Reed Rosalind Lombardo

It is…So, now would be the perfect time for me to do something…crazy, right?

"...What did you have in mind?"

"I bet they’ll never say, ‘girls can’t play pool’, again."

"Gosh, those guys just really were irritating me. They know nothing about women and what they can do. And now I'm $50 richer."

I get what you mean. I feel like I can be whoever I want. No one knows me, L.A. has no expectations or rules. 

"Right, exactly. I mean, it's a whole new game, isn't it?"

Yes! I knew you would beat him. If I was into gambling I definitely would have bet on you. 

"I didn't know if I could do it, but gosh, he really needed to be beaten." She hugs Shiloh tightly before widening her eyes and pulls back. "Wait, Shiloh?!"

Have you ever done that thing where you tell yourself something over and over until it’s not real? Have you ever done it just to make it not real? You are dead and I am worrying about what to wear. You are dead and I don’t think this tie is the right choice. You are dead and I can’t ask you to help me pick. You are dead and what help would you be at your own funeral? You are dead You are dead You are dead You are dead and there’s this box, there’s this hole in the ground. and we’re supposed to fit all of you in there. and they keep missing pieces. your laugh, your smile. and I don’t know how I’m going to carry you like this.

Oh, good, I’m glad that you’re not. I don’t like having you mad at me. Let’s talk about this hair, you look like a badass.

"Do you think? I'm still getting used to it and everything. It's a whole new look. I was just trying to reinvent myself, you know?"

Please, spare me. I’m aware that I can’t escape, not permanently at least. I think I’ll enjoy these nine months free from talk of a younger sibling and then deal with this when the time comes. You went on your road trip to get away, consider this my version of that.

"Fine. Call it what you want. I'm not mad at you, I just wish you had told me, is all."

"Yep, he’s here. I haven’t seen him much since he came, though. If at all. Ah yes, Jack came with Hunter and Bella. I remember that much. I was going to return in a few weeks’ time to Deering, but I had a job offer here so I figured, why not stay?"

"Right, well that's great! I'm glad you got a job right out of college. That's really amazing. I'm thinking of signing up for classes in the spring. I just need to decide what I want to do first."

"Wow, Reed, contain your enthusiasm, please. This will be fun, but it will also give us something to focus on, and money. We could channel Coyote Ugly."

"I just don't know if I can pull that sort of thing off."

"Yeah, Nora told me about the baby. She sort of just brought it up, out of the blue. I didn't...it's not like I'm going to tell anyone. Life changes all the time, Rai. That's just a fact that you'll have to get used to. You can't escape life changing all around you. No matter where you run away to."

"This is the 21st century, Reed. Be the strong independent woman the suffragettes wanted you to be…Wow, I guess it’s my turn to give the pep talk."

"Right. Well, I'll certainly give it a shot, anyway."

"I actually like that name."

"I actually like you."