“Extra butter, light on the salt,” he says, finishing my thought. “Be right back.”
He leans down to kiss my forehead as he and Jayce head off to the kitchen.
What is this? Is this domestic bliss? I mean, I know it’s not going to be this way forever, but even if some of our nights are like this, I’d say that I’m one lucky woman.
I don’t bother wiping the smile off my face as I feel my cell phone vibrate next to me.
Stella: Maeve, I’m going to preface this text thread under the category of “Don’t Hate Me.”
Ainsley: Stella…what did you do?
Stella: Nothing bad.
Quinn: But probably nothing good.
I look at which thread this is, and realize it’s the sisters-only chat. Usually this thread is reserved for girl talk or to bitch about Simon. But if she’s giving me a warning and no one else, I have to wonder what she’s up to.
Maeve: Just tell us, Stella. I guarantee we won’t hate you.
Stella: I know you won’t, but you’ll probably tell me to stay out of your business.
Maeve: Stella Leigh…
Stella: I might’ve gone on a very deep internet stalking mission to dig more into Vivian.
Ainsley: Stella…
Quinn: Good. I’ve never met her, but I hate her on principle.
Maeve: Stella, while I appreciate your efforts, my lawyers are on it.
At least, I hope they are.
Stella: Hear me out. After you told us about Josh wanting custody and that it seemed to pop up around the time that he and Vivian suddenly got married, I had a weird feeling about it.
Ainsley: We all did.
Stella: Exactly. So I started stalking her social media, which, there wasn’t anything on the outside that was glaring. But! I searched her saved stories—and this woman saves everything—and noticed she’s discreetly posting about auditioning for something and also hinting that it’s back in the reality world.
Quinn: She was fifth out of ten in a singing reality show. Literally the definition of mid. And she wants to do it again?
Stella: No, see, that’s what’s interesting. It doesn’t seem like she’s doing another competition. She’s been posting a lot about lifestyles, and daily vlogs, and things that seem more like she’s going more for influencer rather than country singer.
Ainsley: Who would want to take lifestyle advice from her? She’s not a good person.
Quinn: A lot of people are trash, so I’m guessing other trash people?
Maeve: Focus! Stella, what does any of this have to do with the custody case?
Ainsley: Wait! Isn’t there a new reality show about to start casting in Nashville?
Stella: Correct, dear sister. Real Lives of Nashville Wives.
I think about it for a second and then I remember I read something about that when Logan and I were coming back from Los Angeles.
Maeve: Wait, are you telling me that you think Vivian is auditioning for this show, and that’s why she suddenly married Josh?
Quinn: And more dastardly, are you saying that she wants Josh to have primary custody of Jayce so she can act as if she’s bonus mom of the year?
