[ there will be two other chapters after this some time in the next few hours but can't proofread until after dinner — not that proofreading even helps me lol ]
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PEOPLE ARE SHIPPING YOU AND TYLER.
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THE last thing Baby expected late that night was a knock on her motel room door. She was still towel-drying her wet hair after her shower, so she padded to the door, having to stand on her toes to look out the peep hole.
Dani and Lily were on the other side, just looking around the parking lot as they waited for her. But they perked up when she opened the door for them.
"Hey, Baby," Dani said, grinning brightly.
"Y'all need something?" Baby asked politely.
In response, Lily held up two six packs of beer, a smirk on her face. "Just wanna get to know Boone's little sister more without annoying men and brothers getting in the way."
Baby smiled softly, glad that they were showing an interest in her outside her being Boone's sister. She'd been quite worried about feeling like she was out of place and didn't belong. So, maybe a few drinks with the older women wouldn't hurt.
Even though she didn't drink.
"Come on in," she said, opening up the door even more.
Dani and Lily cheered for her as they filed in, both going right to the queen-sized bed. Baby studied them for a moment before joining them, a shy smile on her face.
"So, what do you wanna talk about?"
Twenty minutes later, Baby was two and a half beers in, and though she wasn't drunk, Lily and Dani were learning that Baby was a quiet drinker — no different from sober her.
Dani and Lily had been throwing questions at her left and right, but often times, she managed to reply with either head nods or one word answers. It shocked them so much because Boone had a hard time shutting up most of the time, but as Baby finished her third beer, they were determined as ever to get more out of her.
"Come on, girl," Lily said, nudging Baby's foot with her own. They were packed into the bed like sardines, their feet at the head of the bed. "Seriously, open those lips. Tell us about the real Baby."
"What do you mean? The real Baby?" she asked, her head falling to the side. "What do you wanna know?"
"Whatever you feel comfortable telling us," Dani said while finishing off her second beer. "I mean, what's with this loser boyfriend?"
A pout made its way onto Baby's face as thoughts of Jesse clouded her brain. "Did Boone tell you to ask?" she said, looking at Dani knowingly.
"Swear not," Dani said, holding her hand like she was in the Boy Scouts. "But you know, my girlfriend back home? Before she was with me, she was with this total loser who ended up cheating on her. It sucked, you know?"
