Page 249 of Call the Shots
“That's your wholesome and encouraging toast?” Fridge raised his eyebrows. “What about health and happiness?”
“I don’t care about any of your happinesses.” Denali rolled his eyes. “You better be happy from winning games.”
The table thundered in mock applause, gaining us dirty looks from the nearby groups. Oh, well. I drank my sparkling cider, the bubbles warming me from the inside out, and I felt so good when Bear asked me for a dance.
Cleo was in the middle of the dance floor with Miles, in a beautiful floor-length gown with a sharp-V plunge down the back, only separated by a line of pearls, one of which was out of sync. I nudged Bear closer to them.
“Dad,” I whispered. “One of the pearls on the dress?—”
Miles’s hand deftly went down her dress and he tugged on the loose pearl, slipping it back in formation. He winked our way. “Thanks, June.”
Bear and I ended up in a quieter section, where the lights strung on the trees made him glow and his smile made my stomach swoop. “Seriously, I love the gameday suit,” I murmured. “You look gorgeous.”
“No girl’s ever called me gorgeous before,” he said, amused.
“They didn’t see this suit.”
He dipped low, his lips at my ear. “I keep thinking about how lucky I am to live at this moment and see how beautiful you are. Pretty incredible odds.”
“Don’t out-play me,” I teased.
Bear kissed my jaw before settling back into dancing with me, taking the lead. “That’ll be a forever kind of thing, baby.”
“Forever’s a long time.”
“Forever’s a good start,” he amended.
With a smile, I tugged him down to me, capturing his lips for a kiss, holding on to this perfect moment. A shooting star in the night that I couldn’t blink away from because I didn’t want to miss it.
CHAPTER 92
BEAR
SHE’S BUSY
The behavioral hearingwas set at seven o’clock on a Saturday. I figured it’d be quiet. That’s what I planned on anyway.
Instead,snap shot sluts!lit up the night before.
montooooya
how are we supposed to dress for junes hearing???
37sully37
Junes WHAT
pickles
what the fuck did june do
me
she didnt do anything shut up
NickyK
Yeah because she spent all week with me
