“Oh yeah, right here.”I pretended to pat down my pockets then lifted both hands, slowly rotated one fist like a jack-in-the-box, then popped my middle finger up.
They burst out laughing.
“Asshole,” Ari muttered, tossing his shirt at me.
I dodged it easily.“Don't blame me for your hangover, bro.You knew we were doing this today.”
“Yeah, well, I also knew two women wanted to get—”
Benji held up a hand.“I really,reallydon't want to talk about Ariyo's sex life.I heard plenty of it last night.”
“And this is where I thank you for putting him as far away from my room as possible,” I added, looking to the water.
Jesse shook his head.“Alright, enough foreplay.You boys ready or what?”
Benji scoffed as he kicked off his shorts.“You’re all competing for second place.”
“Keep dreaming,” I said, toeing my own shorts off.Just as I was about to drop them in the sand, my phone buzzed.
SAVANNAH
Thanks for the coffee.
A grin broke out on my face.
JAXON
You're welcome trouble
Though I expect that thank you to be in person
Hugs and kisses encouraged
SAVANNAH
I was trying to be nice and you just had to ruin it
“Lover boy, you coming?”Jesse yelled from the starting point.
“Ay, easy with the yelling,” Ari whined, clutching his head.
I dropped my shorts and phone before jogging over to them, taking my place between Benji and Jesse.Smirking, I glanced at them before shifting focus to the blue water stretched out in front of us, cold and unforgiving.
“One,” I said.
“Two.”
“Three—go!”
We took off toward the water, laughter and curses tearing through the quiet morning as the waves rushed up to meet us, sharp and freezing and exactly what I needed.
Benji won.
Of course he did.
The bastard stood chest-deep in the water, arms crossed like the Pacific hadn’t just tried to kill us.Ari (predictably) was the first one to tap out, shrieking like a baby when he ran out of the water.He always hated ice baths.
Jesse lost next, uttering a string of curses as he shuffled over to the towels.I would've laughed if I wasn't freezing my ass off.Minutes after him, I dragged myself out, water dripping from my hair and down my back, lungs burning, skin numb.
