Two Risks I'd Never Take Again by Remi Carrington

Author:Remi Carrington
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947685574
Publisher: Phrey Press

We’d been at my parents’ house for over an hour, and no one had even raised their voice. Mom and Dad were on their best behavior with Garrett here, and it made the day enjoyable. I credited Garrett’s presence because I still wasn’t ready to believe things were changing with them.

“Garrett, why don’t you ride with me to get some ice?” Dad stood and fished keys out of his pocket.

Garrett moved a cat out of his lap. “Sure.” He glanced at me. “I’ll be back.”

Panicking inside, I nodded, acting like it was the most natural thing in the world for my dad to decide he needed ice right before dinner was going to be served. “See you in a bit.”

They walked out the front door, and I ran to the kitchen. “Mom, what is Dad doing?”

“Getting ice.” She didn’t look up from the cutting board.

“He doesn’t need Garrett for that.”

She rested the knife across the board and met my gaze. “Dad wants to make sure your friend is well intentioned.”

I rubbed my temples. “What part of my begging wasn’t clear? We aren’t dating.”

“Yet.” Mom added the vegetables into the salad and tossed it all together. “He seems very nice.”

“He is nice.” And I didn’t want my parents to scare Garrett away. I walked out to the back porch, hoping Dad wasn’t making the run for ice too uncomfortable for Garrett. If I’d known my parents were going to behave like this, I wouldn’t have brought him along.

Pacing, I checked the time every two minutes. How long could it possibly take to drive to the corner store and buy ice?

My stress melted away when Garrett stepped outside. “Aren’t you cold out here?”

“I’m so sorry. I explained to my parents that we are just friends, but . . .” I shrugged. “Did he give you a hard time?”

“It was fine. We just talked. A bit of good news, I think maybe I talked him out of getting you a kitten.” Garrett rested his hand on the small of my back. “Let’s go back inside. Dinner’s ready.”

“I owe you for that.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.” He pushed open the door.

My parents were already seated at the table. Garrett pulled out my chair and waited for me to sit before lowering himself into the chair next to me.

Mom passed the salad to me, kicking off the meal.

As Dad doused his salad in Ranch dressing, he asked, “Garrett, what do you do?”

“I’m currently between jobs. Previously I was working as a private investigator, but I’m hoping to move into ranching.” Garrett worded it so he didn’t sound like the spoiled kid who would inherit thousands of acres.

He wasn’t a spoiled kid. He wanted to earn the spot beside his dad. I admired that about Garrett.

The rest of the afternoon went smoothly . . . until Coco pulled the leftover ham off the counter. There was a bit of yelling, but most of it was directed at the dog.

I tried to use that as an excuse

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