If She Dares by Tanya Michaels

Author:Tanya Michaels [Michaels, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
Published: 2015-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

9

AS SHE CLIMBED out of her car Sunday afternoon, Riley tried to remember the last time she and both her sisters had done something together. They’d let too long pass since their last fun outing or girls’ night. Maybe part of the problem was trying to line up three schedules, but there had also been months when she’d avoided them, avoided the pity and worry in their expressions.

Or, perhaps, Riley reconsidered as she caught sight of her sisters, she’d avoided them because of the constant bickering. The two of them hadn’t even made it into the art gallery before they’d started arguing. They stood just outside the entrance, an almost comical study in similarities and contrasts. Rochelle was wearing an ivory blouse and navy pencil skirt as sleek and smooth as her chin-length bob while Wren, her hair a crazy halo of curls, had a fringe vest on over a maxi dress made out of five or six patterns stitched together. Yet they both had their arms crossed over their chests and wore nearly identical expressions of stubborn exasperation.

Here we go again.

Rochelle was saying something, her tone too discreet for Riley to hear her words.

Then Wren fired back, “I’m twenty-two! It’s the sweet spot between legal drinking age and actually having any responsibilities, the perfect time for me to have a little fun, make some risky decisions.”

Riley waved weakly. “Hey. I see we’re having a spirited—”

“I’m only twenty-five,” Rochelle pointed out, “and you don’t see me drunkenly making out with whoever looks good at the time.”

“That’s because you are a freaky robot-person who married the first real boyfriend you ever had and has not done a single spontaneous thing since you were fourteen. That isn’t normal!” Wren turned, seeking an ally. “Back me up on this, Ry.”

Covering her face with her hands, Riley made a mental note. Next time her sisters suggested they all get together, she would express her regret that she couldn’t make it because she was busy. “Nobody’s a freaky robot-person. Now, if you—”

Rochelle reached for Riley’s hand, as if the physical contact made them a united front. “Please tell our little sister she should treat her body with more respect.”

“I’m an adult, which means I don’t need you to approve my choices.”

“You don’t make choices. That implies some kind of deliberate selection of options, maybe even a little forethought. You just act on blind whim.” She tossed her hands in the air. “That’s what they should have named you. Whim Kendrick, who quits her job out of the blue and doesn’t think through the consequences of getting in bed with her roommate until the morning after.”

“The guy roommate or the girl?” Riley asked with mild curiosity.

Both her sisters gaped at her.

“Guy,” Wren clarified after a brief pause. “And I didn’t go to bed with him. Well, technically, I did, but we didn’t...you know.”

Rochelle rolled her eyes. “What a mature way to put it.”

“Hey, I was trying to spare your delicate ears.”

“Let me save you the trouble.” Rochelle spun on her heel and stalked inside the gallery.

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