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pouts.
    “Confident you’ll win, huh?”
    “Optimistic,” she clarifies.
    “Well the new Miss Holly Springs will cower in your shadow, my friend,” I tease. With a mother that abandoned her and a father that treats her more like a commodity than his flesh and blood, Nikki has had to navigate through life without a lot of guidance. Born into wealth, she never wanted for anything material wise, but it’s love and nurturing she lacked from her family. When she discovered she was beautiful, she became obsessed with it. She’s not snobby or stuck up. Far from it. She has mastered the art of wearing makeup while looking like she isn’t. She works out, but will still down a pitcher of beer and a basket of onion rings. Of course she drinks lemon water and eats lettuce when she’s alone.
    “Thanks, peach. The town seems to be betting on Aimee Mathers. She’s pretty.” Nikki nods approvingly.
    “She is,” I agree, proud that my best friend isn’t so insecure that she would have to put the new potential Miss Holly Springs down to make herself feel better.
    “So, to what do I owe this pleasure?” she asks as she pulls her sash over her head.
    “You will never believe what has happened.” We sit at Nikki’s kitchen table and I explain about the suit and Daddy Bud’s letter. When I’m done, Nikki has a giant grin on her face.
    “So let me get this straight.” She leans toward me slightly. “An incredibly sexy man is moving in with you, whom your grandfather liked and trusted, and you’re upset…why?” Nikki pulls her knees up to her chest and rests her chin on them.
    I stare at her blankly. How can she not see why I’m upset? “I barely know him.” I point out. “I mean, I’m going to be living alone with a complete stranger for the next ninety days. Not to mention all of these stipulations Daddy Bud left me to keep the farm.”
    “Hey,” Nikki’s tone softens as she gazes at me. “I have no doubt you’ll meet every one of your grandfather’s requirements. Are you worried?”
    “Well, yes. What if I can’t? They’ll sell the farm. That’s my home.”
    “Edie, it will be fine.”
    “Even if it is, I still have to endure the suit for three months,” I groan.
    Nikki’s hand finds mine. “Look Edie, I know you don’t do well with change, but try to look on the bright side here. It’s free labor. He doesn’t sound like he’s an asshole or anything. At least not a giant one,” she adds when she sees me roll my eyes. “It’s the giant ones you gotta worry about. Plus, he is smoking hot. You can either make this awkward and uncomfortable for both of you or you could maybe make a new friend. A lawyer friend at that. Who knows when that kind of connection might come in handy.”
    “He’s not a lawyer yet,” I grumble.
    “But he will be.”
    “He thinks I’m country white trash. As if he’s so sophisticated and I couldn’t possibly comprehend the world he comes from.”
    “He called you white trash?” Nikki asks as her eyes flicker. She’s putting her ‘bitch face’ on for me. She wouldn’t dare let anyone put me down. This is why I love her.
    Okay, he didn’t exactly call me white trash.
    “Not his exact words,” I correct myself. “He said he was of a ‘different breed’ and I couldn’t understand why this is going to be harder for him than me.”
    “Well, he is from the city, and you are from the country.” Her angry eyes have faded and she leans back a little more relaxed.
    “Oh, please! What does he know? I’ve lived in the city. I went to college…for two years,” I add. “I’m not completely unworldly.”
    Nikki stands and opens her fridge, grabbing us each a can of Coke. “Edie, give the guy a chance. You guys don’t have to be best friends and he’ll only be here for three months and then you’re on your own.”
    Her words are meant to ease my worries, but instead they stir up something else. Fear maybe? When the suit is gone, I will be all alone. What