Chapter Thirty-Six She knew everyone was waiting, and she needed a minute to try to make sense of everything—where she was, who she was, and who she’d be. The door opened, and her feet instantly hit the ground as she rose from the sofa, where she’d been sitting alone in the quiet. “Hey, it’s okay,” Rose said as she appeared, her long super-blond hair tied back. She was wearing a jean jacket over a light T-shirt and jeans that fit as if made for her. Her eyes were kind. “Sure,” Billy Jo said, and she silently kicked herself for letting her thoughts get to her. It was that fear of everything she was trying to shake. “You ready? Chase is downstairs, ready to go. He’s talking with Vic, and his dad just picked up Claudia. I take it you two had a world of fun last night and didn’t get much

