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“No, she just has extremely hot, seriously obsessed stalkers.” Shardonnay laughs.
“What?” all three men say at once.
“Never mind. Here’s to a great weekend.” Lucy holds up her glass, while Shardonnay and I clink ours with hers again.
* * *
I’m watchingLucy dive under the waves and disappear before she comes back up for air. There’s a nice, cool breeze blowing and alleviating the sticky, humid heat. I left Nathan up in the house with Xavier, Shardonnay, and Alistair. And just like the ocean water repeatedly crashing on the sand, events of today crash on repeat through my mind.
My father was murdered. He didn’t leave me. He wasn’t weak.
“I’m so sorry, Daddy,” I whisper as I squint up at the sky. I’m sorry that I doubted him. I’m sorry that I didn’t fight for him harder—not that there was much I could do at sixteen. And I’m sorry for all of the years I wasted resenting him for a decision he didn’t even make.
I don’t need to look to know thathe’sjust sat behind me, his legs stretching out on each side of mine. I lean back into the solid chest and breathe in the scent that is uniquely Nathan. Cinnamon and cedar.
“Thanks for bringing me here,” I tell him.
“It was Xavier who brought you, but I’ll take the credit, baby girl.” His lips press against the top of my head. “How are you feeling about everything? It was a big day.”
“I’m ashamed I spent so many years angry at my father for something he didn’t do. I’m scared of how I’m going to bring this up to Mum. It’ll reopen wounds that haven’t even healed yet. For Jules too.”
“I’ll be with you. You don’t have to do this alone,” he says.
“Thank you.”
We sit in silence, watching Lucy in the water for a while. “Where is she going?” Nathan asks when she storms up to a silhouette a little way down the beach.
“Who knows?” I shrug.
Nathan’s body stiffens when Lucy reaches the figure, only to trek farther along the shoreline with the mystery man. “Shit, I should go and stop her.”
“She’s an adult, Nathan. Leave her alone.”
“She’s a kid. And she’s like my little sister. I’m not about to let her just walk off into the sunset with a fucking McKinley,” he says and stands.
“How did you know who that was?” I ask him.
“I can recognize that arrogant McKinley stance from a mile away. That family is fucking crazy and Lucy does not need to be getting mixed up with them.”
“Lucy is a big girl, and if you go chase her down, the only thing you’re going to do is push her towards him more. Don’t you know anything? Girls always want the bad boys they’re not supposed to have,” I tell him. I can see the wheels turning in his head. He knows I’m right; he just doesn’t want me to be right.
“Are you telling me you want a bad boy, Bentley? Someone you shouldn’t have?”
“I’m dating my boss, Nathan. It doesn’t get much more wrong than that.” I laugh.
He reaches out, taking hold of my hands, and pulls me to my feet. “You’re about to see just how good wrong feels,” he says, tugging me towards the house.
I follow Nathan inside, through to the bedroom we’ve occupied for the weekend. He leads me straight into the bathroom. I stand there silent, anticipation rolling through me. Because I know, whatever we’re about to do, it involves more than showering.
As soon as Nathan is satisfied with the temperature of the water, he turns to me. “Why aren’t you naked yet?” he asks.
“Ahh…” I have no idea how to answer that.
When he raises one eyebrow, I find my hands immediately reach up and pull on the string of my bikini top. The material flutters to the floor as I unbutton my denim cut-off shorts, pulling the zip down slowly, then slide the shorts and my bikini bottoms down my legs at once.
Straightening up, I kick my pile of clothes to the side. “Your turn,” I tell him.
Nathan’s lips tip up in one corner as he reaches behind his back and yanks his shirt over his head, then quickly removes his shorts. His hard cock springs free, pointing right at me. My mouth salivates. I want it. I want it so damn much. My hands land on Nathan’s chest, and I push him backwards into the shower. Dropping to my knees, I grasp his shaft, sliding my hand up and down his length, before I bend forward. My tongue delves out and licks the precum from the tip.
