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“Want to go somewhere more private?”
“I’m sorry, Susana, I just—”
Diego’s mouth connects to the side of Lily’s neck like a fucking leech.
No.
My body reacts before my mind can process what I’m doing.
“Hey, Lil,” I practically yell across the beach. My legs pound into the sand, but she doesn’t hear me. In a few quick steps, I’m close enough to tap her shoulder. “I need to talk to you for a sec.”
What is happening?
Lily spins around, nearly knocking Diego in the face, and he takes a steady step back. “Can it wait? I’m a little busy.” A pleading look fills her eyes, and she continues swaying.
Her dance partner reaches one of his slimy hands toward her again. My brain short-circuits.
“It’s an emergency,” I blurt. “Ave’s on the phone. She needs to talk to you.”
Lily stops the movement of her hips and instantly unhooks herself from Diego. The needy stare is replaced with panic.
Why, of all the things I could’ve said, did I choose that? She’s not going to hesitate in suffocating me with another pillow again. This time, I’ll have to let her because I’m being a fucking prick.
She tiptoes up to my ear, making sure I can hear her. “Is everything okay?”
The smell of her skin melts my agitation. Lilies, sweat, and citrus mingled with the scent of alcohol and smoke.
I hesitate for a second, knowing I can take it all back. If I don’t act like a complete fool right now, maybe she’ll actually give me a chance to prove to her that exploring something between us is worth it. That I can do whatever Diego could, but better. When my eyes land on my surf instructor, who looks at me expectantly, I taste the lie on my lips. “Yes, let’s just go somewhere quiet.”
Lily turns to Diego and gives him an apologetic look. “I’ll be right back.”
I drag my feet across the sand, leading her away from the crowd. We make our way to the other side of the cove. The quaint area has suspended hammocks and a scatter of chairs lining the rocks.
“Where’s your phone?” Lily asks, catching her breath.
“Huh?”
“You said Avery was on the phone.”
I take a few steps back, palming the creases out of my forehead.Okay, calm down.My pulse races from the situation I’ve orchestrated. I need to fess up now, or I’ll ruin everything. “Avery isn’t on the phone. I was trying to rescue you.”
Lily stops her irritated waving. “Rescue me? From what?”
I fold my arms across my chest, feeling like a jerk. “Diego.”
“What the fuck, Nico? You literally just cockblocked me.”
I try to pull something reasonable out of the depths of my brain. “You didn’t look like you were having fun.”Yeah, that’s definitely the opposite of reasonable.
She swings her foot, kicking sand up my legs. “I was moments away from letting him rip the soaked bikini bottoms off my body in front of everyone.”
Her admission shoots blood into my dick. Diego isn’t going anywhere near her bikini. Not while I’m here with the suffocating need to hook it around my fingers until she’s begging me to work the beseeching look off her pretty face.
“I didn’t realize you would settle for some random dude.” Yeah.Definitely deserve getting choked in my sleep for this one.
“Excuse me?” Her voice rushes at me.
“N–not what I meant,” I stutter.Royally fucking this up.
