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wonderful!
I can’t believe how fast that happened.”
    “I know. They really sped up the
process, so it’s happening a lot faster than any of us had planned. So, I’m
kind of taking a break from singing while I’m working on the album. And then
Daddy is trying to send us out on another tour since the first one went so
well, and we want to promote our new albums of course.”
    “That’s wonderful, honey. I have
been hearing your name come up more and more lately.”
    It was a strange thing to start
hearing my name in the country music industry.
    “How is your father?” she asks,
changing the subject.
    “He’s actually doing really well.
He’s been home for a week now, and I have to say, Momma, this is the best I’ve
ever seen him.”
    “That’s good. I’m glad he has you
there to help him.”
    We spend a little bit more time
talking about Daddy’s recovery, and I know that Momma understands better than
anyone. I was always sad that Momma never remarried, but now I feel bad that my
daddy never did either.
    My mom expertly changes the subject
to Blake once we finish talking about Daddy’s recovery. I know that my mom is
invested in my daddy’s recovery, mostly for my sake, but I'm always worried
that I might share too much with her. Then again, it was my momma who helped my
daddy and I reconnect.
    “Blake is really great,” I can’t
help but say enthusiastically. “And I finally went over to see his parents the
other night.”
    “Oh, the Evans! How are they? They
were such nice people,” she exclaims.
    “They were just as nice as ever. I
was a little worried, given that Blake had been engaged before, and his parents
weren’t too thrilled that he dropped his ex-fiancé for another woman.”
    “Did they like Savannah?” my mom
asks, shocked.
    I'd already filled my mom in on some
of Savannah’s less appealing qualities.
    “No,” I laugh, “they didn’t like
her one bit. I think they wish Blake had never gotten mixed up with her in the
first place. But they seemed a whole heck of a lot happier to have me there.
Except they did mention that Savannah’s family had been making some waves in
their social circles.”
    Blake had said this to me in
passing, and then he seemed to regret saying it once it slipped out.
    “What do you mean?” my mom’s voice
is sharp.
    “Well,” I say, “her family is a
pretty big deal down here. I think they have a lot of political influence.”
    “What’s their family name?”
    I guess I never told my mother
Savannah’s last name.
    “Devlin.”
    My mom’s gasp is audible.
    “Devlin?” she asks. “As in Scarlet
and Jeffrey Devlin?”
    “Umm, I believe so.” I think those
names sound familiar.
    “Oh well, honey, why didn’t you say
something?” my mom says in a knowing voice.
    “What?” I demand, “Don’t tell me
you think that Blake should have stayed with that you-know-what.”
    “Oh honey, don’t be foolish. I
would never say that Blake should have picked someone else over you. And if
that Savannah is anything like her mother, then I can’t believe Blake lasted
with her as long as he did. I grew up with Scarlet Devlin. Of course that’s her
married name now. She was Scarlet Prescott when I knew her.”
    I swallow. I know of the Prescott
family.
    “Scarlet and Jeffrey marrying was
the merging of two of the biggest families in Nashville. Scarlet was a nasty
thing in school. I think I remember hearing about her having a baby girl around
the same time I had you. I always tried to steer clear of them. You don’t want to be on their bad side.”
    I sigh. “Well, it’s too late now.”
    My mother tries to backtrack
because I guess she’s realized the same. “Well, don’t worry about it. You’re
right. Nothing you can do now. Hopefully they’ll try to find Savannah a more
suitable husband. I don’t think Blake would have been right for her anyway. I’m
sure they want a young man to go into the family business.”
    I remember Blake saying how