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He gathers me up in his arms. “Rowing machine,” he tells me. “That’s how I get the cardio in. I have a machine at my house.”
I nod in understanding.
“The things that you must think of me,” he says, throwing his head back and laughing. “I’m not all that bad, you know.”
I smile, looking up into his brown eyes, which right now, are full of worry. “I know that you’re not all that bad. You forget something, Derek. I’ve known you since you were thirteen. You left a string of broken hearts back there in Cary, and throngs of girls scream your name every time you sing —”
He cuts me off. “I’m not coming off so well here, Aud.”
“You’re coming off just fine.” My voice drips with innuendo. “But what I was going to say is that I think a lot of that is just you being a tease. I know you. You don’t take a girl home every time you have a show. Yes, you’ve had some fun, but who hasn’t? Relax. I’m not worried about who you were before this started. I worry about who you’ll be with me now.”
“I think you might be the single greatest woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of fucking.”
I throw my head back, laughing. “I’m so honored.”
He captures my lips with his, and I moan into his mouth just as his tongue begs mine for entrance.
Suddenly, he sobers up and pulls away. “We can’t be doing this out here. What if someone sees us?”
“Very true. Wouldn’t want your other girlfriend to find out.”
He doesn’t say a word about that. Instead, he tags me and yells, “Race you back.” Derek takes off running for the beach house.
Laughing, I chase after him and end up catching him pretty easily. We run back side by side to the house and chug some water when we get there.
“Alright, lady. What do we need to film?”
I snicker. “Well, there are a couple of positions I’d like to try out.” I mean it as a tease, but with the way his eyes widen and study me, I can’t help but wish I wasn’t kidding.
“I’m all up for experimenting.” He comes up behind me, encircling me in his arms.
I look at him over my shoulder. “Later. But right now, I gotta run in and get my tripod to get some of this done.”
Derek is actually a better sport than I thought he would be. I film us doing push-ups, burpees, lunges, and sit throughs. He does his best to keep up with me, only faltering on the sit throughs, which aren’t the easiest move. But he takes it all in stride. Once we’re done, I show him the results and get his permission before posting.
It’s not until later that I check the comment section and I’m reminded of just who he is. Derek finds me sitting out on the deck watching the ocean.
“I thought after you showered you would come find me,” he says. “I thought I was going to help you clean.”
I just shrug. He hasn’t seen my face yet, so he can’t see the tears.
“Aud, you okay?”
“Yeah.” My voice comes out soft. I’m trying to hide the tears, but he must hear them anyway.
Derek walks around to my front. I hide my face, but he lowers himself on the hassock in front of me. My legs are pushed to either side, and he’s in between them. I can feel him watching me.
“Audrey, what’s going on? Is it your dad?”
I shake my head, although I can see why he would think that. But as far as I know, there’s been no change in that area.
“So do you want to tell me what’s going on?”
I shrug.
“Baby, what’s got you so sad?” He begins rubbing his hands on the underside of my calves. “I can’t fix it if I don’t know what it is.”
I sigh. “I don’t think you can fix this.”
