glimpse of the dark side of her nature.
Gabby shivered.
“Well, well,” Alexi began, her hand on her exposed
hips. “I didn’t believe Pat when he told me, but look at you.” Her
eyes pierced through Gabby who stepped behind Jake, using him as a
shield. “You look nice,” Alexi added, though her eyes were centered
on Jake when she said it.
“Thanks,” Gabby muttered, looking over Jake’s
shoulder. Using a human shield wasn't Gabby's style, but this time
she felt naked, exposed. Gabby usually preferred to be fully
clothed when dealing with the likes of Alexi Lancaster who was more
likely to stab you in the back with a shank, than have a face-off.
A truce between families had sparked a common tolerance between
them, which meant they stayed away from each other.
“Well, aren’t you going to introduce?”
“Name’s Jake.”
“Alexi, nice to meet you, Jake.” She looked from
Jake to Gabby with a broad smile. “Make yourself at home,” she said
before sauntering off with Pat beside her.
Heat spread throughout her body before Gabby
realized that she was leaning against Jake’s back with her hand
wrapped around his waist and pressed into his hard abs. His large
hands gripped hers, and she flinched at the touch and pulled away
from him. “I’m sorry,” she said. “Maybe I should go—” Panic
threatened to consume her.
He turned around to look at her. “No. I want to take
you on a ride. Come on. It’ll be fun.”
Her heart slammed against her chest by his gaze. Why
couldn’t she just say no to him? Why did she care? And then the
touch...usually the slightest touch would blast her with
impressions. A sixth sense that included some sort of visual or
deep-rooted emotion. She sensed nothing from him. Nothing but the
heat sparked by her racing heart. Her resolve shattered to a
million pieces as he waited for her answer.
“Okay, but hurry.” I don't want to have to fend
for myself, she wanted to add.
Jake went into the lean-to while she waited for him
in front of the curtain as her eyes scanned the lake.
“Okay, I’m coming out,” he announced.
Gabby held her breath. Jake's dark, long hair was
tied back, his features perfect, and his body taut and well-formed.
He was too perfect. She was glad he seemed more interested in the
watercrafts than her staring at him, until he pulled out the
sunscreen from his bag and handed it to her. She broke her gaze
from his lean body and met his face and cheesy grin.
Caught ogling him. Gabby didn’t do ogle.
“You shouldn’t smile so much. It makes you
look...weird,” she said, feeling her pulse race.
“Well, thank you.” The cheesy smile remained. “Here,
Jenna’s orders. Do me and I’ll do you. You look like you should use
it.” He scrutinized her body making her want to crawl into the
earth.
She didn’t reach for the tube right away, her heart
doing flips. Without the protection of a layer of clothing between
them, if she touched the tube, she would know what he was
about...what he was really about. She’d know his desires,
his past, and sometimes even his future. She didn’t want to poke
into his private thoughts or his mind.
Alexi, probably waiting for an opportune moment to
butt in, snatched the lotion from his hand, smiling. “I’ll do it.
She seems scared to touch it.”
Jake didn’t move, unsure what he should do.
Gabby gave him a comforting smile. Just the fact
that he didn’t leap right into Alexi’s arms made him tolerable. “Go
ahead. I’ll meet you at the platform.”
Without waiting, Gabby dropped her bag and entered
the water. She didn’t want to look back at what was happening on
shore. Alexi trailing her fingers along his curved back, his
shoulders, smoothing out the lotion along his ribbed abs, his
chest, while he gazed into her blue eyes and warm complexion. Alexi
wasn’t ugly, a fact Gabby hated to admit. Alexi’s
Gabby shivered.
“Well, well,” Alexi began, her hand on her exposed
hips. “I didn’t believe Pat when he told me, but look at you.” Her
eyes pierced through Gabby who stepped behind Jake, using him as a
shield. “You look nice,” Alexi added, though her eyes were centered
on Jake when she said it.
“Thanks,” Gabby muttered, looking over Jake’s
shoulder. Using a human shield wasn't Gabby's style, but this time
she felt naked, exposed. Gabby usually preferred to be fully
clothed when dealing with the likes of Alexi Lancaster who was more
likely to stab you in the back with a shank, than have a face-off.
A truce between families had sparked a common tolerance between
them, which meant they stayed away from each other.
“Well, aren’t you going to introduce?”
“Name’s Jake.”
“Alexi, nice to meet you, Jake.” She looked from
Jake to Gabby with a broad smile. “Make yourself at home,” she said
before sauntering off with Pat beside her.
Heat spread throughout her body before Gabby
realized that she was leaning against Jake’s back with her hand
wrapped around his waist and pressed into his hard abs. His large
hands gripped hers, and she flinched at the touch and pulled away
from him. “I’m sorry,” she said. “Maybe I should go—” Panic
threatened to consume her.
He turned around to look at her. “No. I want to take
you on a ride. Come on. It’ll be fun.”
Her heart slammed against her chest by his gaze. Why
couldn’t she just say no to him? Why did she care? And then the
touch...usually the slightest touch would blast her with
impressions. A sixth sense that included some sort of visual or
deep-rooted emotion. She sensed nothing from him. Nothing but the
heat sparked by her racing heart. Her resolve shattered to a
million pieces as he waited for her answer.
“Okay, but hurry.” I don't want to have to fend
for myself, she wanted to add.
Jake went into the lean-to while she waited for him
in front of the curtain as her eyes scanned the lake.
“Okay, I’m coming out,” he announced.
Gabby held her breath. Jake's dark, long hair was
tied back, his features perfect, and his body taut and well-formed.
He was too perfect. She was glad he seemed more interested in the
watercrafts than her staring at him, until he pulled out the
sunscreen from his bag and handed it to her. She broke her gaze
from his lean body and met his face and cheesy grin.
Caught ogling him. Gabby didn’t do ogle.
“You shouldn’t smile so much. It makes you
look...weird,” she said, feeling her pulse race.
“Well, thank you.” The cheesy smile remained. “Here,
Jenna’s orders. Do me and I’ll do you. You look like you should use
it.” He scrutinized her body making her want to crawl into the
earth.
She didn’t reach for the tube right away, her heart
doing flips. Without the protection of a layer of clothing between
them, if she touched the tube, she would know what he was
about...what he was really about. She’d know his desires,
his past, and sometimes even his future. She didn’t want to poke
into his private thoughts or his mind.
Alexi, probably waiting for an opportune moment to
butt in, snatched the lotion from his hand, smiling. “I’ll do it.
She seems scared to touch it.”
Jake didn’t move, unsure what he should do.
Gabby gave him a comforting smile. Just the fact
that he didn’t leap right into Alexi’s arms made him tolerable. “Go
ahead. I’ll meet you at the platform.”
Without waiting, Gabby dropped her bag and entered
the water. She didn’t want to look back at what was happening on
shore. Alexi trailing her fingers along his curved back, his
shoulders, smoothing out the lotion along his ribbed abs, his
chest, while he gazed into her blue eyes and warm complexion. Alexi
wasn’t ugly, a fact Gabby hated to admit. Alexi’s
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