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Her eyes still don’t meet mine as she bends to pet Theo and scratch his ears. “Sure, I guess. Why not?”
“Okay, I’ll just go get changed.”
“Wait!” she says quickly. “Maybe you should wear other shorts. Maybe these aren’t good quality.”
“What did you do to them, Paige?” I ask, raising my eyebrows.
“Nothing,” she says quickly.
I open the door, and there are snacks laid out on the table with a note.
Preston and Paige,
Some things came up. We won’t be home until later. Enjoy the snacks. There are cold drinks out back in the cooler. Have fun!
Mellie and Ty
Yep. A setup. I can’t say I mind. Hanging out with Paige in the hot tub and getting to know her better, hopefully without all the weapons and armor, might be nice for a change. After last night, it could be promising.
The trunks she got me are navy and have a nylon feel to them. She doesn’t realize, but I figured out that she and Mellie ordered dissolving swim trunks. But I’m not going to say anything. Instead, I’m going to use them to get revenge right back at her. And watch her squirm.
When I stroll out to the hot tub, she’s already in it. She’s leaned back, her arms stretched out along the sides of the hot tub, her head back, her eyes closed, and a small, content smile on her face. And I’m picturing her like that for me, in bed, satisfied after I made her come repeatedly. She has no idea how stunningly beautiful she is and how she makes me weak in the knees.
Oh man. Can I pull this off? I already feel like I can’t breathe when I see her, especially when she’s wearing next to nothing in a hot tub with me. I want to do things to her that a boss should not be thinking about with his employee. But then again, her bookstore will be open soon, and then we’ll be normal business owners in Freedom Valley.
She opens her eyes and looks over at me lazily. “Are you getting in?”
Then it’s almost as if she remembers what she did with the trunks. Her eyes widen slightly and she looks away guiltily.Oh, this is going to be fun.
“Sure,” I say as I step into the hot tub and sit across from her, then lean back, mimicking the way she’s sitting.
She looks away, but her eyes drift back to me.
“What?” I smile at her and make her squirm just a little more.
“Nothing. I’m just curious about all your tattoos.” She shrugs like she’s trying to play it cool, too. Except she’s acting anything but cool right now.
“What are you curious about?” I ask. I take in her retro swimsuit that accents her curves. It’s a shade of emerald green that matches her eyes perfectly.
“Well…” she begins. “What do they all mean? I didn’t realize you had tattoos.”
“A lot of people have tattoos, Paige. It’s no big deal.”
“You just seem like the type of guy who would not have them,” she says honestly.
“I think when you get to know me, you’ll see that I’m probably not the type of guy you think I am, Paige,” I say softly.
Paige looks surprised. “What kind of guy are you?”
“I started getting tattoos when I was eighteen. To rebel against my parents. They forbade tattoos, and I snuck one in every time I felt like it. It became a hobby and a way to tell my stories through ink.”
Her eyes graze over my chest. She’s examining each one, and my skin gets goose bumps under her scrutiny. “What are your stories, Preston?” Her tone is husky and makes me bite my lip. Jesus, she’s beautiful.
A piece of the fabric of my swim trunks comes loose at the seam and floats up to the surface. I pretend to look surprised. I run my hand through the water and scoop it up, then hold it up for Paige. “Where did you buy these swim trunks, Paige?”
Her eyes widen, and she slides down a few inches into the water. A look of horror passes over her face, and she opens her mouth and closes it again. Okay, this must be bad if I’ve rendered her speechless. The woman who has no restraint when it comes to opening her mouth and speaking her mind, especially when it comes to me.
The heat and bubbles of the hot tub continue to disintegrate my trunks until more large pieces start floating to the surface. I calmly pick them up, one by one, and lay them on the side of the hot tub until there’s none left on me. I watch her squirm.
