Dare to Live by S.B. Alexander

Author:S.B. Alexander [Alexander, S.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Wing Publishing
Published: 2017-12-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Kody

I pulled into Jessie’s driveway and parked behind a blue SUV, which, if I weren’t mistaken, belonged to Donovan. My blood gelled as I closed my hands into fists, debating whether to leave or face my demons head-on. If I stayed, then Donovan and I would end up throwing punches until one of us landed in the hospital. Showing up at Jessie’s might not have been such a great idea. But she’d assured me that Donovan wouldn’t be there. She’d mentioned that he and Lowell were in Boston at a Red Sox game.

A few days ago, when I told her she was all wrong for me, that had been the truth. I couldn’t date a girl who was friends with one of my enemies. Yet I was in her driveway. I’d promised myself I would stay away from women who rode motorcycles. Yet I was parked in her driveway.

Dare to live.

I had to love Ms. Sharp for that motto. Because before I’d had that talk with her, I’d been trying like a motherfucker to keep my distance from Jessie. I was failing miserably. She made it impossible not to think about her twenty-four hours a day, more so after she’d kissed me in the bathroom at The Cave. Nothing is ever impossible. My dad had always drilled that into us boys. Hell, I’d said something similar to Jess five minutes before we got naked.

The bay door to the shop was open, and parts of a motorcycle, or what looked to be an engine, were strewn all over the floor. Tim McGraw belted out one of his songs from a radio in the garage, while a warm spring breeze seeped in through my open truck window, carrying with it the scent of sweet and refreshing blooms. I didn’t have the urge to sneeze, thanks in part to my allergy medicine.

I turned off the engine, keeping my focus on the inside of the garage. I didn’t see anyone milling around. I checked my watch—six in the evening. Jessie had said six. After her awesome performance at The Cave the night before, we hadn’t gotten a chance to spend any alone time together. While I’d been disappointed, I was also elated to hear her sing my song, and boy, that was a high I had never experienced. To hear my lyrics come out of that beautiful mouth of hers was heaven. Still, Mr. Robinson had wanted her to practice for a couple of hours. So she’d sung my song, I’d played the piano, and Jake had played the guitar. Jake and I should’ve switched since he was better than me on piano, but the feel of keys had felt as smooth as Jessie’s body, and I’d only played better as I thought of her, us, and how magical her voice was.

Regardless, by the time we had finished, it had been late, and Roxanne and Jessie had an early shift at the hospital.

Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Jessie wiping

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