Spring Fever (Dating Season Book 5) by Laurelin Paige & Kayti McGee

Author:Laurelin Paige & Kayti McGee [Paige, Laurelin & McGee, Kayti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781953520647
Publisher: Paige Press, LLC
Published: 2021-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

Eight

Sometimes I feel like my life isn’t real and I’m living in a cartoon. At any moment, an anvil is going to drop from the blue sky, landing on me, squashing me into the grass beneath my sneakers.

“Are you sure this is a good time?” I ask Dune as he leads us past the row of shiny motorcycles parked at Pres’s house onto the wide front porch I love so much.

“Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” he answers. “That’s a motto I try to live by.”

I’m fairly certain I might die before Dune finishes squaring up my IRS obligations. We arrived to find out it’s picnic day in biker land and although it was nice catching up with Dune’s people and partaking in a few deviled eggs for old time’s sake, Coco was not happy to see me again. My presence has sent her into a feline frenzy of passive-aggressive behavior. She stalks our quartet through the spacious living room with a scowl on her misshapen face, no doubt plotting how to claw out my eyes.

As we pass a massive painting of the skull MC logo hanging above the fireplace, Austin glances over at me with a look that says he doesn’t want to be here. Ever since we arrived, he’s been on edge, stuck to my side as if he needs to be ready to protect me at any moment.

“We can reschedule if you need to get back to your picnic,” he says to Dune’s leather-vested back. “They really wanted you for that knife-throwing contest.”

“No, it’s cool,” Dune says, leading us down a tiled hallway into a large office with a gigantic mahogany desk. “Still haven’t won my house back so we can do business here in Pres’s office.” He arranges padded chairs in front of the desk.

“That’s unfortunate about your house,” I say, alarmed he’s still homeless a year later.

“It’s fine,” he says. “I got his boat in a different bet, so we’ll settle it soon.”

Charlotte looks fascinated as she says, “The biggest thing I ever wagered was ten dollars on whether my husband could burp the tune to Star Wars. You guys are really fearless about betting on homes and boats.”

Dune laughs. “I’m a big fan of Star Wars. To quote Yoda… ‘Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.’”

Huh. That quote resonates with me. Yoda is wise. Perhaps that’s why I’m languishing in anguish, because I’m subconsciously letting fear guide my decisions. Could it be that simple? I say I’m being brave and trying new things, but if I think about it, and admit it to myself, I’m always led by fear of the unknown in the end. I make a mental note to put Star Wars on the movie rotation.

Dune motions for us to sit. “Since there’re three of you, I think that’s a sign you’re all going to get refunds.”

“Let’s hope,” I say. Because I need a cash infusion. Whether it’s

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