“She came back to town? Unbelievable!” one of them yelled. “Small town, small world! Too bad it isn’t big enough to make that bitch disappear!” From the towel next to me, Evie put her hand on my arm. In her unflappable voice she said, “Ignore them, Shelby. They’re just being dicks.” It didn’t really matter that the loud comments were coming from two girls I’d gone to high school with more than a year ago. In Evie’s world, being a dick was equal opportunity. I didn’t have to remind her that I’d gotten used to being raked over the coals like this the past couple of months, so I didn’t respond except to pat Evie’s hand in thanks. Then I tried to relax while I reclined on my back, dressed in my bikini, letting all the shouted comments evaporate like the May humidity. But my fan club wasn’t done. “Let’s see how fast she hightails it outta here when Rex comes!”
