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Kenzi is a lot of things. Afraid isn’t one of them.
I grip the neck of my bottle a little tighter as I watch her fingers work off her buttons, one after the other. The firelight is licking at her skin, casting flickering shadows from the downward tilt of her chin, the curves of her breasts.
I remind my body to be still. I remind myself not to lick my lips like a hungry wolf. Everything in me goes rigid, though, when she drops her shirt and wiggles out of her pants.
I try to remind myself that I’ve seen her in a bathing suit before. But there’s something about tonight. The way the bonfire light makes her creamy skin golden. The way her dark hair falls around her shoulders. That small dip in her back, inviting the touch of a hand.
I’m painfully hard. And I’m not alone. Jason watches her undress, his eyes never leaving her.
She glances back at us. Narrows her eyes. A light grin rests on her lips. “What’s up? First time seeing a fat girl in a bikini?”
Then she flips us the bird and rushes to the water. There’s a whoop from the firepit. She dives into the water, her pearly white body vanishing in the dark water.
For a second, all I can hear is the rushing of my own blood.
“So what’s the deal with you two?” Jason asks suddenly.
I weigh the question. “What do you mean?”
“Friends? Dating? Friends with benefits?”
My laugh that escapes me is more like a hiss. My jaw won’t unclench.
“Look—it’s not any of my business if you’re gay. Or bi. Or whatever. But there is something I want you to know.” Jason puts his hand on the driftwood. The way we’re positioned right now—me, splayed out on the sand, him, hovering over me—it’s close, and strangely intimate. Yet he doesn’t have any trouble looking me directly in the eyes.
And that is the real power of Jason King. His ability to hang in an uncomfortable situation without even blinking.
“What’s that?” I ask.
“I’m going to fuck her.” When he says it, he does so bluntly. Matter-of-fact. “Maybe not tonight. But I’m going to fuck her this summer. And I’m going to make her cum. Hard. And when she does, she’s going to be screaming my name. Not yours.”
Jason pushes back and straightens up. He flashes me a smile. “Enjoy your beer, Angel,” he says before heading toward the water.
So much for Mr. Nice Guy. I hug my beer closer and nurse it.
My ears burn. I want to leave, but I’m not leaving without Kenzi, so I sip on my beer and stare off into the water. I catch glimpses of her splashing around. I try to swallow my unease, but the carbonation fizzes in my stomach and brings it back up.
6
Jason
Phosphorescence lights up the water as I splash in. It glows like diamonds around my hands and arms as I swim through the ocean.
The water is alive. The beach is alive.
I am alive. Kenzi is alive. We’re alive, and young, and beautiful, and I want to put myself inside of her and make love to the swell of the sea.
We tread water. It’s cool, but not cold. Nice.
I can hear the muffled sounds of music and laughter from the beach, but we’re far enough out that we’re swallowed in the dark.
She cocks her head. “Are you following me?”
“Something like that.”
“Isn’t Amy going to be jealous?”
“Amy isn’t my girlfriend.”
