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Sav sighs impatiently.
“You should be too. This is the weather in the coastal south this time of year. It doesn’t rain much, but when it does, it rains like it’s the end of the freaking world.”
She gives me a tight-lipped, haughty smile. I grumble as I sit down beside her.
“I grew up here, the same as you did.”
Sav unfurls the second reflective blanket, offering me part. She pulls part of it around her shoulders and raises an eyebrow in challenge.
Huffing, I scoot closer to her and pull the other part around me so that we are pressed closely together underneath.
“Maybe years living in the city ruined you.” She nudges me in the ribs with her elbow.
I pin her with my gaze. I’m intimately aware of all the places where our thighs and arms touch.
But the part that kills me is Sav. She is gazing at me with humor and defiance sparkling in her eyes. I can smell her sweet scent wafting from her damp hair. I can feel the heat rolling off her body.
I have to say something soon… or kiss her upturned mouth. And while I desperately want to feel Sav’s lips against mine again, it’s not really fair to either of us.
I can’t start something that I have no intention of finishing.
I open my mouth, unsure what I’m going to say. What comes out is, “Do you see yourself growing old here?”
Her brows knit. “Yeah. It’s where my family has been since time immemorial.”
“If you don’t mind me asking, why haven’t you settled down?”
A blush rises to Savannah’s cheeks and she looks away. “I don’t know. I haven’t met the right person, I guess.”
“And who’s this magical person that you are waiting for?”
She clears her throat. “Well...”
“No wait! Let me tell you. He is super hot, of course. He likes walking barefoot and shirtless on the beach, strumming his guitar. He’ll have like… flowing hair that I you can run your fingers through.”
Sav huffs. “You’re so superficial. My dream guy will have way more depth than just good looks.”
I let out a bleat of laughter. “Is that right?”
She gives me a tiny glare. “My perfect guy will have good energy. Like how I’m all positive vibes and sunshine? He’ll reflect that back to me. Nothing will ever be hard. It’ll always just be… perfect and easy.”
As Sav talks, my brows start rising.
“Wow. I know why you haven’t met this guy yet.”
She swallows tightly. “Oh? Why is that?”
“Because that dude does not exist. Anyone who claims to be that magical and reflects positive vibes back to you… or whatever it is you said… they’re trying to pull one over on you.”
Sav balls up her mouth. “He exists. I’m sure of it.”
I can’t help but grin at the self-assurance in her tone.
“You don’t really believe that.”
“I do!”
“That’s crazy! Take it from me. I’m older and wiser. I’ve lived in the real world.”
