So, I went down a country music rabbit hole when writing that one sentence about Amber going to a country music show with her mom
CPShawna: This is why it takes you so long to write a chapter
Me: *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab* *closes Google tab*
I grew up in NoCal so I know a lot about grunge, rock and alternative music but country music wasn't on my radar so I knew very little about Tim McGraw.
As I wrote that throwaway line I wasn't even sure about what Tim McGraw looked like so I looked it up. Apparently during the time the serial takes place he looked like this:
And he was also in the Blindside where he looked like this:
But apparently he went on this diet and now looks like this (this man is 54):
And is making some interesting shirt choice:
And I'm kind of obsessed with he and Faith Hill's country music power marriage:
The Faith Hill/ Tim McGraw tour Amber references is the Soul2Soul tour in 2000 and I was momentarily mesmorized by all the eye tricks in the tour poster
And they are actually going back on tour together in 2017 and I just think Faith Hill looks gorgeous in the new poster.
And yes, he does look weird with the hat off
Anyway all that is to say Erik and I have tickets to the 2017 Soul 2 Soul tour...you know, for research.
CHAPTER 20
So, the tagline of this chapter could really be ish gets real. This chapter and the next chapter kind of explore what happens when the honeymoon phase is over. I know it may seem a little wander-y but it's all building up to a narrative thing.
CHAPTER 21
Recap / Characters to Remember
These characters are referenced / make appearances and haven't made appearances in a while.
Savannah Clark - Rhett's sister who is 8 years younger than Rhett.
Caleb - Savannah's football player boyfriend, who Rhett begrudgingly likes.
Bethany Whitlow - the only woman in Rhett's rescue swimmer class. She can do handstand push ups.
Brooke - Amber's best friend who works at the salon that Rhett's mom owns.
Recap
Juliana is back from Connecticut and spending most of her time as part of Amber's bridal party. She tries some of Cody's heroin (in exchange for a handjob) and she likes the way the drugs makes her feel when combined with the trial antidepressant she is on.
Mr. Reese finds a letter Rhett sent to Juliana confessing everything he did in UL. Mr. Reese sends it to the Coast Guard and Rhett is put on unpaid leave by the Coast Guard and for the first time since they were married Rhett and Juliana are spending a lot of time together and it is not going well.
Feeling guilty, Cody tells Rhett about happened and he is not happy when he finds out.
“I don’t care about what happened,” I tell her. But I know it's a lie. Cody had told me he gave her heorin and she gave him a hand job the day it had happened. He let me get two clean hits in and we called it even. But there was nothing I could do to her. “Just as long as you stop fucking up and promise me you'll never try heroin again--,"
“Rhett--,”“Juliana, I’m serious--,”“It's helping me," she says like a fucking moron. "I'm not injecting it....it helps me....okay ? If I have to stop you have to stop drinking all the time."“It’s not the same!” I tell her, but I may have yelled because she jumps back"You're going to wean yourself off the shit you are on and then you're going to stop. Heroin will kill you. It's addictive as fuck and you won't see it coming." I tell her. "If I find out you're buying I will make your life a living hell, do you understand ?,""You can't talk to me like--,""I can talk to you however I want when you're being a god damn idiot,"
Chapter 21
Playlist
-1- Ho Hey by Jon D
-2 - I hate u, I love u by gnash and Olivia O'Brien
-3- 4:35 AM by Gemma Hayes
-4- Otis by Jay Z and Kanye West ( I love all versions of this song)
-5- Blossom by Noah Gunderson
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