In a blink of an eye, your life can be altered so drastically it leaves you questioning...everything.
The ache is worth it when the right person enters your life, when you least expect it.
Book 2 in the Russo family series.
Can be read as a stand al...
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The whole gang is situated around my dining table, the one the girls picked out at Ikea, enjoying the food they all brought over. I'm here in body but not in mind. My mind is on the moment Jade and I had on my patio steps. I wanted to kiss her so badly and if I wasn't reading into it too much, so did she. But, I mean, that's not something you can just ask right? "Uh hey...so did you want to kiss me as much as I wanted to kiss you?" It seems so juvenile. I'm twenty-six not sixteen. I have never been so unsure of myself, and yet so conflicted. I'm not even divorced yet, that shouldn't matter honestly, but is it too soon? I wasn't kidding when I told her my family adopted her, I'm pretty sure they just did but what if this is just in my head? Or worse, we date and she ends up cheating on me too?
Melissa may have destroyed me for any other woman. Am I damaged goods? Would I even want to marry again? Bleh, why am I even thinking about marriage, I'm technically still married. Fuck. I think I need a therapy session.
There's pat on my arm, "Dude..."
I glance at Vance who's looking at me weird. "What?"
"I've been calling your name..you alright?"
I look around and everyone's staring at me. Well shit. "Yeah I'm good." I shove some mein lo into my mouth and avoid their eyes.
"What did I just say?" Vance retorts.
"Leave him be." V chimes in.
"Whatever. Jade, you wanna go?"
This piques my interest. Go where? With who? Surely, not Vance. I'll knock his stupid face in.
"Yeah, I'd love to go. I've never been down to the strip."
"Whoo!" Vance cheers, then pats my back.
"You in too? It's been a hot minute since you've been there!"
I sag in relief at the mention of the strip. It has been a really long time since I've been there, I miss it. "Yeah, man. I'm in."
"You have to race one, Jade you gotta see bro race. He was a legend." Vance brags.
"I was not and my car isn't equipped for that."
"You kinda were." V adds in with a small shrug.
"Sounds fun!" Jade cuts in, "I'm excited!"
"You're going to love it!" Vance says to Jade then tells me, "Meet at our place at seven."
"So do you race?" I hear Jade ask V.
V smiles wide, "Oh yeah."
"Really!? What's it like?"
"It's intense and heart pounding." she pauses, "It's almost as good as sex." She lowered her voice but it was still heard. The groans and gagging sound around the table.
