Especially when you know the sand in the hourglass is already falling.
“Boats are your thing?”Zero warmly investigates, sandal bearing foot gingerly brushing against mine.
“Fuck yeah,” enthusiastically escapes.“I actually met Garcia for the first time at a regatta with my dad.”
“No shit.”
“No shit.”The smile on my face fades at the same speed that it arrived.“Back when Dad still sailed and we still talked and the wicked step cunt wasn’t in the picture and Garcia wasn’t trying to avoid whatever awkward shit happened in my absence.”
Rather than retort, he simply wipes away the pink droplet from the corner of his mouth.
“I’m not gonna beg for the education drop,Little Einstein.”An indifferent shrug bounces my shoulders.“Not my type of wave to surf.”
“You like surfing?”
“There’s not much in the water that I don’t like.”
“Wakeboarding?”
“Any and all board sports are an immediate yes.”
“Kayaking?”
“Rather SUP.”
“SUP?”
“Standup paddleboarding.”
“White water rafting?”
“In the ocean?”The scrunch of my nose receives another warm smile.“Not my thing, but Ihavedone it.”
“Is it okay that I want you to show me your thing?”
“Is that your way of asking to get into my hobbies or bikini bottoms?”
“Can it be both?” he inquires, just above a whisper.
“Do you actuallywant itto be both or are you looking to be distracted from the rejection that I assume Garcia shelled out earlier?”
“Copy and paste, babe.”
“Is that your way of asking me if it can beallof those things?”His bashful nodding prompts me to gently plop my hand on his thigh.“Would it help to ease the sting to know he’s done the same to me in the past?”
“Fucking why?” Zero growls in a surprisingly thigh clenching tone.“You’re keystrokes down the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.”
Stealing a tiny bite of my bottom lip precedes me explaining, “We’re two different ages-”
“Yeah, but you’re not likethatmuch younger than him.”
“Young enough that it would make him nervous in a cocktail hour full of his peers, while not young enough to need a separate attorney to argue statutory issues.”
The shaggy haired male threatens to grin again.
“We’re also two different races-”
“Esc out of that shit right now.”The indignation in his tone is much sexier than it has any right to be.“System.Shut.Down.”
