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- Authors: Rocklyn Ryder
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THE HALL ERUPTs in cheers when my brother throws his bride over his
shoulder and carries her out through the doors that lead to the hall.
Mesa was injured while fighting the forest fire that torched Placer
Canyon a couple seasons ago. For a long time, we didn’t know if he was
even going to be able to walk again. Seeing him dance at his wedding was
pretty cool.
Mom’s still wiping tears out of her eyes.
The music continues, people start dancing. It’s pretty clear the
newlyweds aren’t planning on coming back to the reception any time soon.
Everyone starts to go back to enjoying the party.
“Do me the honor?”
The deep voice comes from over my shoulder and when I turn around, I
can’t help the exasperated sigh.
Deputy Hawkins stands there, his hand held out politely, with that
hopeful puppy dog look in his eyes.
I turn him down and make a quick getaway, knowing he’ll follow me if
I head for the buffet table and God knows he’ll throw a fit if he sees me
sneaking a drink from the bar.
Technically, our state makes exceptions for underage drinking on
private property with certain adult permission. With only a few more
months till my twenty-first birthday, my folks are fine with me having a
beer at my brother’s wedding.
But Hawk is one of those by-the-rules types. Everything is black or
white to guys like him, no room for bending rules, let alone actually
breaking a few.
Just to fuck with him, I head for the bar anyway. Stopping to give my
grandmother a hug on the way, I see Hawk out of the corner of my eye.
Sure enough, he’s watching me.
“Come sit with us, Mija,” Abu’s eyes shine with mischief and whiskey
as she pats the seat of the chair beside her. “Alice and I were just–”
“Uh uh.” I put my fingers in my ears to make it clear I don’t want to
know what she and Alice were “just.” “Plausible deniability, ‘lita,”
Alice barks a laugh and downs one of the shots of amber liquid that are
lined up on the table between the old women.
“Smart girl,” Abu coos at me, running a gnarled hand over my hair and
giving me a loving– but drunken– smile. “Are you having fun?”
“A blast,” I tell her, dropping a kiss against her forehead. “Please don’t
get in trouble tonight.” I shoot a warning glare first at my grandmother and
then at her notorious accomplice.
Abu picks up one of the shots and Alice gives me her best innocent old
lady expression.
These two are anything but innocent and, if tradition holds, they will be
on their absolute worst behavior tonight.
Anytime there’s a wedding on this mountain, my abuela and her friends
get into trouble.
We’ve had to drive down to the sheriff’s substation in town and bail Abu
out of jail more than once. Although Hawkins does seem to have a soft spot
for Abu and her friends. Since he’s been assigned to Moonshine Ridge
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