated that she’d moved to New York City.
Moreen gasped. “That’s right, you don’t know!”
I quickly filled Kate in on the pictures and The Daily Dirt columns.
“So someone’s been taking pictures of you guys together and you didn’t know who it was?”
“No, and I asked Janet. She said it wasn’t her, but she couldn’t tell me who was sending them because they came to her email, and there was no name and a generic email address.”
“That’s so strange,” Kate said.
“Anyway, when Caroline got out of her car, I realized I’d seen it before. Once at pickup day after the first camp session. Then again parked across from the vet clinic.”
Ensley leaned forward in the bath, but thankfully she kept her phone up so we couldn’t see anything. “Are you saying Caroline’s the one taking the photos and sending them to Janet? But why?”
I shook my head. “I don’t know. Janet told me when she received the picture of us outside the vet clinic, the person who emailed it said they heard us arguing when they took it. They figured it would be good info for The Daily Dirt. I told Janet that wasn’t the case, and whoever was doing this was trying to make trouble for us. She promised she’d let me know if she got another picture.”
“This is so crazy,” Lilibeth said. “How would she even get on the ranch?”
“It was pickup day. Parents and volunteers were everywhere, and Caden had the gate open. I couldn’t keep track of everyone who was there picking up, and I’m fairly certain no one else was paying close attention, either. Now I need to talk to Mom about better security on pickup days. We can’t be having just anyone drive onto the ranch.”
“That’s scary,” Lilibeth said, taking down the towel wrapped around her hair. She began braiding it as she spoke. “Do you think you should ask if it was her?”
I nervously chewed my lip. “I could go back out there. It’s been a little while. What could they possibly be talking about?”
My sister sighed. “I’ve known Caroline since we were kids. Trust me, she always had a way of manipulating things, especially with Levi. Caden said that’s why Levi married her in the first place. If you think that pregnancy was an accident, think again.”
“I always thought she got pregnant on purpose,” Moreen added.
Kate nodded her head quickly. “Same.”
Lilibeth let out a soft sigh. “I don’t know her, so I have no input on this.”
“I know for a fact she got pregnant on purpose. I’m going to go out and confront her. If she did take the pictures, Levi needs to know.”
“That’s my sister! Let the Wilde in you come out!”
“I’m with Ensley, go confront her,” Kate said, pumping her fist in the air.