“Let me show y’all to your table,” the young woman said, and she gave Amelia Ann that look women gave each other when they approved of a friend’s date. Of course, he’d been to Eastland Café before. Part of his job as Rye’s deputy was to entertain business types, anyone from execs from his label to radio powerhouses. Eastland had good buzz and enough country appeal to satisfy a native. “I assume you’ve been here before,” she said after he pulled out her chair and helped her settle in, the mirrored wall next to the booth giving him an inviting look at her profile. “Yes. I like it.” “Good. I thought you would. As you can probably tell, I come here a lot.” Their server, who also knew her by name, brought them water after they ordered their drinks. Amelia Ann’s swollen eyes and skin glowed under the restaurant’s soft lights, and he wondered again what she and Tammy could have been discussing. Soon, the server brought them her glass of Chardonnay and his beer. He still didn’t know what the future held for them, only that there were obstacles in their way.
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