Page 60 of Me and Mr. Just Right

Lia:He just ordered every back issue ofRidgesmagazine you’re in.

Haydn:Wow. That’s really awesome. And kind of terrifying.

Lia:I’m glad you got to meet him.

Haydn:Me too. Even if meeting him after he saw me kiss you in front of thousands of people was a little awkward. When we came up with our plan, we didn’t anticipate your family being in the audience.

Lia:I’ve seen him kiss Marissa enough times not to worry about it.

Lia:It was nice having all the people I loved there.

Haydn:SAME.

Haydn:But heads up—I’m pretty sure Marissa and Rosie exchanged numbers. They were talking about ordering dead flowers …?

Lia:Uh oh. Those two are a revenge duo made in heaven.

One month later:

Haydn:You’ll never guess what I did today?

Lia:Write a new chapter of your book?

Haydn:Well, yes. But I also got to remove a fishing hook from someone.

Lia:Where was it?

Haydn:On his gluteus maximus.

Lia:Hahahaha! I meant where did this happen?

Haydn:That makes more sense. I was in Sitka, interviewing some old fishermen for my book and taking photos.

Lia:And they had *you* remove it?

Haydn:Rite of passage or something. I had to prove myself before they’d talk to me.

Lia: Ooookay.

Haydn:At-home glute piercings. They’re all the rage.

Lia:Hopefully that trend doesn’t come to Nashville.

Haydn:Oh, I don’t know. It might not be so bad for my newly acquired hook-removing skills to be needed there.

Lia:True. I like the way you think.

Haydn:How’s your new song going?

Lia:SO good. I started working with Mikela Jarrod and she’s brilliant. The layers she’s bringing to this song … I can’t wait for you to hear it.

Haydn:I’m sure it’s going to be amazing.

Two months later:

Lia:It’s done! *collapses*

Haydn:The song? You recorded it?

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