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I jerk my chin down the street. “It might be enough if you also bought the Peterson’s grocery store that’s next door to it.”
“Maybe.” Cole glances back at the community center with a pout on his face. “Let’s keep looking.”
I walk him around the entire downtown, circling back to the community center. Then I walk out onto the pier again, heading to a bench near the railing. My feet ache and I need to rub the right arch of my foot.
I sit down and pop my shoe off to rub my complaining foot. Cole follows at a leisurely amble, looking at me with a smirk.
“What?”
“Those shoes are ridiculous. They may make your legs look nice, but they seem like more trouble than they are worth.”
My mouth opens, but no words come out. Did Cole just tell me my legs look nice?
Cole sits next to me and looks at the beach. “So, what do you actually do for fun around here?”
That was not the question I expected him to ask. I put my heel back on and huddle down in my coat. Grandad was right about the weather. Then again, he usually is.
“Are you asking what there is to do here, in general? Or are you asking what I do?”
He looks thoughtful. “What you do, I guess.”
“Well. There’s a lot of University of Georgia tailgating this time of year. I also love the bowling alley that’s in Cullen Bridge. My friends hang out at Savage Pizza a lot. Annnd….” I shrug. “Other than doing town events, I mostly just get on dating apps and try to scroll for Mr. Right.” I give him a meaningful glance. “That’s what you should do, by the way.”
Cole looks offended. “I should get on dating apps?” He pulls a face. “No way.”
I gently lean in, teasing him.
“No? Come on. Your sexile must be almost over.”
“Wrong. I’ve got six more months.” Cole rolls his eyes.
“God. You’re really going to try to go a year without having sex with anybody?”
What I don’t say is that I am now picturing myself naked, mouth open, astride his cock. Blowing his mind, and simultaneously having my freaking brains boinked out.
It’s a satisfying thought.
“That’s the plan,” he says. “Better than trying to find Mrs. Right by playing a mobile game.”
I smack Cole’s arm, laughing.
“You’re so stupid.”
“Hey, I’m just being honest,” he says.
I scoot closer to him on the bench, leering at him. “You think the perfect woman will just magically divine that you’re single? How can you expect that of Mrs. Right?”
Cole smirks, then seems to realize just how close we are. He looks between us. There is a moment – just a moment – where I don’t know what he’s about to do.
My breath catches.
His eyes land on my mouth. For several breaths, he seems to think about something.
Would it be too forward of me to kiss Cole?
Then he gives himself a shake and pushes up to a stand, then strides away from me.
Uh oh.
