Chapter 168: New ideas.

Rose's POV: Rose picked up her phone, The screen lit up with Lizzie's name as she tapped the call button. "Hey, Lizzie, it's been too long! How have you been?" Lizzie's voice came through warm and cheerful, "Rose! I've missed you! I'm good; it's just the usual chaos. How about you? How was Texas?" Rose settled into her favorite armchair, The one with the floral pattern she loved and sighed contentedly. "Texas was an adventure, for sure. The weather was all over the place – one day, it was so hot I thought I'd melt, and the next, A storm blew in and cooled everything down." Lizzie chuckled, "Sounds like you needed a wardrobe just for the weather changes!" "Exactly!" Rose laughed. "I packed for a summer vacation and ended up needing my fall clothes. But you know, There was something magical about those wide-open skies and the way the air felt just before the rain." Lizzie's interest piqued, "Oh? Tell me more about that." "Well," Rose began, leaning back and closin