Dusty is not like Tory's first husband, who was weak in the most important ways (75). However, neither can stop thinking about each other, and eventually their attraction is too great, so they start dating. Both Tory and Dusty think it is over between them. When he almost loses his record deal because of her review, Tory arranges for Sissy to call in some favors and get the financial backing to make the deal. She explains that last night was a fantasy, and, in reality, she was just pretending to be someone that she was not (33). He does, and he is furious-but mostly because she ran off without an explanation and did not follow the Cinderella story (32). She runs home, forgetting her plastic shoe (27) and hoping that he does not read it in the paper the next morning.
She just wrote an awful review of his new album in an article in tomorrow's paper. But when she realizes who he is, she is mortified. He even jokes about her being Cinderella. When Tory meets Dusty Mitchell, a semi-famous country music singer, at her rich best friend Sissy's party, she does not recognize him. Her independence becomes a source of pride for her (92), and she is not about to give it up. Now, her daughter is thirteen, and they have a nice, secure life, just the way Tory likes it. She puts herself through college and secures a job as a professor and music critic. When Victoria Jones' husband dies in a drunk-driving accident, leaving her all alone with a baby to raise, she rises to the challenge.
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