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“Oh yes, we are. Bringing the coconut bongs?” Polly asks, and Holden’s eyes move away from me, his smile kicking up.

“Hell yeah, I am. You know I always provide.”

“What’s tonight?” I ask as Atlas smacks Holden’s hand in a high-five.

“It’s nude night. We sit around and smoke and let Mother Earth get a good fucking look at the goods,” Holden says and then waggles his eyebrows at me. “You should join, Chase. You should really fucking join.”

His eyes slide down to my crotch, and I shift on my feet. Well, fuck. I’ve never done any of that. I’ve never smoked weed out of a coconut, and I’ve certainly never sat nude on a beach with other people.

But then again, Iamwearing flip-flops.

“Yeah, okay,” I say and run my hand across the top of my head, sliding my fingers through the windswept strands.

Holden looks at me long and hard and then nods his head. “See you tonight then, South Dakota.”

We say our goodbyes, Polly still holding on to my arm. After walking a ways, she steps away from me, her hand dropping to her side.

“You don’t have to come if you’re uncomfortable. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea,” she says softly, and I glance down at her.

“Figured I’d try it,” I say, and she bobs her head.

“It’s fun,” Atlas chimes in. “Kind of a tradition for the workers on the island. All of us have seen each other naked. Most of us have slept with one another too.”

Polly rolls her eyes. “Yeah, I’ve never slept with you. Barf. No thanks.”

“Yeah, I know, right?” His eyes travel down my body, and I feel nervous all over again. Don’t know why I feel this with him and not Holden, but then again, Holden holds some kind of power over me. Apparently, I like him.

“I’m uh, I’m not gay,” I say, and Atlas smirks at me.

“Yeah, okay, man. And I’m taken.” He slaps me on the shoulder before sliding his arm around them and pulling me into him. “Just come tonight. It will be fun. Promise.”

“Yeah, okay,” I reply. “I’m gonna do it. I’ll be there.”

Atlas smiles widely at me, and Polly links her arm with mine. We make our way down the white sandy beach chatting about nothing much at all.

CHAPTERFIVE

Chase

Inever thought I’d end up overdressed for nude night, but here I am, still in my clothes as everyone just sits around naked in the moonlight, a few torches lit and speared into the sand. There’s a bonfire going, and I notice a lot of the staff I’ve seen around the island sitting around it.

Completely naked.

My eyes swivel around the group of people, searching for him.

He’s not here. But my boss is. Devon is devoid of clothes and sitting back, a coconut in his hand, smoke wafting out of it. His big hairy legs are spread wide, and I stare at his dick nestled in a thick patch of hair. There are just some things I can’t unsee. I swivel my eyes to look at someone else and see Polly lounging on a towel in the sand, her hair pulled up, her boobs on display. Yeah, I need to leave. This isn’t my thing. I’m never going to be able to make eye contact with these people again.

But before I can move away, Atlas strolls up with a coconut in his hand and smirks at me.

“Hey there! Trying to escape?” he asks and then his eyes trail down to my clothed body. I’m trying not to look at his sculpted torso…or anything lower than that. My eyes are laser-focused on his face.

I am not interested. Do not look down.

I don’t know why I’m so uncomfortable. I was a football player, so I’ve seen my fair share of dicks, butts, and balls. But for some reason, this right here is making me squirm. Maybe because I’m working with them on this foreign island, so far away from home. It’s just…different.

“Here, this will loosen you up. Try a hit,” he says, holding the bong out. It is a literal coconut with an opening at the top where the weed is stuffed and a long plastic tube coming out the side. “Your man made this himself.”

“He’s not my man,” I mutter, but take the bong all the same and hold it out in front of me. “Never done this before.”

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