Brick Shithouse (White Horse Book 3) by Bijou Hunter

Author:Bijou Hunter [Hunter, Bijou]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mafia, bikers, humor, Crime, romantic comedy
Publisher: Bijou Hunter
Published: 2018-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

AUDREY

Despite my parents’ anger and my fight with Rando, Cap remains completely relaxed. He takes a plate of food onto the back deck and settles into a chair at the long wooden picnic table. I sit nearby, thinking about how miserable I’ve made my parents by having Cap here.

“Why are you so wound up?” Cap asks after finishing the corn on the cob.

“My mom looks so sad, and my pop is angry. Sure, I’m a pain in the ass, but that doesn’t mean I want to make them miserable.”

“Let me dump some shrink shit on your pretty head, Pip. Starting with your mom. Now you said she had a shitty upbringing, right? Well, often times, kids like that need a lot of predictability in their adult lives. So has your mom always taught the same grade?”

“Yeah.”

“And does she keep a comfortable routine and get tense when the schedule is fucked?”

“Yeah.”

“So we’re messing with her schedule. You said she got upset when Lily’s lame fiancé wanted to move somewhere lame, right? Well, that’s her way. So even if you moved in a year, she’d still get upset because new shit throws her off. That’s how she rolls, and you’ll just need to hug her more. No fixing how a person is wired.”

“And Pop?”

Cap holds a finger up to have me wait until he finishes a rib. Wiping his hands, he swallows. “You weren’t kidding about your father’s barbecue.”

“He’ll be thrilled to know you approve.”

Smirking, Cap continues his shrink shit. “When Keanu was a teenager, he got the idea to adopt a dog. Now his mom has a sort of hippy vibe, and she is a big believer in helping those in need. So they didn’t adopt a puppy since everyone likes puppies. She wanted an older dog that would likely be put down. At the shelter, Keanu liked one dog, and his little sister wanted a different dog. Their mom couldn’t leave one to die, so she adopted both mutts. Sounds heartwarming, don’t it?”

Nodding, I watch him devour a giant spoonful of coleslaw. He wasn’t kidding about his hunger. I wonder if he’d go cannibal, if the food weren’t offered.

“So Dill was a shepherd mix, and Scud was a lab mix. I think Keanu’s family just assumed these saved animals would be so thrilled to be adopted that they wouldn’t bitch and moan. Well, those dogs had one particular thing they fought over every single fucking night. They both wanted the prime spot between Keanu and Calypso’s beanbag chairs. For years, they growled and snapped at each other over who got to sit in the best spot. It was like they hated each other. Then one day, Scud got loose from Calypso during a walk and ran in front of a truck. Keanu’s dad said the dog committed suicide, which sounds like bullshit. Except weeks later, Dill was diagnosed with cancer and needed to be put to sleep. Keanu’s mom decided Scud knew Dill was dying and couldn’t bear to live without him.

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