[[ wheelsy, south carolina // saturday night, henenlotter's saddle lounge ]]
[ "we can't cancel, can we?" ]
She threads her fingers with Bill's as she takes his proffered hand.
(Convincing him had been easy; a simple, "It's your last weekend as a free man -- let's go out on Saturday" had gotten an immediate smile and a nod of agreement. The hard part was assuring him they should stay in town instead of driving to Columbia for a night out.)
Gravel crunches beneath her heels as she slides from the cab of the truck.
"S'pretty crowded tonight," he says with a glance around the parking lot.
"Let's hope there's not another rodeo on," she teases, squeezing his hand. She ignores the tight feeling in the pit of her stomach and doesn't let herself double-check for June's car as they cross the gravel lot.
Bill holds the door for her and she ducks inside; the four-piece band stops warming up and the lodge buzzes with the hushed hum of nearly a hundred people.
When Bill steps in beside her, the house lights flash.
"SURPRISE!"
Resisting the urge to bite the inside of her cheek (and stifling a laugh at the hand-painted Welcome Back Sherr Sheriff!! banner), Kate turns to give him a hopeful smile.
She threads her fingers with Bill's as she takes his proffered hand.
(Convincing him had been easy; a simple, "It's your last weekend as a free man -- let's go out on Saturday" had gotten an immediate smile and a nod of agreement. The hard part was assuring him they should stay in town instead of driving to Columbia for a night out.)
Gravel crunches beneath her heels as she slides from the cab of the truck.
"S'pretty crowded tonight," he says with a glance around the parking lot.
"Let's hope there's not another rodeo on," she teases, squeezing his hand. She ignores the tight feeling in the pit of her stomach and doesn't let herself double-check for June's car as they cross the gravel lot.
Bill holds the door for her and she ducks inside; the four-piece band stops warming up and the lodge buzzes with the hushed hum of nearly a hundred people.
When Bill steps in beside her, the house lights flash.
"SURPRISE!"
Resisting the urge to bite the inside of her cheek (and stifling a laugh at the hand-painted Welcome Back Sherr Sheriff!! banner), Kate turns to give him a hopeful smile.