Robinās eyes widened when she looked up from the inventory list she was working on behind the counter. Tammy Thompson. Never had she expected to see her again after she left Hawkins in hopes of becoming the next biggest country sensation. She wondered how that worked out for her? Her crush was forgotten when high school was over and real life took its place so she had no idea what happened to the first girl sheād secretly fallen head over heels for. Those feelings all came rushing back when she set eyes on her. Her heart was racing and she was sure that sheād been staring a little too long without saying anything.Ā
āWhat?ā¦ā Shaking her head out of the clouds she just grinned in return. āOh yeah. I sure do. Iām living the dream, obviously.ā She teased. God sheād probably looked so creepy just staring all dreamy eyed like she had been and now she felt totally awkward. But what was new? Robin had always felt that way whenever she looked at or spoke to Tammy. Honestly she couldnāt even believe the girl remembered her. Sheād barely even known she was alive back in school when it mattered. It hadnāt stopped her from admiring from afar any chance she got.Ā
She might have changed her style a bit but to Robin Buckley she was still the same old Tammy. Gorgeous as ever. And that longing was hitting her right in the chest just like they were back in Mrs. Clickās study hall. It would be just her luck if Dingus were to walk out and block her just as he did back then. Robin herself had changed slightly. A new haircut, wearing more boyish clothes but other than that she still just as much of zero as she always had.
āUm, yeah. Of course.ā She took the movies and started to check them out for her. Just like everything else about Tammy, her taste in films was amazing. āI can do better than that.ā She entered her own employee code instead so Tammy could just check them out for free. It wasnāt like she ever used it. Robin didnāt even have a VCR. āNo charge.ā She tried not to blush as she finished up. āSo did you ever make the big time? Hope Hawkins isnāt sucking you back in.ā Actually part of her wished just the opposite. Robin herself had never left.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā itās just a small break,Ā someĀ timeĀ toĀ breatheĀ ,Ā Ā asĀ herĀ managerĀ suggested !Ā besidesĀ ,Ā Ā tammyĀ wasĀ totallyĀ watchingĀ theĀ newsĀ atĀ herĀ favoriteĀ dinerĀ inĀ nashvilleĀ everyĀ morningĀ Ā (Ā becauseĀ godĀ forbidĀ sheādĀ everĀ cookĀ forĀ herselfĀ )Ā ,Ā Ā andĀ sheĀ doesnātĀ haveĀ herĀ ownĀ tvĀ -Ā soĀ watchingĀ theĀ newsĀ duringĀ herĀ lunchĀ breakĀ wasĀ theĀ bestĀ possibleĀ wayĀ toĀ getĀ it !Ā andĀ woahĀ ,Ā Ā didĀ hawkinsĀ getĀ evenĀ moreĀ wildĀ afterĀ sheĀ leftĀ .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā aĀ partĀ ofĀ herĀ missesĀ itĀ .Ā Ā brownĀ huesĀ meetĀ robināsĀ blueĀ ,Ā Ā gentleĀ smileĀ uponĀ herĀ lipsĀ .Ā Ā thatāsĀ oneĀ thingĀ sheĀ didnātĀ needĀ extraĀ trainingĀ in :Ā Ā havingĀ theĀ perfectĀ smileĀ forĀ anyĀ occasionĀ .Ā Ā herĀ managerĀ alwaysĀ tellsĀ herĀ itāllĀ beĀ herĀ moneyĀ makerĀ ,Ā Ā ifĀ sheĀ everĀ madeĀ itĀ .Ā Ā besidesĀ ,Ā Ā itāsĀ comfortingĀ seeingĀ someoneĀ fromĀ homeĀ ;Ā Ā someoneĀ sheĀ practicallyĀ grewĀ upĀ withĀ ,Ā Ā evenĀ ifĀ theyĀ wereĀ neverĀ explicitlyĀ friendsĀ -Ā sheĀ wasĀ familiarĀ withĀ robinĀ .Ā Ā toĀ beĀ fair :Ā Ā tammyĀ thompsonĀ isĀ aĀ NICEĀ girlĀ ,Ā Ā ifĀ aĀ bitĀ spoiledĀ andĀ sometimesĀ sheĀ hadĀ herĀ headĀ inĀ theĀ cloudsĀ .Ā Ā butĀ itĀ gotĀ herĀ thisĀ farĀ ,Ā Ā didnātĀ it ?Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā robinĀ alwaysĀ staredĀ ;Ā Ā atĀ firstĀ itĀ tookĀ someĀ gettingĀ usedĀ toĀ ,Ā Ā butĀ inĀ theĀ endĀ -Ā itĀ justĀ madeĀ herĀ feelĀ seenĀ ,Ā Ā andĀ isnātĀ thatĀ whatĀ everyĀ girlĀ likes ?Ā Ā Ā āĀ arenātĀ youĀ aĀ totalĀ movieĀ buff ?Ā Ā besidesĀ theĀ movieĀ theatresĀ ,Ā Ā iĀ feelĀ likeĀ thisĀ wouldĀ beĀ theĀ dreamĀ .Ā Ā iĀ meanĀ -Ā evenĀ iĀ haveĀ aĀ partĀ timeĀ jobĀ atĀ aĀ recordĀ storeĀ backĀ inĀ nashville !Ā āĀ Ā andĀ sureĀ ,Ā Ā herĀ parentsĀ areĀ payingĀ forĀ herĀ managerĀ andĀ herĀ lessonsĀ -Ā butĀ tammyĀ likesĀ havingĀ aĀ littleĀ extraĀ cashĀ ,Ā Ā justĀ inĀ caseĀ .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ didĀ youĀ doĀ somethingĀ newĀ toĀ yourĀ hair ?Ā āĀ Ā Ā tammyĀ getsĀ thisĀ feelingĀ thatĀ thereāsĀ somethingĀ NEWĀ aboutĀ robinĀ ,Ā Ā thoughĀ sheĀ canātĀ placeĀ itĀ ,Ā Ā itāsĀ hardĀ toĀ ignoreĀ .Ā Ā theĀ brunetteĀ shakesĀ herĀ headĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ weāveĀ allĀ changedĀ soĀ muchĀ sinceĀ highĀ schoolĀ ,Ā Ā huh ?Ā Ā backĀ thenĀ ,Ā Ā iĀ wasĀ wayĀ tooĀ obsessedĀ withĀ longĀ hairĀ .Ā āĀ Ā Ā nowĀ sheĀ prefersĀ itĀ curlierĀ ,Ā Ā bouncierĀ ,Ā Ā withĀ aĀ littleĀ extraĀ colorĀ .Ā Ā tammyāsĀ aĀ farĀ cryĀ fromĀ theĀ basicĀ ,Ā Ā smallĀ townĀ girlĀ sheĀ usedĀ toĀ beĀ .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ seriously ?Ā thatāsĀ tooĀ kindĀ ofĀ youĀ .Ā Ā completelyĀ unnecessaryĀ -Ā iĀ wasĀ totallyĀ joking !Ā āĀ Ā butĀ sheāsĀ alsoĀ ,Ā Ā likeĀ ,Ā Ā notĀ goingĀ toĀ sayĀ noĀ toĀ aĀ freeĀ movieĀ eitherĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ forĀ thatĀ ,Ā Ā iāllĀ haveĀ toĀ goĀ byĀ oneĀ ofĀ yourĀ recsĀ .Ā Ā iāmĀ wayĀ tooĀ busyĀ withĀ musicĀ toĀ keepĀ upĀ withĀ moviesĀ .Ā āĀ Ā andĀ sheĀ shrugsĀ ,Ā Ā shakesĀ herĀ headĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ youāreĀ theĀ bestĀ ,Ā Ā robinĀ .Ā Ā seriouslyĀ .Ā Ā andĀ haveĀ iĀ madeĀ it ?Ā āĀ Ā headĀ isĀ thrownĀ toĀ theĀ sideĀ ,Ā Ā curlsĀ bouncingĀ ,Ā Ā sheĀ chucklesĀ .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ notĀ yetĀ -Ā butĀ iāveĀ gotĀ aĀ managerĀ andĀ weāreĀ workingĀ onĀ aĀ personalĀ brandĀ ,Ā Ā soĀ thatāsĀ somethingĀ .Ā Ā onceĀ upĀ weĀ haveĀ aĀ conceptĀ ,Ā Ā thingsĀ shouldĀ beĀ easierĀ .Ā Ā andĀ iāmĀ onlyĀ backĀ forĀ theĀ holidayāsĀ .Ā Ā kindaĀ missedĀ myĀ littleĀ broĀ andĀ sisĀ .Ā āĀ Ā sheĀ shrugsĀ ,Ā Ā leansĀ overĀ theĀ counterĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ howĀ Ā āboutĀ youĀ ,Ā Ā anyĀ lifeĀ updates ?Ā āĀ Ā