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Authors: Melissa West
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Family Life, series, Contemporary Women, Kentucky, Cowboys, Bachelor, Ranchers, sensual, family business, Forever Love, Single Woman, childhood friends, Hearts Desire, Domestice Life, Hamilton Stables, Horse Racing Royalty, Champions, Hamilton Brothers, Horse Stables, Kentucky Farm, Corporation Buy-Out, Tomboy, Advice Seeking
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she could test the whole flirting and dating thing again in an effort to forget the guy beside her, who by all accounts saw her as nothing more than the tomboy next door.
“All right, first let’s go over the basics. Scuba is actually an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, though people use it so frequently these days that scuba describes the sport without having to detail its meaning. And though you might worry about your athleticism, scuba diving is one of the easiest activities out there. Children as young as eight can be certified.”
“Ha, see that. I’m good to go,” Becca whispered, and Nick rolled his eyes.
“We’ll see.”
“What was that?” Zac’s gaze fell on Nick, and Becca grinned wide as Nick’s jaw ticked. It was so rare for Nick to openly dislike someone that she found it amusing. She’d like to test just how far that dislike could go, but she feared what Nick might say, and it was only the first day of class. Surely she could get in a few lessons before Nick got them kicked out.
“Did you have a question, Nick?”
“No, no question.”
“Excellent, then do you think you could join me up here?”
Becca was on the verge of hysterics now as Nick glanced at her with wide eyes and a frown on his face. He wanted to make fun of the class, dis Zac as a “half ass,” but it was all blowing up in his face.
“Go ahead, Nick,” she urged.
With a quick glare at her, Nick slid out of his desk and stepped up to the front of the class. Instantly, Becca caught sight of someone behind her leaning forward for a better view, and she turned to see a pretty blonde, eyes locked on Nick, and Becca thought her interest was less in the lesson and more in the only eligible Hamilton left.
Zac motioned to the table behind him and the scuba diving equipment. “I’ll go through each piece of equipment and the correct way to put it on using Nick as a dummy.”
“Nick as a dummy,” Becca mouthed and Nick’s grimace deepened, only causing her to laugh harder.
“The most important pieces of equipment to consider first are your mask, fins, and exposure protection. Now we won’t make Nick here change into a wet suit.”
“You can,” the blonde said. “We won’t mind.” She smiled and Nick grinned back, and suddenly Becca was the one frowning. What was she thinking, bringing Nick here where eventually they would all be in swimsuits? Was she trying to introduce him to his next date? Or maybe whoever his brothers had been hinting about had his attention fully occupied.
A sinking feeling worked through her.
“The most important thing about the mask is that it fits snuggly.” He handed over a bright pink mask to Nick, who was very likely to kill Becca after this. “Go ahead. Try it on.”
Nick held up the mask. “You’re joking, right? This is way too small. And pink.”
A smile played at Zac’s lips, and Becca propped her chin up on her hand, enjoying the view of the two handsome men before her, each attempting to show their manliness. “It’s an exercise, go with it,” Zac said. “Unless you’re not manly enough to wear pink.”
“I’m manly enough. I’ll own this pink.” He attempted to slide the mask over his head and into place, fighting and struggling and grunting, but all he managed to do was get the mask onto his forehead, resulting in laughter from the class.
Zac chuckled beside him, and Becca thought Nick might shove the mask at him. “Sorry, man, don’t be mad. That was to illustrate a poorly fitting mask. Now try this one.” Zac passed Nick a new mask and he easily slid it on, and hell if he didn’t look all the more adorable as he grinned over at Becca. “Now the fins.” Nick slipped on a pair, and then before long Zac had him completely dressed in scuba gear.
“Think this is funny, do you?” Nick asked around his snorkel mouthpiece, sending Becca into hysterics.
“Yes. Very. In fact . . .” She reached frantically for her bag and pulled
“All right, first let’s go over the basics. Scuba is actually an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, though people use it so frequently these days that scuba describes the sport without having to detail its meaning. And though you might worry about your athleticism, scuba diving is one of the easiest activities out there. Children as young as eight can be certified.”
“Ha, see that. I’m good to go,” Becca whispered, and Nick rolled his eyes.
“We’ll see.”
“What was that?” Zac’s gaze fell on Nick, and Becca grinned wide as Nick’s jaw ticked. It was so rare for Nick to openly dislike someone that she found it amusing. She’d like to test just how far that dislike could go, but she feared what Nick might say, and it was only the first day of class. Surely she could get in a few lessons before Nick got them kicked out.
“Did you have a question, Nick?”
“No, no question.”
“Excellent, then do you think you could join me up here?”
Becca was on the verge of hysterics now as Nick glanced at her with wide eyes and a frown on his face. He wanted to make fun of the class, dis Zac as a “half ass,” but it was all blowing up in his face.
“Go ahead, Nick,” she urged.
With a quick glare at her, Nick slid out of his desk and stepped up to the front of the class. Instantly, Becca caught sight of someone behind her leaning forward for a better view, and she turned to see a pretty blonde, eyes locked on Nick, and Becca thought her interest was less in the lesson and more in the only eligible Hamilton left.
Zac motioned to the table behind him and the scuba diving equipment. “I’ll go through each piece of equipment and the correct way to put it on using Nick as a dummy.”
“Nick as a dummy,” Becca mouthed and Nick’s grimace deepened, only causing her to laugh harder.
“The most important pieces of equipment to consider first are your mask, fins, and exposure protection. Now we won’t make Nick here change into a wet suit.”
“You can,” the blonde said. “We won’t mind.” She smiled and Nick grinned back, and suddenly Becca was the one frowning. What was she thinking, bringing Nick here where eventually they would all be in swimsuits? Was she trying to introduce him to his next date? Or maybe whoever his brothers had been hinting about had his attention fully occupied.
A sinking feeling worked through her.
“The most important thing about the mask is that it fits snuggly.” He handed over a bright pink mask to Nick, who was very likely to kill Becca after this. “Go ahead. Try it on.”
Nick held up the mask. “You’re joking, right? This is way too small. And pink.”
A smile played at Zac’s lips, and Becca propped her chin up on her hand, enjoying the view of the two handsome men before her, each attempting to show their manliness. “It’s an exercise, go with it,” Zac said. “Unless you’re not manly enough to wear pink.”
“I’m manly enough. I’ll own this pink.” He attempted to slide the mask over his head and into place, fighting and struggling and grunting, but all he managed to do was get the mask onto his forehead, resulting in laughter from the class.
Zac chuckled beside him, and Becca thought Nick might shove the mask at him. “Sorry, man, don’t be mad. That was to illustrate a poorly fitting mask. Now try this one.” Zac passed Nick a new mask and he easily slid it on, and hell if he didn’t look all the more adorable as he grinned over at Becca. “Now the fins.” Nick slipped on a pair, and then before long Zac had him completely dressed in scuba gear.
“Think this is funny, do you?” Nick asked around his snorkel mouthpiece, sending Becca into hysterics.
“Yes. Very. In fact . . .” She reached frantically for her bag and pulled
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