Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5)

by Elsie Silver

The most unladylike noise I’ve ever made leaves me in a flurry of trying, and failing, to breathe deeply. Finally, I focus less on Beau touching my bare skin as giggles overtake me at the absurdity and inappropriateness of the older man’s joke. Willa loses it. I’m talking sprays water from her mouth. She gets up and walks away, swiping furiously at her mane of red hair. Rhett groans. Jasper gets a wildly amused, shit-eating grin on his face. Beau turns toward me, huffing a soft laugh against the curve of my neck. It’s so hot out, so stagnant, that I lean into the rush of air on my hot skin. And Cade? Cade just sits there, glaring at his dad. “You’re getting worse the older you get. You know that?” I can see Harvey biting at the inside of his cheek, trying so hard to keep a straight face. “What are you talking about?” “Dad. You just made a joke about … ” Cade swipes a hand through his hair and looks at his son before deciding to forge ahead anyway. “Me jacking off a goat.” A high-pitched gasp lurches from Beau, who is now rubbing at his eye sockets. “Cade, watch your mouth at the dinner table. And get your head out of the gutter. Male goats have nipples too.” Cade gapes at his dad. “You fucking serious right now?” Harvey shakes his head. “I think. They might. Okay, fine. I wasn’t talking about their nipples.” And then he bursts out laughing along with everyone else while Cade drops his head down on the table. His shoulders shake, so I’m pretty sure he’s laughing too. “Okay,...

Had to fucking save this whole thing because everything was too funny to leave out. I love you Harvey, let me help you blow your lawn.