Page 185 of Remiss
“Did I say that motherfucker was for you?” Axel rolled his eyes. “It’s Dad and Reb’s daddy-daughter song.”
“Father-daughter.”
Axel growled and his face reddened. “Look, fuckface, this is getting past the fucking limit. A father is a daddy, so that didn’t require no correction.”
“Fine, Axel,” Diesel gritted, in no mood to fucking argue.
Why the fuck should he? He never fucking won against Axel.
“I chose songs for Harley, too,” Axel grumped.
“I suppose you won’t let me hear that motherfucker either?”
“It’sthosemotherfuckers.” He snapped his fingers in front of Diesel’s ear, then leaned halfway across Diesel’s lap and did the same with the other ear. “Can you hear me? Do you have ear boogers?”
“It’s fucking ear wax, and you know it.”
“Ear wax is gross. I prefer ear boogers. Anyway, I said I chosesongs. Keep up.”
It was Diesel’s turn to growl, and he covered his face.
Axel tapped his hand. “What’s the matter? You’re acting weird.”
Irritated, Diesel dropped his hands. “Says you.”
“Who the fuck else would say it sinceI’msuffering your motherfuckness.”
“What?”
“Do you like my new word?”
“All you do is come up with new fucking words.”
Axel wagged a finger in front of Diesel’s face. “I’m going to let that slide. This time. Stop fucking with me, though.”
Diesel kept his mouth shut.
“A new girl was in my last class. Her name’s Cindy Lou. I immediately thought of Cindy Lou Who, so I can’t talk to that chick. It’ll probably be rude to laugh at her.Andshe’s pretty but not beautiful like a Texas girl.”
“Why are you so fucking obsessed with Texas women?”
“Look up Megan Thee Stallion, Beyonce, Selena Gomez, Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Dakota Johnson, and Eva Longoria. Oh, and Monaleo. And Sunni the Rapper.”
“I know who they are.”
“Enough said then.”
“These are famous women.”
“And gorgeous,” Axel added. “Oh, and Miranda Lambert.”
“My point is not every woman in Texas are as gorgeous as these women. They are celebrities and you’re just a kid with a crush. Don’t get it in your head that you’ll marry one of them.”
Axel studied Diesel. And studied Diesel. And studied him some more. The little motherfucker drummed his fingers andcontemplated Diesel so long that he began to get uncomfortable. He shifted.
“Squirm, motherfucker. I would too if I was a stupid fuckhead.First, they have ugly girlseverywhere.Second, I fucking know I’ll never meet any of them. Any man can dream. A man can also understand the type of woman he likes, dickbreath. Texas girls are the gold standard. Except for a couple in Nashville. I don’t know what it is about the ‘T’ states.”
“How the fuck did we get on your crushes?”
