My Famous Frenemy by Piper Rayne

Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piper Rayne, Inc.

I’ve loved the carnival every year. But this year will go down as the best year yet. I danced with Gavin Price. Goose bumps still race down my spine when I remember him whispering that he’s crazy for me. He’s not holding back with his feelings and my willpower is slowly waning because the truth is… I want him too.

The problem is that he’s my mom’s competitor and I can’t go against her. She’s not even here tonight because she’s taking care of Hank. She’s always putting people’s needs before her own.

“This is interesting,” Jed says from behind me.

His daughter, my niece, comes alongside me. “I thought we were dancing.”

She links her hand with mine. Emilia is the cutest thing ever.

“We’re going to go play a game,” I tell her.

Emilia’s big toothy smile has me smiling in return. “I love games. Can I play?”

“Of course you can.”

“Yay!”

I’m not sure why all my siblings are following me to the games section, other than pure nosiness. Nikki’s probably jotting down notes to retell on her radio segment.

“What’ll it be?” Gavin asks, his arms out to his sides in front of the row of games.

I walk over to the basketball game.

“I knew it. Pay up, Cade,” Jed says.

“You should know that Posey thinks she missed her calling as a Harlem Globetrotter,” Cade tells Gavin. “She’d play Around the World in the driveway all the time.”

“You’re just upset because she beat you.” Mandi, my dear sister, sticks up for me. I give her a smile of thanks.

“Once. And when it came to one on one, she lost,” Cade says.

“Because you’re about six inches taller than her.” Mandi, God help her, will defend me forever.

“All right, basketball it is then.” Gavin cuts through all my siblings’ bullshit and pulls out his wallet.

“Yep. You’ve played?” I ask.

He shrugs. “Hasn’t everyone?”

I’m not sure I get what he means. I’m sure there are people who haven’t played basketball, but whatever.

“What’s the wager between you two?” Jed stands at the side of the game, leaning his shoulder on the edge. He ignores Emilia jumping around, asking when it’s her turn.

“I win and Posey goes on a ride with me,” Gavin says.

Jed laughs. “I guess we know which ride he’s taking you on.”

“What ride?” Emilia asks.

He smooths his hand down her hair, tugging on a braid that Molly must’ve done.

“The Ferris wheel,” every man in my family says in unison.

Gavin’s cheeks turn red. If I wasn’t supposed to dislike him, I’d think it was adorable.

“How come the Ferris wheel?” Emilia asks.

“Everyone takes their dates on the Ferris wheel with the hopes you get stuck on top and can sneak some…” Jed looks down at Emilia.

“Sneak what?” Her eyes are wide.

“Just to talk.”

“Like you and Mommy talk sometimes?”

Everyone makes a sound knowing exactly what Molly and Jed are doing when they’re “talking.”

“Exactly, sweetie.” Jed looks at me. “Let’s get this over with.”

Gavin puts down money for both of us.

“Oh no, I pay for myself.” I dig into my purse and slap down a five-dollar bill.

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