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Damn he’d taken me by surprise. So did not need the complication of falling for someone, but here I was plummeting for this guy big time.
    Georgia squealed.
    I glanced over in time to see Dan dunk her. “They seem to be getting along well.”
    “Yeah.”
    “So, Dan. His dad’s the mayor?”
    “Super-rich, owns half the town.” Zach jutted his chin toward the pond. “But Dan’s cool. Nice guy.”
    I settled onto my back, needing some distance from Zach to catch my breath. And the beach was so not the place to try a mega make-out session anyway. Distraction—yes, I needed a distraction.
    “Tell me more about you,” Zach asked.
    “What do you want to know?”
    “Why’d you come here only three months before graduation? And I know it wasn’t because you got kicked out of your last school for killing a student like everyone said.”
    “What?” I turned, shading my eyes to see if he was serious.
    “Kidding.” He winked, then settled onto his back, too. But what I liked most was his hand landed on mine, and he took in a deep breath. “Talk.”
    “Things didn’t work out in Minnesota for Scott’s smoothie business. Thought we’d try living in the warm part of the states.”
    “Hmm. And Georgia. You and her, together from day one.”
    “Nothing gets past the small town peeps, huh?” I laughed as I closed my eyes, drinking in the warmth from the sun. “You know something interesting? She was the only one who came up and talked to me on my first day of school. The rest of the kids just sat back and gawked. Not Georgia. I think she skipped to me in lunch. Crazy girl.”
    “That’s cool.”
    “It was like she knew we’d be best friends or something. She’s like a sister to me now.”
    “I remember your first day here.”
    “You do?” I glanced up and realized he’d propped himself up by his elbow again. Boy those eyes of his would melt the biggest ice ball I could ever make. I eased myself up again, too, maybe for another little taste. I could easily get addicted to his kisses, and I’d only tried one so far.
    I’m such a goner.
    “There was just something…different about you. Separated you from the town chicks.” He traced his finger up my bare arm. “Couldn’t get you out of my mind.”
    “That’ll wear off. I’m pretty lame, actually. One friend, work all the time, no life whatsoever.”
    His tongue jetted out, dampening that edible bottom lip of his. A breeze tangled his hair, and he reached to shove it off his forehead. I beat him to it, and gently tucked it behind his ear.
    His eyes widened, and he held my hand to the side of his face. Less than twelve inches separated us, but that didn’t lessen the heat radiating from him. His gaze shifted down, and my lips tingled in anticipation.
    He leaned forward.
    Do not freeze him. Do not freeze him.
    My cheeks flamed. Until drops of water splattered against my forehead and arms.
    Oh, God. What had I done?
    Zach released my hand and looked skyward. “Shit.”
    He hopped to his feet. Georgia shrieked as she and Dan sprinted in our direction. Zach helped me up, and we all scampered to the car.
    “Where’d that rain come from? It was sunny, like, two seconds ago.” My voice couldn’t have sounded more whiny, but I had a reason to be ticked. Zach was totally going to kiss me again.
    Stupid rain. The sky opened up and dumped a ton of water on us. Hell, I might as well have jumped into the lake.
    “Welcome to the desert,” Dan said.
    I plopped into the backseat, but instead of Georgia following, Zach jumped in beside me.
    Okay, being stuck in the backseat of a car with him wouldn’t be so bad. I might even get to steal that kiss right back from the rain.
     

 
     
     
    TEN
     
    “D ude, turn the heat on.” Zach scooted closer to me.
    “Now that’s whacked. It’s almost ninety degrees one minute. Then it rains, and it’s, like, fifty. That so completely and totally sucks.” God, I hoped my strands of hair didn’t freeze into