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“It’s been a little lonely so far.”
“Lonely? This ship is huge. There are so many people here.”
I look up into his eyes and can feel the sincerity behind them. Maybe I'm ridiculous, but I swear that the need for connection radiates from him, and I know I'm also treading water because I crave a connection too. Not necessarily with this stranger, but I need to get outside of my inner circle. I need to get involved with people outside of my fucked-up family.
My heart flutters in my chest. "So many people here," I repeat, "and you've managed to meet the best one."
"Oh, you're so damn modest. I like that." His smirk grows.
"Nothing wrong with being confident," I tell him, lifting my chin even higher.
"Definitely not. Confidence is sexy."
I grin at him. We're both travelers on this ship. I know for sure that I'm looking for something more than what I left behind at home, but is that the case for him too?
I look at him, my eyes meeting his. We stand there for a few seconds and I can feel the air between us becoming charged with electricity. It's enough to make my heart beat faster, and I know that he can feel it too.
But the cruise is long, and I'm not desperate. Confidence is one thing, but I'm not going to just offer myself up to this guy.
So I take a step back. "I'll see you around," I say.
"Not if I see you first," he says.
I grin at him, maybe even wink at him, and then I turn around and walk away, heading straight for the lounge chair where I put my towel earlier. I don't bother to towel off now, but I sure can feel the heat of his gaze on me as I walk away, carrying the towel instead of wrapping it around my body, letting the hot guy stare at me if he wants.
And I'm sure he is. I shiver from the intensity of his gaze, and when I reach the gate around the pool, I glance back at him.
His full lips are still curled into that sexy smirk of his, and I nod to him. He lifts his chin, and my heart swells, and maybe I'm wet in a new area.
Between my legs.
CHAPTER12
The entire way back to my room, I can’t get over what I just did. That flirting? That was new, even for me, and I have to stop myself from giggling as I take the stairs. I wish I had my phone on me and snapped a pic of him. Erika would’ve loved to have seen him, and I know exactly what she would tell me.
Go and get ‘im, girl! What have you got to lose?
Right now, I have nothing at all to lose. I've already lost my V card. No, I don't normally just give myself to any ole guy. Jake and I had been together a while, and I knew Oscar through Kyle. Neither of them had been what you would call a fuck buddy. Nothing like that. I mean, I only slept with both of them the one time, but some of that had been because Oscar let things become weird afterward, and Jake had shown his true colors by only being considered about himself. If a guy isn't willing to help his girl finish, then he's a pig and deserves to be dropped. I don't make the rules.
A guy shouldn’t be the only one who is satisfied when it comes to sex. Sex takes two, right? Two to tango and all of that. Why shouldn’t both parties get off? No reason why they can’t, and it’s not as if I’m a hard girl to make come. I know how to pleasure myself, and I wouldn’t mind teaching a guy how to do it. Fingers or toy… I just don’t know if I’ll ever be able to with a cock, and that’s completely fine. Not all girls can just from a cock alone. Nothing against the guy. I just need my clit stimulated, that’s all.
If my mom’s still asleep, I’m going to call Erika and give her an update, I decide, and I open the door to see my mom stirring.
“What time is it?” she murmurs.
I open the water bottle I left out for her and hand it to her. She guzzles it all down.
“It’s fifty-thirty already,” I say.
“Oh, wow.” She laughs and shakes her head. “Don’t worry. I won’t be doing that the entire cruise.”
“Doing what?” I ask. “Enjoying yourself? Because you most certainly should continue to do that for the entire cruise.”
My mom sighs and rubs her forehead.
“Do you have a headache?” I ask sympathetically.
“No, actually, but I just feel terrible for being such a poor role model for you.”
