His eyes lit up when he saw me, his face breaking out in a wide smile as he jogged over to me.
Or maybe I hadn’t thought things through enough.
He was all smiles now, but he hadn’t called or texted.Sunday was intense.And he’d been wonderful.But perhaps it was too much for him.
I didn’t blame him.It was too much for me.
I brought my whistle to my mouth and blew softly.“No running on the pool deck,” I teased.
“You going to punish me?”
“Are you into punishment?”
“No,” he shook his head.
“But you’re into something…” I prodded.
“I’m into control.”
“What does that mean?”
“I’d be happy to give you a demonstration.”
I laughed and backed up a few steps.“Oh, you’d like that, wouldn’t you?”
He grinned at me and wagged his eyebrows.“Definitely.But I also want more than that.”
“Yeah?”I tilted my head to the side and peered up at him.“I don’t think I’m your usual type.”
He sighed heavily.“Harley, you saw me with one woman, who I was not, incidentally, on a date with, and decided she was my type.Tell me, please, because I obviously don’t know, what is my type?”
“Tall.Long blond or brunette hair.Tiny waist.Slender, toned legs.”
“Sounds like that might be your type, or maybe a stereotype of every man’s type.”He tipped his chin down.“I’ve dated that woman.I’ve also dated women with red hair and freckles, women with short hair and curves, black women, older women, and Chinese women.I don’t have a physical type.I’m mostly attracted to nice women.”
He stepped back and stroked his imaginary beard.“You know, you might be onto something.You’re not my usual type because I was wildly attracted to your looks at first, and you’re not all that nice to me.”
I rolled my eyes but could not quell my smile.
The kids filed in followed by a couple of teachers clad in swimsuits and 2/3 of the Brady Bunch.
I did a double take.
“Ugh,” I complained, looking up at Daire.“What are they doing here?”
Natalia smirked as she looked me over before eye-fucking Daire like he was a piece of meat.Brittany fluttered her fingers at him coyly, still trying to maintain her beauty queen status.
I barely resisted the urge to stand in front of him.As if my tiny stature could block their view of his beautiful body.
He looked over his shoulder, caught sight of them, frowned, and held up a finger telling them he’d be with them in a minute.
Turning back around to face me, his frown deepened.“Is that one of the ‘anys’ with the queen bitch bee?”
I burst out laughing as I reached for his arm and gave it a squeeze.“You remembered.”
He flashed a reluctant grin.“I remember everything about you but I’m not happy to be bringing those two vipers into your space.”
I shrugged.“I’m used to it.I mean,” I paused, “don’t get me wrong.I’m not happy about it.But even if I knew in advance, I’d still do this for the kids.”
