Bite The Bullet: An OPS Protector Romance (Owens Protective Services Book 16) by Giulia Lagomarsino

Author:Giulia Lagomarsino [Lagomarsino, Giulia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

“Monkeys! Monkeys!” Parker screamed, pulling us down the trail to the monkey exhibit.

We’d already been here for three hours. I didn’t know you could spend so much time at a zoo, let alone collect so much crap. I was already carrying around three stuffed animals and had a monkey backpack slung over my shoulders that Parker insisted I wear.

“Ooh! Jack! Look at that!” Parker pointed to Hi-Striker. It was that Ring the Bell game they had at fairs, but this was supersized. “Can you do it?”

“Don’t waste your money,” one of the dads standing nearby said. “Seriously, it’s rigged so you can’t win.”

I glanced at the man, examining his clothing choices. Khaki shorts with a plaid shirt tucked in, paired with argyle socks and loafers. And let’s not forget the fanny pack. It was no wonder this douchebag thought it couldn’t be done. He didn’t have the upper body strength to bench press five pounds.

“The winner gets to choose from any of these stuffed animals,” the woman running the game said, winking at me.

I narrowed my eyes at her, pissed that she was hitting on me when I was with a kid. She didn’t know that Skylar and I weren’t married.

“Can you do it? Please, please, please?” Parker begged.

“Buddy, that one’s really hard. I’m sure Jack can’t win the prize,” Skylar said seriously.

Okay, now I was just offended. I didn’t need to prove myself with a stupid game, but this was a question of my manhood. I knew damn well I could ring that bell, and I would prove it to her and all the dads around here who watched with their cocksure attitudes.

I held out a five-dollar bill and picked up the hammer, stretching my arms before stepping up to the bell.

“This is such a waste of money,” one of them sneered.

“Who does he think he is?” another whispered loudly.

“He thinks he’s Superman,” another laughed.

I swung the hammer over my head, slamming it down with more force than was necessary. The ball zipped to the top, clanging against the bell. It rang throughout the park and lights flashed with the sirens, signaling I’d won.

Parker jumped and cheered, running up to me like I was his hero. I swooped him up in my arms and walked past the other dads, knowing they could never do better.

“That one!” Parker shouted. “I want the Flamingo!”

The lady grudgingly walked over and grabbed the life-size Flamingo, handing it over. I hadn’t considered that I would have to walk around with the fucking thing the rest of the day, but when I saw how happy it made Parker, I didn’t really care.

The rest of the dads shook their heads at the new guy—that would be me—probably pissed off that I showed them up. I felt slightly bad for their kids that they weren’t strong enough to play the game. But not bad enough to stick around and commiserate with them.

“Where to next?”

“The monkeys!” Parker shouted. I slung the kid over my shoulders, grinning as he laughed and wrapped his hands under the bottom of my chin so he didn’t fall over.

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