Page 214 of Beautiful Collide

Molly:Yes, there are cows, and chickens, and dirt. And no, I don’t need rescuing. Yet.

Cassidy:Yet?!!!! What are you even doing out there?

Molly:Mostly trying not to get eaten alive by mosquitoes.

Josie:OMG. How did this happen? Were you kidnapped?

Cassidy:Hudson. It’s Hudson, isn’t it? You’re being held hostage by that man.

Molly:I am not being held hostage. I’m fine.

Cassidy:So you’re willingly on a farm? Molly, I’ve known you long enough to know that willingly and farm do not belong in the same sentence for you.

Molly:I am here of my own free will. Mostly.

Josie:What does that even mean?!

Molly:Look, it’s not that bad. Hudson’s parents are really nice.

Cassidy:This is worse than I thought. You’re being charmed by the Wilde family. That’s how they get you! First, they’re nice. Then they’re feeding you pie. And before you know it, you’re churning butter.

Josie:?? I’m picturing Molly in a bonnet.

Molly:There are NO bonnets.

Cassidy:Yet.

Josie:So what do you even do on this farm all day?

Molly:Today, I helped gather chicken eggs with his mom.

Cassidy:You?? Chickens??? The same Molly Sinclair who once screamed because a pigeon flew too close to her face?

Molly:It startled me, okay?! And these chickens were fine. Mostly.

Josie:There’s that “mostly” again . . .

Cassidy:Be honest, do you have to fight for your life out there?

Molly:No, but tomorrow might be worse. Hudson’s taking me horseback riding.

Josie:Wait, you’re getting on a horse?

Cassidy:Like willingly?

Molly:He talked me into it.

Josie:Do you even know how to ride a horse?

Molly:No. Absolutely not.

Cassidy:Molly.

Molly:I know! It’s a terrible idea.

Josie:Girl, horses are huge. Do you even have the right clothes for this?

Molly:Hudson said he’d “take care of it,” whatever that means.

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