Risking Fate by Jennifer Foor Read Free Book Online Page A

She was only a few months old, but her little smile was just perfect. She loved hearing the kids talking and would turn  her little body toward where the sounds of them were coming from.
    “ Did you hear the women are leaving us with the kids for the day?” Colt laughed while taking another bite of his food.
    “Yeah, Savanna informed me last night. I think we can manage. I have a whole roll of Duct tape in the garage.”
    We both laughed while the girls sat there with their mouths open. Of course , the first thing that came to mind for me was the ABC party that brought Miranda and I together. I looked ove r to where she sat and got a quick reaction from her. It made me smile just knowing she got me so well. I threw her a wink and mouthed the words ‘I love you’ toward her.
    A gagging sound caught my attention. “Don’t do that while I am trying to eat.” Van gave me a disgusted look. I picked up a roll and threw it toward her, causing her to scream because she was so shocked I’d actually done something like that.
    “I think the children are being better behaved than the adults this morning,” Lucy teased.
    We all settled down and tried to set a better example for our kid s, but even Lucy knew us adults had caused commotion at the table since we were Izzy and Noah’s age.
    Colt and I hung out and helped Lucy clean up breakfast while Van took everyone else to their house. The house got quiet without the kids there. On ce we finished we met them at their place . I should have been expecting retaliation from Van, but my dumbass forgot to keep my guard up. Colt walked into the house and I followed behind him. As I grabbed the screen door, I felt something wet hitting the front of my body, followed by a loud machine coming on and then just an explosion of something white hitting me.
    As I opened my eyes and tried to assess what the hell had just happened, I realized I was completely covered in flour. I wiped my eyes and looked at Van, who was hunched over laughing her ass off. “What the fuck?”
    “ Language !” Miranda corrected me.
    “I think I can say it this one time.”
    A leaf blower was still in Van’s hands. Miranda held the container of flour , while the kids giggled at my feet with two empty glasses in their hands.
    “You were all in on this? You all suck!” I was laughing the whole time. This was, by far, Van’s best prank yet. She was learning. I liked it.
    I ran toward her, chasing her into the kitchen until I cornered her and wrapped my body around hers. She giggled and screamed at the same time , trying to free herself. “Ty, get off of me. You ’ r e getting me all gross.”
    “Say you’re sorry and I will let you go.”
    She tried to fight me, so I held her tighter. “Let me go. Come on, you are messing up my clothes.”
    “Say it.”
    “I’m sorry.” I started to let her go and she turned back around. “Not!”
    I grabbed her again and shook the powder off of my hair into her face. “Say it and mean it.”
    The more she fought the more I held onto her. The room filled with the family, but I never let her go. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry Ty.”
    “Now tell me that I am awesome and you love me.”
    Everyone started laughing, including me. “Never!”
    I rubbed my face over hers, causing her to scream again. “Say it!”
    “I love your awesomeness.”
    “That isn’t what I said.” I shook my head even more. “Say it right.”
    “Fine, I love you and you’re awesome.” She cried out.
    I released her and watched as she walked away assessing the mess that SHE made all over the house . Miranda was shaking her head at me and I attempte d to hug her, but was shut down by her death look. I knew she didn’t feel like changing her clothes, so I pouted my way to the guest bathroom, to try and get the flour off of me.
    I ended up having to take a shower, while Miranda rode back to the house on the golf cart to get me some clean clothes. When I finally got out they were getting ready