Paula

“Jake and Sully
My mother turns to Jake. “What about you? Keeping out of trouble?”
“I haven’t knocked up anyone if that’s what you’re asking,” he mumbles, shoveling a fork full of mashed potatoes into his mouth.
My mother leans over and whaps him with a dishtowel. “That’s not funny.”
― Autumn Jones Lake, Warnings & Wildfires

“Liam and Sully
“Sorry,” I say when Liam returns to his spot.
He shrugs. “He grows on you after a while. Like fungus.”
I laugh at the stupid joke and Liam grins.
“Thanks.”
― Autumn Jones Lake, Warnings & Wildfires

“Behind me, Trigger whistles. I turn to find him rubbing his hand over his crotch and shaking his head.
“You better have a case of crabs and not be jerking yourself to my girlfriend.” First Tally taking my girl out to the fuckin’ movies, and now this asshole.
“Sorry, brother. She’s a fine woman. Don’t fuck that up. Lotta men would be willing to treat her right.”
“Fuck you.”
“You’re not my type.” He glances down the hall. “Now, Mallory on the other hand—”
“Don’t.” I hold up both hands. “Go there, brother. I will straight up gut you.”
He laughs and claps me on the back.
“Don’t touch me with your damn dick-rubbing hands.” I jerk my shoulder out of his grasp.”
― Autumn Jones Lake, Blow My Fuse

“I held out my hand to her. “Want to test the pool?”
She wrinkled her nose. “If we’re going to swim, let’s do it now, before it’s just a sea of pee.”
“Eww,” Vienna groaned.”
― Autumn Jones Lake, Renegade Path