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Hegives me a lazy grin, completely unfazed by my retreat. “Icould definitely eat,” he says, turning, then bracing his hands on the edge of the pool and pushing himself out of the water.
Themuscles that ripple over his shoulders and down his arms have me holding my breath.Ashe gets to his feet, water streams off him, tracing silvery paths over his back and the black ink on his shoulders and biceps.
Myoxygen-starved lungs start working again just in time as he turns and holds his hand out to me.WhenIreach for him, he clasps my wrist and heaves me out too.
Ilaugh asIalmost stumble into him. “Areyou trying to impress me?”
“Believeme,Bambi,” he says, andIswear his voice has deepened. “IfItry to impress you, you’ll know it.”
Idon’t know why my stomach flips at that.Thisis the kind of innocent flirting he’s always done with me—Beaudoes it too.Irefuse to read too much into things the wayIdid when we were in high school.Absolutelyno good will come of that.Justlike back then.
Wemake our way around to where we left our towels and my cover-up.
IfeelIsabelle’sattention on me and meet her gaze, wearing a friendly smile.I’msurprised when she smiles back genuinely.I’mannoyed at myself for assuming she’d be bitchy.Talkabout unfairly stereotyping someone.
“Isabelle, this isShae, our friend from back home,”Devonintroduces me.
“Hi,Shae.It’snice to meet you.Musthave been fun growing up with these two, huh?”
“Itwas an experience,”Isay.
Shelaughs, givingDevona thorough once-over with her big blue eyes. “Ibet.”
“Hey, man,”Devoncalls toBeau. “Readyto grab some lunch?”
“Yeah, let’s go.I’mstarving,”Beausays, then does the same move asDevon, pushing himself out of the water with an equally impressive display of bulging muscles.Isabelle’sattention is on him again.Butmaybe becauseI’vealready seenDevondo the same move,Beau’sexit from the pool doesn’t have quite the same effect on me.Hergaze, though, wanders all over him.She’sdefinitely not shy with her appreciation.
Beauleans down and murmurs in her ear.
Shenods and smiles as he straightens. “Enjoyyour lunch,” she says.Thenshe slips on a pair of sunglasses and lays her head back on the lounger.
Afterwe’ve dried off, we head toward the stairs.Theguys are in front of me, and at the top of the steps,Isneak one more look back atIsabelle.Devonsaid he hasn’t slept with her, butIwonder if there’s ayetat the end of that sentence.
Iquickly turn back, only to be confronted by the view of his broad, tattooed shoulders filling the stairwell.Ishake the thoughts from my head.There’snothing other than friendship betweenDevonand me.
Sowhy is the thought of him andIsabelletogether bothering me so much?
ChapterFive
Devon
Shaesnugglesinto the big cream couch betweenBeauand me.It’slarge enough that the three of us can sit on it together and not touch, even if we sprawl out a bit, whichBeauandIboth tend to do.Shae’schanged into her pajamas, which consist of a tank top and sleep shorts.They’renot particularly tight shorts, but they hit the top of her thighs, leaving her long, smooth legs exposed.NotthatI’vebeen looking.
Much.
Withher hair up in a messy bun, showcasing her slender neck, she looks sweet and too-damn-sexy all at the same time.
Fuck.Ishouldn’t be noticing how sexy she looks.AndIdefinitely shouldn’t have noticed how incredible her curves looked in her bikini earlier today.
I’mdistracted from my thoughts whenShaecrosses her legs, then pulls the pillow out from behind her and clutches it to her stomach.It’sher go-to television watching position, and the familiarity of the move, after what must be thousands of hours of hanging out watchingTVwhen we were younger, instantly makes this apartment feel like home.It’sthe first time it’s felt that way since we moved in.
“Whatdo you want to watch?”Beauasks her, pulling my attention back to them.
“Whathave we got?”
“Ha.Mightas well ask what we don’t have,” he says, flicking through channels with the remote.
“Hmm.”Shepurses her lips and taps her finger on her chin.Thenher eyes slide toward him, and a mischievous smile curls her lips. “Doyou have that new evil nun movie?”
