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Authors: Michelle Horst
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lighten the mood. Just then my stomach growls and I start to turn back to the fair. “I’m hungry, let’s go grab some food.”
As we walk back to where the food stalls are, I try to figure out what the hell was wrong with me, that I’d even want to kiss her.
I kept stealing glances at her face, suddenly not able to pay attention to anything else.
When did things change between us? When did I start seeing her as a woman and no longer my cousin?
I better stop this shit, cause Uncle Garrett will cut off my nuts if I go after Amy.
She grabs my arm and points to a stall. “Can we have ice cream?” She doesn’t wait for my answer and pulls me toward the stand.
“That’s hardly the kind of food I had in mind. Let’s grab a hotdog and then we can come back for dessert.”
She lets go of my arm and walking backwards she keeps her eyes on mine, smiling brightly. “I want my dessert first, then I’ll have a hotdog.”
I pull a face. “You’ve got that the wrong way around, just so you know.”
“Life’s too short to live by rules, Noah. I want ice cream. I’m going to have some.”
She turns to the stall and orders a vanilla cone with strawberry sauce. I join her and order chocolate mint. I pay for us and then follow Amy as she walks from stall to stall. My eyes are glued to her mouth as she licks the ice cream.
“You know,” I say before taking a bite of my cone, “you’re not half bad when you’re being civil.”
She stops walking and looks up at me. She picks nervously at her cone and then blurts, “Was I that bad?”
Was she really that bad? I smile down at her and shake my head. “No, I wouldn’t say you were bad,” I throw my arm around her shoulder and we start to walk again, “more like a pain in the ass.”
She elbows me and tries to hide a smile behind the cone.
This afternoon is actually turning out to be fun. Who would have thought I’d ever have fun with Amy?
~*~
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Amy~
I’m so stuffed! I shouldn’t have had that second ice cream.
The music starts to fade as we walk home. There’s a peaceful silence hanging between us. Smiling couples pass us by as they make their way to the fair for some late night entertainment.
Instead of walking towards the beach house, Noah walks in the direction of the beach. I follow, trailing slightly behind him. When we reach the sand I stop and slip off my boots. The sand is still warm under my feet as we walk along the shoreline.
The waves pull back just before they touch our feet. I step a bit closer so the next wave can wash over my feet. The water is cool and really nice after the hot day.
I glance at Noah, his face way too serious for my liking. When the next wave comes I kick as much water as I can at him.
As the water sprays over him, he looks shocked, but only for a moment. He tilts his head and glares at me, but the smile around his lips soften the look. “Did you just splash me?”
I nod, struggling to hold back my own smile.
“Oh,” he takes a step towards me and I take one backwards to counter him, “you’re gonna pay for that, Princess!” He lunges at me and before I can turn around, his arm goes around my waist and then my feet leave the ground. He throws me over his shoulder and starts to walk into the water, not caring that his jeans are getting wet.
I cling to the back of his shirt, expecting to be tossed into the water any moment. He surprises me by not throwing me in, but by lowering me against his body.
I grab hold of his shoulders to balance myself. Our eyes meet and all we hear is the ocean. My heartbeat speeds up and just like earlier I start to make excuses for why this can’t happen. I don’t know who I am! How can I start something with him if I can’t even offer him me?
He lowers me all the way, my body sliding against his and our eyes keeping contact. His breath skims over my face as I slide down and then his mouth crashes into mine.
The kiss is not what I expected. It’s
As we walk back to where the food stalls are, I try to figure out what the hell was wrong with me, that I’d even want to kiss her.
I kept stealing glances at her face, suddenly not able to pay attention to anything else.
When did things change between us? When did I start seeing her as a woman and no longer my cousin?
I better stop this shit, cause Uncle Garrett will cut off my nuts if I go after Amy.
She grabs my arm and points to a stall. “Can we have ice cream?” She doesn’t wait for my answer and pulls me toward the stand.
“That’s hardly the kind of food I had in mind. Let’s grab a hotdog and then we can come back for dessert.”
She lets go of my arm and walking backwards she keeps her eyes on mine, smiling brightly. “I want my dessert first, then I’ll have a hotdog.”
I pull a face. “You’ve got that the wrong way around, just so you know.”
“Life’s too short to live by rules, Noah. I want ice cream. I’m going to have some.”
She turns to the stall and orders a vanilla cone with strawberry sauce. I join her and order chocolate mint. I pay for us and then follow Amy as she walks from stall to stall. My eyes are glued to her mouth as she licks the ice cream.
“You know,” I say before taking a bite of my cone, “you’re not half bad when you’re being civil.”
She stops walking and looks up at me. She picks nervously at her cone and then blurts, “Was I that bad?”
Was she really that bad? I smile down at her and shake my head. “No, I wouldn’t say you were bad,” I throw my arm around her shoulder and we start to walk again, “more like a pain in the ass.”
She elbows me and tries to hide a smile behind the cone.
This afternoon is actually turning out to be fun. Who would have thought I’d ever have fun with Amy?
~*~
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Amy~
I’m so stuffed! I shouldn’t have had that second ice cream.
The music starts to fade as we walk home. There’s a peaceful silence hanging between us. Smiling couples pass us by as they make their way to the fair for some late night entertainment.
Instead of walking towards the beach house, Noah walks in the direction of the beach. I follow, trailing slightly behind him. When we reach the sand I stop and slip off my boots. The sand is still warm under my feet as we walk along the shoreline.
The waves pull back just before they touch our feet. I step a bit closer so the next wave can wash over my feet. The water is cool and really nice after the hot day.
I glance at Noah, his face way too serious for my liking. When the next wave comes I kick as much water as I can at him.
As the water sprays over him, he looks shocked, but only for a moment. He tilts his head and glares at me, but the smile around his lips soften the look. “Did you just splash me?”
I nod, struggling to hold back my own smile.
“Oh,” he takes a step towards me and I take one backwards to counter him, “you’re gonna pay for that, Princess!” He lunges at me and before I can turn around, his arm goes around my waist and then my feet leave the ground. He throws me over his shoulder and starts to walk into the water, not caring that his jeans are getting wet.
I cling to the back of his shirt, expecting to be tossed into the water any moment. He surprises me by not throwing me in, but by lowering me against his body.
I grab hold of his shoulders to balance myself. Our eyes meet and all we hear is the ocean. My heartbeat speeds up and just like earlier I start to make excuses for why this can’t happen. I don’t know who I am! How can I start something with him if I can’t even offer him me?
He lowers me all the way, my body sliding against his and our eyes keeping contact. His breath skims over my face as I slide down and then his mouth crashes into mine.
The kiss is not what I expected. It’s
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