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shenanigans he used to get into each summer.
“And DW? That’s your older brother, right?” Matt nodded his head.
“Daniel,” he answered.
“What does AC stand for?” I asked, my brow furrowed in thought. Matt’s eyes clouded over as he looked down at the initials and his mouth settled into a straight line.
“Someone we all loved, someone we all lost way too early in life,” he murmured softly. My palms felt clammy as I sat there looking at the pain behind his eyes as he gazed at the dock. It must have been someone he loved dearly, I thought. A first love maybe. I reached out and placed a hand on the side of his face. He sighed deeply as he shut his eyes and leaned his face into my palm. He placed a soft, lingering kiss in my palm that made my pulse flutter. We sat there a little longer before Matt started taking his boots and socks off. I smiled, and took my sandals off as well, excited to dip my feet into the water off the side of the dock. It had been a long time since I’d indulged in such a simple pleasure. Matt’s smile widened and his eyes held mine as he began unbuttoning his shirt. I watched for a minute, struck speechless by the sight of his toned chest. He was tanned and his abs were ripped. I could tell he definitely worked outside without a shirt on. My mouth began to water before I shook myself and tried to keep from drooling. His smile turned wicked when he reached down to unbutton the top of his jeans.
“Whoa! What are you doing?” I screeched like a prude. My eyes widened and I backed up a step.
“I don’t know about you, but I’m hot. I’m going to swim.” He nodded to the lake like I was oblivious to the large body of water surrounding us.
“In your underwear?” I asked with a little less shriek this time. Matt lifted his brow and gave me an “Are you serious?” look.
“Are you saying you’ve never gone swimming spur-of-the-moment in your underwear … or even … skinny dipping?” he asked, his voice disbelieving. I broke his gaze and fiddled with the hem of my shirt.
“No ... I’m not saying that,” I muttered under my breath.
“Good. Problem solved then.” He unzipped his pants and peeled them off, revealing a very fine pair of muscular legs and some sexy, black boxer briefs. I swallowed and looked away. Everything was so not okay. How was I supposed to tell him how he affected me and how that any other time before this moment meant absolutely nothing, because none of those moments were with him ? “I didn’t think you were this shy,” he said from entirely too close beside me.
“I’m not,” I snapped a little harsher than I intended.
“So, you’re scared then? You wearing your granny panties today and don’t want me seeing them?” He taunted. I swung around, my mouth open to deliver a scathing set down, but it dried up on my lips when Matt winked and launched himself in the air and landed with a splash in the lake. He came up with a whoop and instead of staying mad, I couldn’t stop smiling. He seemed to have that effect on me.
“Come on, Baby, you ain’t got nothing I haven’t seen before,” he taunted with his eyes laughing at me. “I double dog dare ya,” he threw in for good measure. My brow raised at that. The jerk knew I couldn’t walk away from a good dare.
“Alright then.” I pulled my hair out of my clip and let it fall down around my shoulders. Matt whistled and I rolled my eyes. I lifted my shirt slowly over my head and enjoyed the sharp intake of breath I heard from the water. Ah, two could play at this game, and I knew I was no slouch. I was comfortable in my skin, but standing before Matt in nothing but my jean shorts and pink lacey bra, I felt shy. I glanced up, wondering why he had gone quiet. The look on his face erased any doubts I might have been harboring about myself. His eyes burned into me and despite the heat of the day, I shivered. I reached down and unbuttoned my shorts and then shimmied out of them, making sure I
“And DW? That’s your older brother, right?” Matt nodded his head.
“Daniel,” he answered.
“What does AC stand for?” I asked, my brow furrowed in thought. Matt’s eyes clouded over as he looked down at the initials and his mouth settled into a straight line.
“Someone we all loved, someone we all lost way too early in life,” he murmured softly. My palms felt clammy as I sat there looking at the pain behind his eyes as he gazed at the dock. It must have been someone he loved dearly, I thought. A first love maybe. I reached out and placed a hand on the side of his face. He sighed deeply as he shut his eyes and leaned his face into my palm. He placed a soft, lingering kiss in my palm that made my pulse flutter. We sat there a little longer before Matt started taking his boots and socks off. I smiled, and took my sandals off as well, excited to dip my feet into the water off the side of the dock. It had been a long time since I’d indulged in such a simple pleasure. Matt’s smile widened and his eyes held mine as he began unbuttoning his shirt. I watched for a minute, struck speechless by the sight of his toned chest. He was tanned and his abs were ripped. I could tell he definitely worked outside without a shirt on. My mouth began to water before I shook myself and tried to keep from drooling. His smile turned wicked when he reached down to unbutton the top of his jeans.
“Whoa! What are you doing?” I screeched like a prude. My eyes widened and I backed up a step.
“I don’t know about you, but I’m hot. I’m going to swim.” He nodded to the lake like I was oblivious to the large body of water surrounding us.
“In your underwear?” I asked with a little less shriek this time. Matt lifted his brow and gave me an “Are you serious?” look.
“Are you saying you’ve never gone swimming spur-of-the-moment in your underwear … or even … skinny dipping?” he asked, his voice disbelieving. I broke his gaze and fiddled with the hem of my shirt.
“No ... I’m not saying that,” I muttered under my breath.
“Good. Problem solved then.” He unzipped his pants and peeled them off, revealing a very fine pair of muscular legs and some sexy, black boxer briefs. I swallowed and looked away. Everything was so not okay. How was I supposed to tell him how he affected me and how that any other time before this moment meant absolutely nothing, because none of those moments were with him ? “I didn’t think you were this shy,” he said from entirely too close beside me.
“I’m not,” I snapped a little harsher than I intended.
“So, you’re scared then? You wearing your granny panties today and don’t want me seeing them?” He taunted. I swung around, my mouth open to deliver a scathing set down, but it dried up on my lips when Matt winked and launched himself in the air and landed with a splash in the lake. He came up with a whoop and instead of staying mad, I couldn’t stop smiling. He seemed to have that effect on me.
“Come on, Baby, you ain’t got nothing I haven’t seen before,” he taunted with his eyes laughing at me. “I double dog dare ya,” he threw in for good measure. My brow raised at that. The jerk knew I couldn’t walk away from a good dare.
“Alright then.” I pulled my hair out of my clip and let it fall down around my shoulders. Matt whistled and I rolled my eyes. I lifted my shirt slowly over my head and enjoyed the sharp intake of breath I heard from the water. Ah, two could play at this game, and I knew I was no slouch. I was comfortable in my skin, but standing before Matt in nothing but my jean shorts and pink lacey bra, I felt shy. I glanced up, wondering why he had gone quiet. The look on his face erased any doubts I might have been harboring about myself. His eyes burned into me and despite the heat of the day, I shivered. I reached down and unbuttoned my shorts and then shimmied out of them, making sure I
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