going."
"Why do we have to go?" I took
another sip of my coffee and walked out onto the pier, loving the way the sun
warmed my skin.
"Because, Cora, it is summer break
and we're in the middle of party central. Let's go meet all of these people,
and if they suck, then we'll rent a bunch of movies and survive Cindy's cooking
lessons instead." She smirked and sat down on the edge of the pier,
letting her legs dangle off the edge.
"Are there alligators in this
water?" I handed her my coffee before sitting down beside her.
"Doubtful, and even if there were,
they wouldn't be over here. They're scared of humans." She moved over as I
sat down beside her and let my feet skim over the warm water beneath us.
I took a deep breath. "You guys be
nice to Cindy. She's a good person. Cooking is just her thing."
"I get it, but it's not mine."
She handed me my coffee before leaning back and closing her eyes. "I'll
behave, though. I love her; you know that."
"Yeah." I lost my train of
thought as my eyes moved over the various boats across the lake. The one
directly in front of us caught my attention. The guy from the day before was
wrestling with some chick on his boat. His friends were laughing, and the girl
was having far too much fun. "Ugh."
"What?" Emily glanced up.
"That guy that was leaning against my
car yesterday is out there." I pointed to him and tried to keep the false
disdain on my face. His body was covered in an oily substance, and the way it
made his skin shine left my stomach tightening.
"That's the guy?" Emily leaned
forward as her mouth dropped open. "Wow. Next time he's leaning against
your car, don't dirty your hands with him. Just call me. I'll take care of
him."
"Brother." I leaned back,
letting my eyes move across him as he tossed the girl into the water. His
laughter was loud and fun. A smile lifted my lips as his friends moved up to
knock him into the water next. He swam to the girl and they laughed, dragging
each other under the dark blue surface.
"Is he taken?" She looked back
at me.
"No clue, nor do I really care."
I shrugged, caring more than I wanted to. I had the ability to locate the
douchiest guy in the whole place and attract him to my side no matter where we
were. It was a gift. A magical power. Now, if I could just figure out how to
not fall for them once they came close.
"I care. Damn, he would be fun for a
one-night stand." She moved back and tugged her shirt off, shocking me.
Her blue and white bikini top looked great
on her. She drove me nuts hiding her body behind her clothes when she had every
right to show it off.
"You look good." I leaned back
and pulled my legs up, resting my feet on the edge of the dock.
"No, you look good. I just look okay." She laid down beside me and
pulled her sunglasses off the top of her head and put them on. "We need to
get back over there. I bet the cinnamon rolls are almost done."
"Naw. They'll call for us." I
lifted my arms into the air and stretched. "I love it out here. It's so
peaceful."
I jerked up as someone yelled from beneath
the pier. "A little help?"
"What?" I moved up to my knees
and glanced down to see Brody bobbing in the water beneath me. "You
again?"
He laughed. "Yeah, princess. Help me
up?"
"Just walk out of the water over
there." I nodded toward the shore beside us.
"There are too many sharp
rocks." He lifted his eyebrow and turned his attention onto Emily.
"Hi, pretty girl. Any way you'd be willing to help me up? Your friend here
isn't being very neighborly."
"No, she's not, is she?" Emily
gave me a look and stood up, offering the guy her hand.
"Really?" I got up and gave him
my other one.
He got up with our help, forcing us to
step back several steps as he shook the water off of him like a dog. I glanced
down at myself and gave him a scathing look.
"Where is the girl you were
with?" I couldn't help but ask. "Did you eat her?"
"Yeah, all night long until she couldn't
walk." He turned and looked out toward the lake, lifting his
"Why do we have to go?" I took
another sip of my coffee and walked out onto the pier, loving the way the sun
warmed my skin.
"Because, Cora, it is summer break
and we're in the middle of party central. Let's go meet all of these people,
and if they suck, then we'll rent a bunch of movies and survive Cindy's cooking
lessons instead." She smirked and sat down on the edge of the pier,
letting her legs dangle off the edge.
"Are there alligators in this
water?" I handed her my coffee before sitting down beside her.
"Doubtful, and even if there were,
they wouldn't be over here. They're scared of humans." She moved over as I
sat down beside her and let my feet skim over the warm water beneath us.
I took a deep breath. "You guys be
nice to Cindy. She's a good person. Cooking is just her thing."
"I get it, but it's not mine."
She handed me my coffee before leaning back and closing her eyes. "I'll
behave, though. I love her; you know that."
"Yeah." I lost my train of
thought as my eyes moved over the various boats across the lake. The one
directly in front of us caught my attention. The guy from the day before was
wrestling with some chick on his boat. His friends were laughing, and the girl
was having far too much fun. "Ugh."
"What?" Emily glanced up.
"That guy that was leaning against my
car yesterday is out there." I pointed to him and tried to keep the false
disdain on my face. His body was covered in an oily substance, and the way it
made his skin shine left my stomach tightening.
"That's the guy?" Emily leaned
forward as her mouth dropped open. "Wow. Next time he's leaning against
your car, don't dirty your hands with him. Just call me. I'll take care of
him."
"Brother." I leaned back,
letting my eyes move across him as he tossed the girl into the water. His
laughter was loud and fun. A smile lifted my lips as his friends moved up to
knock him into the water next. He swam to the girl and they laughed, dragging
each other under the dark blue surface.
"Is he taken?" She looked back
at me.
"No clue, nor do I really care."
I shrugged, caring more than I wanted to. I had the ability to locate the
douchiest guy in the whole place and attract him to my side no matter where we
were. It was a gift. A magical power. Now, if I could just figure out how to
not fall for them once they came close.
"I care. Damn, he would be fun for a
one-night stand." She moved back and tugged her shirt off, shocking me.
Her blue and white bikini top looked great
on her. She drove me nuts hiding her body behind her clothes when she had every
right to show it off.
"You look good." I leaned back
and pulled my legs up, resting my feet on the edge of the dock.
"No, you look good. I just look okay." She laid down beside me and
pulled her sunglasses off the top of her head and put them on. "We need to
get back over there. I bet the cinnamon rolls are almost done."
"Naw. They'll call for us." I
lifted my arms into the air and stretched. "I love it out here. It's so
peaceful."
I jerked up as someone yelled from beneath
the pier. "A little help?"
"What?" I moved up to my knees
and glanced down to see Brody bobbing in the water beneath me. "You
again?"
He laughed. "Yeah, princess. Help me
up?"
"Just walk out of the water over
there." I nodded toward the shore beside us.
"There are too many sharp
rocks." He lifted his eyebrow and turned his attention onto Emily.
"Hi, pretty girl. Any way you'd be willing to help me up? Your friend here
isn't being very neighborly."
"No, she's not, is she?" Emily
gave me a look and stood up, offering the guy her hand.
"Really?" I got up and gave him
my other one.
He got up with our help, forcing us to
step back several steps as he shook the water off of him like a dog. I glanced
down at myself and gave him a scathing look.
"Where is the girl you were
with?" I couldn't help but ask. "Did you eat her?"
"Yeah, all night long until she couldn't
walk." He turned and looked out toward the lake, lifting his
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