Dakota's Summer Page #3

the small town for something new

Take my hand leave the

rest in the Buy and Sell

You make me want to run like

hell and never look back

I was hanging on the top of the horse,

and they were running everywhere!

You might just fall

off, but it's okay!

Go, go!

You make me wanna run

Whoo!

- Right out the gate

- Faster!

Kickin' at dirt 'cause

we couldn't wait

Jump in, let's head

for the interstate

- Whoo, yeah!

- With you by my side

- I've got all I'll ever need, baby

- Good. Good.

You make me wanna run like

hell and never look back

- Whoo!

- Attagirl!

You and Jessie go good

together, I gotta say.

Yeah.

You know, I really don't

know anything about you.

There's not much to know.

Tell me something I

should know about you.

I like rhubarb pie.

- You like rhubarb pie?

- Uh-huh.

A la mode.

That is so uninteresting.

- You're a dork.

- Oh, thank you.

I think this is her.

I called this number earlier.

Who?

Hello?

Hi.

Yeah, I can meet tomorrow.

Okay. Bye.

I think I'm gonna meet

my mom tomorrow.

That's great.

Thanks for the lift.

No problem. Just let me know

when you wanna be picked up.

Well, wish me luck.

You'll be fine.

Hello, I'm Annie.

Dakota.

- This is weird.

- This is so weird.

- Nice to meet you.

- It's nice to meet you too.

Well, you're so skinny I

should feed you. Come on.

- Here we are, ladies.

- Thank you.

My birthday's November 26, '96.

If you are Austin Rose's granddaughter

and you know you were adopted...

I think you have to be her.

Seems like it.

Yeah.

Wow.

I didn't always make the

best choices with my life,

but I have tried to

learn from my mistakes.

I don't seem to learn

from my mistakes.

It seems like the older

I get, the more I make.

Oh, don't worry. You'll

get the hang of it.

I do feel like I'm getting

a new start to my life, though.

So much has changed in the past three

weeks, it feels like three months.

I just love that feeling

of getting a fresh start,

you know, like you can just

fly over the horizon...

and find new friends, adventures.

It's never too late

to reinvent yourself.

That's what I always say.

- I really like your necklace.

- You do? I'm obsessed with turquoise.

Me too. It's my favorite stone.

- Really?

- See? Yeah.

Well, then why don't you take this?

- Are you sure?

- Sure.

I'd like for you to have it.

- Thank you.

- Oh, it looks beautiful.

Oh, shoot! You know, I don't

have much time today.

Can we meet up again soon, continue

getting to know each other?

Yeah. I'd like that.

Me too. Okay.

What an amazing day...

to meet my daughter as a

grown-up, beautiful young woman.

Oh.

Thank you, Annie.

All right, sweetheart, you be good.

Yeah, you've been eating a

lot of this, haven't you?

You're so cute. You want some?

I'm going to the market.

You wanna come?

Sure. Okay.

I actually met

my birth mom yesterday.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- What's she like?

- She was nice.

She took me to a really fancy

restaurant for lunch, and...

gave me a necklace.

Cool.

What's the deal with your parents?

Beats me. I mean, I haven't

seen 'em in three years.

- Because they're overseas?

- Because they're M.I.A.

I thought you said they

were in the Peace Corps.

I said that they could be

in the Peace Corps.

But it doesn't matter.

They don't care about me...

and they probably have pets

that they love more than me.

Do you wanna go to a rodeo

with me this weekend?

Sure. Sounds like fun.

- Hey!

- Hi, sis.

Austin! How's my friend?

I'm doing fine.

It's good to see you.

It's good to see all of you.

- Hey, darling.

- Hi, Grandpa.

- What's this?

- Just a little something from all of us...

to let you know we missed you.

That's really sweet, you guys.

Okay. Stop.

If this is how you show you guys

miss me, I'd rather you not miss me.

What are you doing out

here all by yourself?

What's up?

Well, I just got a

text from Nicole.

Oh, yeah? What's she up to?

She met someone.

She did?

Yeah.

Some guy on her tour.

Hmm. Well, I don't know

what to say...

except she's an idiot.

She did it over text?

That's cold.

I've just never been dumped before.

Well, I've been dumped

more times than I can count.

Is that why you're so grumpy?

I'm not grumpy.

Well.

Anyway, getting dumped will teach you

humility, build character, and...

it'll remind you that even

though you're so attractive...

you gotta have

other stuff going on.

You know,

which you do.

Thanks, I think.

Cowboy, you just gotta

get back in the saddle.

There's plenty

of other fillies in the sea.

I think you mean "fish."

Whatever. Fish, fillies,

you know what I mean.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Bluebonnet Rodeo.

Please make them welcome, the

Sweethearts of the Rodeo drill team!

Step on the gas

Step on the gas

I gotta be somewhere

I'm runnin' up

It's goin' good

They can do nothin'

but stop and stare

I'm in a rush, rush

I'm livin' so fast Maybe

I ain't got time for tryin'

They must think that I am crazy

My foot is to the floor

My ambition's out the door

I'm goin' at full steam

I thought you were retired.

No. I'm just up here training

with my grandfather.

- Why don't you just face the fact that-

- Just stop. Okay?

Instead of just dissing each other,

which you have to admit

is getting pretty old...

how about we just

settle this in the arena?

- Go on.

- Well, the next time we compete,

if you win, I have to wear a Stars

T-shirt every day for a month.

It can say anything you want on it.

And in the very unlikely

scenario that you win?

We have to put

all this behind us...

and become friends again.

Wait, like "hang out,

go to the movies,

text each other all the

time" kind of friends?

Okay. You've got a deal.

What size T-shirt do you wear?

And here's Dawn Morton,

who's over the neck.

How do you like that as she

makes her way around?

Here's Julia Reneau...

with the Full-Shoulder Stand!

It's gonna be Dawn Morton

with the Back Breaker!

How do you like that?

Hold her up by her knee,

with her hands dragging the ground.

Put your hands together

for the Lone Stars!

And here's Kristen Rose.

Come on, Kristen!

With the Stroud Layout!

And here's Rose with her

Cossack Death Drag!

- Don't try this at home!

- Nice, Rose!

Here we are with Rose

with the Hippodrome.

Old friends and neighbors

Cards on the kitchen table

A touch of gray in Mama's hair

That wasn't there before

Is he your boyfriend?

No, he's just my friend.

He's kind of cute. Don't you think?

I don't know, I guess he is.

Come on.

He's cute.

Almost like I never left at all

I brought you some lemonade.

Look at you, all dolled up.

Heck, yeah.

It's a party.

- No sulking.

- Okay.

To the next chapter.

The next chapter.

Where the door is open wide

Oh.

- What?

- Annie's here. I invited her.

- Who's Annie?

- She's my birth mom.

You found your birth mom and you

invited her here to Grandpa's ranch?

Yeah.

It's home

Small town and big hearts

You're never too far

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