16
Faye
When I wokeup the next morning, my body ached in the best way possible, and faint marks from Jase’s and Dylan’s beards were visible where they had rubbed against my skin.
After we’d stumbled out of the shower yesterday and taken a nap, we’d finally made it to the pool. We’d swam until the sun disappeared beyond the horizon, the guys play-wrestling in the water, dunking each other, and then wrapping themselves around me.
We’d thrown together a late dinner of pasta, salad, and bread from the groceries we’d picked up, then burned off all the carbs by getting hot and heavy again on the couch in the living room. By the time we crawled into bed, I’d been used in every way I liked. I fell asleep curled up between my two guys, feeling more content than I had in my entire life.
When the morning sun hit my face, my first thought was that I wanted another day just like the first. We got up, enjoyed breakfast outside, then spent the rest of the day alternating between swimming and playing mixologist, experimenting withour own concoctions. If baseball didn’t work out, Jase and Dylan could easily make a living as bartenders. Their drinks were both strong and delicious.
Once early evening hit and the sky streaked with pink and purple, I was standing in the bathroom, debating whether to go with a bold lip color or a flirty one because we’d decided to hit up a bar on the beach that I was looking forward to checking out.
I swiped on a berry-colored lipstick, then double-checked my entire look in the mirror. My sundress was short enough to be fun yet sexy, and I knew the guys would have a hard time keeping their hands off me.
One of them rapped on the bathroom door. “You almost done in there, Princess?” Dylan called.
“Stop being impatient.” Jase chimed in.
“I’m not impatient. She’s been in there forever,” Dylan grumbled.
I rolled my eyes and opened the door. “I’ve only been in here fifteen minutes.”
They were both leaning against the hall wall, waiting, and their gazes swept over me in unison.
Dylan let out a low whistle. “Okay, that was worth the wait.”
Jase nodded. “Yeah, you could be on the cover of a magazine looking like that.”
I giggled. “Thank goodness no one knows I’m even here.”
There hadn’t been any media coverage of the trip. No “First Daughter Visits the Caribbean” headlines. As far as anyone knew, I was in Boston, living my regular life. Without the Secret Service around, I felt like I finally had some breathing room.
“Come on.” I grabbed their hands. “I’m ready for some fun.”
When we arrived at the bar, we walked down to the shore, where people were drinking and dancing to the DJ's mix. We grabbed drinks first, then stood at a table near the edge of the crowd.
The DJ began playing a pop song that seemed to be one the entire crowd recognized, and the beach quickly filled with couples and groups of friends moving together barefoot on the sand.
“Come on.” Dylan held out his hand. “Dance with us.”
“Yeah.” Jase kept his hand on the small of my back. “We’ll keep it PG in case anyone recognizes you.”
Warmth spread through me. It meant a lot that they understood things could easily get messy for me if I were seen getting close with two guys at once. While the risk seemed low on the island, I appreciated their protectiveness.
Our trio walked toward the crowd but stayed near the outskirts, where it would be easier to step away if anyone got too close or pulled out a phone. We danced a little closer than casual, but not close enough to raise suspicion among anyone who didn’t know us.
Dylan spun me once, then laughed when I almost tripped on the sand. Jase caught my waist to steady me, his fingers holding on a second longer than necessary. God, I wanted to forget the rest of the world and press myself between them, the way I had in the pool, on the couch, in bed, and in the shower.
Instead, I tilted my face upward and laughed at Dylan’s ridiculous moves.
We stayed out there for two more songs, then drifted back toward the bar, which had filled up even more.
“Faye Donnelley, who knew I’d run into you in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?”
My whole body froze.
I turned slowly, already knowing who I’d see from his voice.
