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She giggles at my remark.
“Please, come on. Now you’ve told me this, I don’t think I’ll be able to leave without you agreeing to have a lesson with me.” I sit forward on my chair and reach for her hands.
She looks right at me, a half-smile on her beautiful lips. “It’s going to take more than that to convince me, Jayce. I barely know you.” She pulls her hands back.
“Well, come on a date with me and then I can get you to agree to accept my help,” I declare. “I’m going to make it my mission to get you in the water.”
“Wow, a date and surf lessons, all in the space of one drink.”
“What can I say?” I give her the grin that never fails, but all she does is laugh and stand up. “Is that a yes?” I stand to meet her, taking her hand back in mine before she can walk away.
“It’s a yes to the date. That’s all I’m agreeing to.”
“I’ll take that.” We swing our hands back and forth, neither of us wanting to let go.
“I finish at six-thirty tomorrow.”
“I’ll be here.”
“Just to clarify. The date won’t be here, okay.”
“Sure. Anything you want to do?”
“I’ll leave that to you. After all, it’s you who asked for the date.” She raises her eyebrows at me.God, she’s cute.
Finally, she drops my hand and goes to grab an apron from behind the counter.
“See you tomorrow, Zennor,” I call and turn to leave.
I had the rest of the day to plan a date and figure out how to convince her to get on a board with me.
And I fucking loved that idea.
CHAPTER6
ZENNOR
Then
The day is gorgeous. The warmth of the sun hits me as I step out of the front door. I can’t deny a big part of me is looking forward to today a little bit more because of my date later with Jayce.
I look out towards the beach as I head to Molly’s. It’s busy today—people taking advantage of the hot sun beating down on the sand. The water has calmed from yesterday, and the salt in the air smells fresh and vibrant and makes me feel like the possibilities of the day are limitless.
Molly’s is just starting to get busy with the lunch crowd as I arrive, and the tables outside are filling up with a pile of orders coming in. It keeps me busy rather than daydreaming about what Jayce might come up with for later.
“There are three takeaway orders waiting on the benches. Can you take these out?” Molly places the orders on the counter, and I rush to it.
“Takeaway order for Roberts?” I call out, and a smiling Jayce turns to look at me.
“Hey. That’s me.” Jayce gives me a grin that renders me speechless. It’s so infectious, and it makes me want to smile in return. He’s wearing his baseball cap around the wrong way again and is shirtless with his wetsuit pushed down to his waist, exposing his ripped abs.
My eyes flick a look over him, and my heart races a little harder as I do.
“Um, I guess… Jayce Roberts.” I hand over the bag of lunches, focusing on my job.
“Lunch for the family. We’re having a beach day.” He looks back towards the beach.
“Great.” I hold my hand up, shielding my eyes from the bright sun. “I better…” I gesture inside with my thumbs. The seconds tick on, and I know I should move, but my feet don’t work.
