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finishing his sentence.
“No, nothing but friends .” I emphasized. What was it with everyone trying to force me on Jaxon? “He’s always been like a brother to me, until tonight. That really threw me into the deep end.” I shook my head in disbelief staring at the sand.
He laughed and the tingles became violent vibrations in my bones. I closed my eyes and relished the pleasing feelings he gave me. “Yeah, I don’t think he feels like you’re his sister, unless there’s something messed up in his head. That still doesn’t answer my question about you being out here alone.” I turned my head to face him. His smile faltered slightly and his eyes narrowed waiting for my answer.
I shrugged my shoulders and smiled. “I like being alone…to think.” I quickly added as a new expression overtook his face. I didn’t want him to leave. “I haven’t been in the water since…well a while. It makes me feel alive somehow and I’m able to work out my problems.” I paused looking away from his face. “The skinny dipping part was just so I didn’t have to walk home dripping wet.” Heat filled my body as I confessed to the angel sitting next to me. I reclined back and lay down in the sand averting my eyes to the stars above and folding my hands on my stomach.
“Would you like me to leave you alone?” He asked with a touch of sadness in his voice.
“No!” My voice betrayed me hitting an unusual high pitch. “I mean, I don’t mind company, now that I’m dressed.” I smiled my best flirtatious smile at him, hoping he’d still want to talk with me.
“What would you like to talk about?” He asked, joining me in my horizontal position on the sand. He folded his arms behind his head. I could smell a hint of spicy cologne from him. “Are we contemplating the cosmos? Counting stars?” He kept his gaze toward the heavens, but his nearness was drawing me to him. I wanted to reach over and touch him to see if that electric sensation was really coming from him, to see if that spark we had earlier was real.
“Oh, I don’t know much about the stars or the cosmos for that matter.” I managed to say. “I know that’s the Big Dipper.” I pointed with my left hand. “And that’s the North Star.” He grabbed my hand and covered it with his, pointing his finger along mine. The electricity rushed through my body and I gasped.
He pulled my arm toward him. “And that’s Princess Andromeda and Queen Cassiopeia.” My breathing was so fast and loud, I knew he could hear it. He slowly released my hand and turned to face me. The look on my face must have been horrible because his smile faded quickly. “I should go.” He jumped up and stared toward the lighthouse. “Do you need a ride home?” I sat up confused and looked up at him.
“No, I walked. I’m not ready to go home yet.” I looked away from him dejectedly and back out to the waves.
“You’re not going back out there.” He stated it as a fact, not a question. Tension filled his voice. “How long do you plan on sitting here?” He squatted next to me, his arms resting on his knees.
“I have a lot to think about, so it could be a while.” I stood up and dusted the sand off my body. I walked toward the water and let the waves crash against my feet. I could feel his electric force field approach. That’s my best description for what I could feel.
“I’m not kidding, you won’t go back in there. At least not alone.” I could hear the challenge in his voice. “There are creatures in there that do not discriminate against beautiful ladies in their desire for a tasty snack.” He was getting closer and the encouraging challenge in his voice was causing my heart to race. How far could I get before he came after me? I didn’t allow him to get any closer before I took off into the waves. I dove into the waves once I was deep enough. When I
“No, nothing but friends .” I emphasized. What was it with everyone trying to force me on Jaxon? “He’s always been like a brother to me, until tonight. That really threw me into the deep end.” I shook my head in disbelief staring at the sand.
He laughed and the tingles became violent vibrations in my bones. I closed my eyes and relished the pleasing feelings he gave me. “Yeah, I don’t think he feels like you’re his sister, unless there’s something messed up in his head. That still doesn’t answer my question about you being out here alone.” I turned my head to face him. His smile faltered slightly and his eyes narrowed waiting for my answer.
I shrugged my shoulders and smiled. “I like being alone…to think.” I quickly added as a new expression overtook his face. I didn’t want him to leave. “I haven’t been in the water since…well a while. It makes me feel alive somehow and I’m able to work out my problems.” I paused looking away from his face. “The skinny dipping part was just so I didn’t have to walk home dripping wet.” Heat filled my body as I confessed to the angel sitting next to me. I reclined back and lay down in the sand averting my eyes to the stars above and folding my hands on my stomach.
“Would you like me to leave you alone?” He asked with a touch of sadness in his voice.
“No!” My voice betrayed me hitting an unusual high pitch. “I mean, I don’t mind company, now that I’m dressed.” I smiled my best flirtatious smile at him, hoping he’d still want to talk with me.
“What would you like to talk about?” He asked, joining me in my horizontal position on the sand. He folded his arms behind his head. I could smell a hint of spicy cologne from him. “Are we contemplating the cosmos? Counting stars?” He kept his gaze toward the heavens, but his nearness was drawing me to him. I wanted to reach over and touch him to see if that electric sensation was really coming from him, to see if that spark we had earlier was real.
“Oh, I don’t know much about the stars or the cosmos for that matter.” I managed to say. “I know that’s the Big Dipper.” I pointed with my left hand. “And that’s the North Star.” He grabbed my hand and covered it with his, pointing his finger along mine. The electricity rushed through my body and I gasped.
He pulled my arm toward him. “And that’s Princess Andromeda and Queen Cassiopeia.” My breathing was so fast and loud, I knew he could hear it. He slowly released my hand and turned to face me. The look on my face must have been horrible because his smile faded quickly. “I should go.” He jumped up and stared toward the lighthouse. “Do you need a ride home?” I sat up confused and looked up at him.
“No, I walked. I’m not ready to go home yet.” I looked away from him dejectedly and back out to the waves.
“You’re not going back out there.” He stated it as a fact, not a question. Tension filled his voice. “How long do you plan on sitting here?” He squatted next to me, his arms resting on his knees.
“I have a lot to think about, so it could be a while.” I stood up and dusted the sand off my body. I walked toward the water and let the waves crash against my feet. I could feel his electric force field approach. That’s my best description for what I could feel.
“I’m not kidding, you won’t go back in there. At least not alone.” I could hear the challenge in his voice. “There are creatures in there that do not discriminate against beautiful ladies in their desire for a tasty snack.” He was getting closer and the encouraging challenge in his voice was causing my heart to race. How far could I get before he came after me? I didn’t allow him to get any closer before I took off into the waves. I dove into the waves once I was deep enough. When I
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