My Vegas Groom (The Greene Family #3) - Piper Rayne Page 0,58
Mandi? If it’s Mom, tell her I’ll call her back.”
Posey cuts my hair as Mandi digs in my purse but can’t find my phone. The ringing stops and we all wait because usually she’ll try one of my sisters if the one she wants doesn’t answer. We all stare at one another when no one else’s phone rings.
“Must not have been Mom. See who it was?” I say.
Mandi finally finds my phone and stares at the screen, her smile dimming. “Um… it was Dad.”
Posey glances at me in the mirror, then dips her head down to concentrate on cutting my hair. My stomach sours immediately.
What the hell does my dad want? Usually I only hear from him on holidays and my birthday.
I shake my head. Of course, he probably wants to meet his new son-in-law, the professional MMA fighter, so he can brag to all his friends.
I haven’t really given any thought to what my dad might think of my marriage. Besides the trust issues I carry around, he doesn’t really factor into my daily life. But I’ve got something that’s worth something to him now. Of course he’s calling. How did I just realize this now?
Chapter Twenty-Four
“Jed, go inside.”
Logan
“My ass is going to need some lovin’ tonight,” I say to Nikki on our way into town for this duo night she’s so excited about.
Craig snickers and Nikki quirks an eyebrow. “I take it Craig knows what happened?”
“My training suffered a little bit today.”
“A little?” Craig shakes his head. “I kicked his legs out from under him and you’d think he broke his tailbone.”
They both laugh at my expense.
“It was a lot of splinters,” Nikki says.
“The whole reason for needing some lovin’.” I take Nikki’s hand as we approach the square, and much to my satisfaction, she doesn’t pull away.
“Not sure what you want me to do,” she says.
“I don’t wanna hear what he wants you to do.” With a laugh, Craig walks ahead as if he’s not with us, then he holds up and joins us again.
We enter the square, and there are more people than usual here. From what Nikki says, Handyman Haven and The Grind are working together tonight, so they’ve put on an exhibit outside in the square where George, the owner of Handyman Haven, will show people how to do some rehab project while Zoe from The Grind serves coffee and hot chocolate.
Immediately, we run into Nikki’s mom and Hank.
“Hey, you two.” Marla gives us each a kiss on the cheek and a hug.
“Marla, this is my trainer, Craig. Craig, this is Nikki’s mom, Marla,” I introduce them. “And her stepdad, Hank.”
“You up for watching the rehab project?” Craig asks Hank.
“Nah, I could do that with my eyes closed.”
Marla puts her arm around her husband’s waist and pats his stomach. “Hank is the town fix-it man.”
Her words get my mind swirling about an idea I had for Nikki. Although she and I haven’t talked at all about where we’ll live after this fight, I sense the majority of our time will be spent up here, which is fine with me. I’m starting to like this small town. But Nikki needs a place to record her podcasts, and since I have no idea where we’ll live after tourist season, I need to set something up for her soon.
“Hank, can I talk to you for a minute?” I ask.
“Sure, you can,” Marla answers for Hank.
Hank laughs at his wife. “Of course.”
“We’ll be watching the redo. I see George brought up guests to make it more entertaining.” Marla points in the direction of the crowd.
“I’ll meet you over there.” I kiss Nikki on the cheek and step away with Hank.
He and I weave out of the crowd and end up outside Truth or Dare Brewery. It’s filled with wall-to-wall people too.
“You enjoying your first duo night?” Hank asks. “It’s more about getting the people out to socialize and spotlighting some businesses to help with exposure.”
“I think it’s a great idea, and yeah, so far I’m enjoying my time in Sunrise Bay.”
Hank nods and waves to a few people who pass by and call to him by name. What must it be like to know everyone in town? “That’s good. Sometimes people get overwhelmed in a town like this where everyone knows everything. Like the unfortunate incident with you and Nikki this morning.”
My eyes bulge out of my head. “So people heard about that?”
He shrugs and nods.
“How’s your ass, Stone?” Jed, Nikki’s brother, comes out of Truth or Dare