Ask Me to Stay (Honky Tonk Angels #4) Read Online Free PDF

been in the place?”
    “I have,” Annie admitted.
    “And did you—” Pressley started to ask.
    Another eruption of laughter cut off Pressley’s question.
    “Ewuueee. Not in a million years,” Annie replied. “But I did get a nice facial and a pedicure. See?” She raised one leg and wiggled her toes. “All pretty and pink.”
    “I was thinking of stopping in for a pedicure,” Hannah said and when Cody shot her a look, added, “Look, some of us actually want our feet to look good.”
    “They’re feet, for crying out loud.”
    “Pretty toes are important,” Annie argued.
    “Oh? So Riley has a foot fetish?”
    “God, no.”
    “I rest my case.” Cody drained her beer bottle and looked around. “Who’s ready for another?”
    A chorus of “me” had her grinning and starting to rise, but Callie jumped up. “I’ll do it.”
    “Thanks.” Cody settled back down and Callie hurried to the kitchen.
    She still felt a bit like the odd man out. Cody and her friends got together every couple of weeks for a girl’s night out and tonight was Cody’s turn to host the gathering. They’d pigged out on pizza, homemade by Hannah, and afterwards, Callie had gotten Lily ready for bed.
    Lily had drifted off in five minutes. Callie left the door to the bedroom cracked before she’d rejoined the women. They’d gabbed for the last two hours, giving her a lot of information about the people in the town.
    Callie liked all the women and felt very lucky that in the month she’d been in Cotton Creek, she’d been able to get to know them a little. She’d like to call them friends, but she wasn’t quite ready to let anyone that close. That would mean talking about herself and as yet, she hadn’t revealed anything other than the basics. She’d grown up in Nashville, made a mistake and had a child. And when her mother died, she’d decided it was time for a change.
    It was all the information she felt she could trust people with. Her involvement with Deke wasn’t anything to brag about and what had resulted from it definitely wasn’t something she wanted to talk about. People in small towns often issued judgment based on circumstance before they knew the people involved. She knew that from her own childhood.
    Once people got to know you, it was easier for them to accept and forgive mistakes you might have made. Callie liked it here and wished she could stay. This would be a nice place for Lily to grow up.
    As she understood it, Pressley and Liz were the newest additions to the group of friends. They sure seemed to fit right in and, from appearances, were completely comfortable. Some of the talk was enough to make a person blush. Callie was willing to bet good money that the married girls’ husbands would shit a gold brick if they knew some of the things that were said.
    It was a given that she would not look at JD Weathers, Riley Morgan and Kyle Stadler in the same light. That thought gave her a smile.
    As Callie made her way to the kitchen, Liz called out, “So, Callie, I hear Jayce is becoming a regular fixture at the Honky Tonk since you went to work there.”
    Callie was glad her back was turned. She wasn’t keen on being the topic of discussion. Particularly in regards to Jayce Weathers. Just thinking about him set her to daydreaming.
    “Callie?” Cody yelled.
    “I heard her. I didn’t know he was coming in more than normal.” She pulled out a six-pack of beer from the refrigerator.
    “And?” Liz asked as Callie returned to the den.
    “Not anything to tell. He’s really nice and very kind to Lily.”
    “That man is one great dad,” Jo said. “You know his wife bolted on him when Carson was two and Jayce has raised him all on his own.”
    “Carson is a real sweet boy.” He was. The couple of times she’d run into him, he’d been so kind to Lily. That meant a lot.
    “He’s a good kid. Honor student and the kid excels at every sport there is.”
    “Jayce must be so proud.”
    “Speaking of –