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Gram inexplicably called me Otter—which was the least manly animal name ever—but
His brothers so far being bear and wolf while he gets otter is hilarious
I hit the pavement, blinding pain shooting through me, and my head swam with confusion. The weirdest thought went through my mind. Did I just survive a forest fire only to get hit by a fucking car?
Hopefully I wouldn’t start babbling morbid facts about gunshot wounds or decomposing bodies. Sometimes I did that when I was nervous.
Hey, we all have flaws
“Are you one of those people who loved high school?” He scowled. “God, no. I hated high school.” “Really? You weren’t the popular football captain or something?” “No, I was. But I still hated it.”
What are you afraid of?” She shrugged. “Everything?”
“What are you afraid of?” “Nothing.”
I knew what they’d looked like, but only because I’d seen pictures. I knew stories about them, but only the things I’d been told. None of it lived in my head. I couldn’t conjure a single image of my mother or my father. Not even one. And I hated that I was the only one who couldn’t.
Mama raccoons were vicious when they were protecting their young. It was possible I knew that from experience.
Besides, I had a broken leg and I was holding a kitten. There was no way he’d tackle me right now.
I decided to head into town and get some more kitten supplies. I had the basics, but my Princess Squeaker was no basic bitch.
This series has the worst names for pets but I’ll let it slide
I didn’t ask why he was referring to himself as her mommy. That just seemed like something Gavin would do.
Was it really so bad if background noises sometimes bothered me, or I got nervous around people I didn’t know? Was I really that high maintenance?
“Here, Otter.” Gram tossed me a package of light blue yarn. “Roll that into a ball for me.” She’d given me this job before. Little kid me had sat at her feet while she tipped back and forth in her rocking chair, telling me stories while I rolled yarn.
“Phone call from your mom and you started your period. Brutal.” “It really is. I can’t be expected to function under these conditions.”
This would be a great place to bring Sky. The cabin was kind of creepy, but that was actually a plus. She liked creepy shit.
Know your audience king
“Are there bears out here?” I whispered. “Yeah.” My eyes widened. “Did you just say yes, there are bears?”
“Wait, I have a question.” Fiona held up a hand, like she was in a classroom, and Cara paused the show. “Let me see if I have this straight. He’s your ex?” “Yes,” I said. “Unfortunately.” “And he’s banging this bitch.” She gestured to the screen.
“And you need me for this because?” “You’re my favorite partner in crime.”
We took our seats. Asher and Grace passed around binoculars. Logan produced a pair of opera glasses, which struck me as rather random, but no one else commented on it.
Pls HUH
Wait. Had Gram just nicknamed her? Except it seemed like she’d called her that before. She had, at Asher’s birthday. I’d hardly noticed at the time, but holy shit, Gram gave her an animal name. Uh-oh.
Uh oh
“I don’t even know if I miss them, or just the idea of them. How can you miss someone you don’t even remember?”
She’s the most amazing woman I’ve ever met. She’s smart, and talented, and beautiful, and sweet, and I could keep going, but you already know her.
“Well you’re her dad so clearly you’re familiar with her personality”
“My parents would have thought this was pretty cool, wouldn’t they? Their kid falling for your kid.” “They would have been ecstatic.” He scratched his chin. “Actually, I’m realizing that I just lost a twenty-some-odd year-old bet.”
“I will. Now go celebrate your win.” I opened my mouth to say, hell yeah, I’m going to go celebrate naked. But I was getting naked with his daughter and that just wasn’t the kind of thing you said to your boss. Even if he was cool with you marrying her. So I just said, “Thanks Chief,” and left it at that.
