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I jumped in the driver’s seat and cranked the engine, thinking about what she had asked. She flinched when I swiftly moved my arm over to her and grabbed her chin. I watched her lips part and her tongue moisten them, expecting a kiss that she didn’t get. She got a delayed reaction to the question she’d made with great conviction.
“Your mama loves you.”
Her eyes widened, she wasn’t expecting me to say that.
“But just so we are clear, suga’, this is a date and we are not friends.”
She also wasn’t expecting me to say that.
7
Aubrey
“Why are we at the marina?” I asked, shutting my door.
He waited for me by the hitch of his Jeep, extending out his hand when I got close to him. I cocked my head to the side, raising an eyebrow not budging until he answered my question.
“To find a fucking mermaid, let’s go,” he snapped with a straight face.
I tried to keep my amused expression to myself as he tugged me toward him. We walked hand-in-hand down the dock, strolling past one boat after another. When we reached the end of the boat slip he stepped over the railing onto a sailboat that had a blanket spread out on the bow. I was careful to step over the riggings as he led us to the front.
“Wow,” was all I could manage to say as I slowly turned in a circle, taking in my surroundings.
The sun had just set and every star shined bright above the water. I took in the blanket and picnic basket that were perfectly placed in the center of the bow.
“Do you bring every girl here? No wonder you get laid as much as you do,” I chuckled to no avail, taking in his stern expression.
“Let’s get one thing straight.”
He placed his finger under my chin to get me to look up at him. I peeked through my lashes, anxiously waiting for what he was going to say next.
“I’ve never brought a girl here before.”
I shyly smiled, his words warming my heart. Making me feel like shit for what I said before.
“Now, that boat right over there.” He jerked his neck behind me, and I turned to see.
“I usually use that one,” he added with a neutral tone.
I gasped with my mouth wide open. “You asshole!”
He laughed, big and throaty.
“Oh my God! You actually had me going! You’re such a dick, McGraw!"
He laughed harder, his head falling back. It shook the entire boat. “I never smile unless I mean it,” he confessed out of nowhere.
I lowered my eyebrows, confused by the turn of events. I instinctively peered down at the makeshift picnic he had made for us…
For me.
“As a matter of fact, I don’t do anything unless I fucking want to. I don’t care who you are,” he said with a thick Southern accent, running his hand through his long hair. I noticed his twang came out more when he really meant something. When he was passionate or determined to get out what he needed to say.
I licked my lips, carefully listening to everything he was sharing. My heart fluttering faster with each word that left his mouth.
“Since I met you, I smile a lot, and I find myself doing all sorts of shit I never have before.”
“How do you do that?”
