by Diana Orgain | Jun 14, 2021 | Roundup Crew, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss Chapter Two? From Trigger Yappy Chapter Three The following morning, Yolanda turned up at my apartment right on time. She drove a flashy red convertible and, as was her habit, she leaned on the horn until I came out. I rushed around my apartment ensuring all lights were off and all doors were locked, before racing downstairs to meet her. “Stop honking,” I said. “I’m here. You’re going to wake the neigh‐ borhood!” She let off the horn and glanced at her slim gold bracelet watch. “It’s nine a.m. The neighborhood should be up. What’s wrong with these people?” I laughed as I opened the passenger side. Beepo, who seemed permanently housed on the passenger-side seat, growled at me. “Beach town, I guess,” I said, ignoring Beepo, who barked madly at being upended. “Hush now, Beepo!” Yolanda scowled, scooping him onto her lap. “When I lived in New York, I was always up at the crack of dawn, but it seems like everyone in Pacific Cove sleeps in.” “Do you think it’s the sea air?” Yolanda asked. I shrugged. “Well, New York has sea air, right?” She wrinkled her delicate nose. “It’s not the same.” I laughed. She was right. New York City and Pacific Cove had zero in common. One of the reasons I’d recently relocated to Pacific Cove was to escape the never-ending hustle and bustle that pulsed through New York, especially when I was a financial advisor. Thinking of New York brought Gus to mind, and a little pang pricked my heart. I imagined him already settling into...
