live.
In the past three weeks, we’d explored parts of the Hamptons I’d never been to—we walked Hedge’s Harper, strolled along the Long Wharf, and flew kites on Peter’s Pond.
He also let his rebel side slip out every now and then. When he did, we followed our own version of crazy, like swim naked in the ocean at three a.m., eat eggs on top of leftover pizza for breakfast, drive his motorcycle to Montauk to watch the sunrise, have sex whenever the moment struck. We didn’t care where we were—we found places.
He was crazy.
I was crazy with him.
I loved it.
I loved him.
But I hadn’t said the words out loud.
Neither had he.
I shook away my jealousy about Kat and slipped the dress on. When I did, I had to laugh. The simple white dress had a deep plunging neckline. So Lily. I went to take it off but took one more glance at myself in the mirror. I liked what I saw. I twirled around and looked again. I never liked to look in the mirror. What had changed?
But I knew what it was. I was more confident about who I was. I felt like a butterfly that had just emerged from her cocoon. When the thought gave me a burst of confidence, I decided to keep the dress on. I grabbed a necklace and my flat gold sandals and headed down the stairs.
As I was leaving, I took hold of the doorknob and looked back. Both men were gazing at me. “What?”
“You look hot,” Jamie said.
Logan cleared his throat. “Second that.”
My smile was huge. “Thanks guys.” I ran over and hugged them and then rushed out to the driveway.
Jeremy was just pulling up as my sandals hit the plush green grass. I liked to walk under the large elm trees that lined the driveway instead of on the gravel. He stopped the car and hopped out. And so did Kat. She had been sitting in the front seat. Since I wasn’t expecting her to be with him, jealousy ran through my veins before I could stop it.
She ran toward me and threw her arms around me. “Phoebe, I’m glad to finally meet you.”
I blinked in shock at how nice she was and the smile I gave her in greeting was genuine. “Hi, Kat, it’s nice to meet you too.”
Jeremy slid his hands on my hips and pulled me back. “Don’t I get a hi?”
I turned and wrapped my arms around him. “Hi, sexy.”
He grinned. “Sexy, huh? I’m looking at sexy.”
I pressed myself into him, something I normally wouldn’t have done in front of people but I had to make my mark. I was surprised when he slid his tongue into my mouth in a deep kiss.
I leaned back. “I missed you.”
The look he gave me sent shivers through my body. “Ready?”
I walked around to the front of the car at the same time Kat did. “I’ll sit in the back,” she offered.
How could I not like her—she was just too nice.
We rode into town and talked. It made me feel nervous—a different kind of nervous.
“So, who’s staying with you?” she asked.
“There were five of my friends, but one took off.”
“Six girls under one roof?”
“No. Three of my friends are guys.”
“Oh.” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her slide Jeremy a look. I’d never thought about it but he seemed okay with it. He knew who lived in the house and didn’t seem to mind.
After that, she changed the subject.
Thank God.
“How was work today?” Kat asked Jeremy.
He thumped his hands against the steering wheel, listening to the music and talking. “I can’t complain.”
She leaned forward. “What about you, Phoebe? You don’t have to work this summer?”
I shook my head. “My father’s friend owns the house and gave us a good deal. And besides, I’m splitting the rent with five of my friends.”
“Still, that couldn’t have been cheap.”
“My parents gave it to me for a graduation gift.”
“Nice,” she said and leaned back.
“How’s the catering going?” Jeremy asked her.
I was relieved for his unintentional intervention.
By the time we got to the restaurant, Kat was telling Jeremy about some of the catering
In the past three weeks, we’d explored parts of the Hamptons I’d never been to—we walked Hedge’s Harper, strolled along the Long Wharf, and flew kites on Peter’s Pond.
He also let his rebel side slip out every now and then. When he did, we followed our own version of crazy, like swim naked in the ocean at three a.m., eat eggs on top of leftover pizza for breakfast, drive his motorcycle to Montauk to watch the sunrise, have sex whenever the moment struck. We didn’t care where we were—we found places.
He was crazy.
I was crazy with him.
I loved it.
I loved him.
But I hadn’t said the words out loud.
Neither had he.
I shook away my jealousy about Kat and slipped the dress on. When I did, I had to laugh. The simple white dress had a deep plunging neckline. So Lily. I went to take it off but took one more glance at myself in the mirror. I liked what I saw. I twirled around and looked again. I never liked to look in the mirror. What had changed?
But I knew what it was. I was more confident about who I was. I felt like a butterfly that had just emerged from her cocoon. When the thought gave me a burst of confidence, I decided to keep the dress on. I grabbed a necklace and my flat gold sandals and headed down the stairs.
As I was leaving, I took hold of the doorknob and looked back. Both men were gazing at me. “What?”
“You look hot,” Jamie said.
Logan cleared his throat. “Second that.”
My smile was huge. “Thanks guys.” I ran over and hugged them and then rushed out to the driveway.
Jeremy was just pulling up as my sandals hit the plush green grass. I liked to walk under the large elm trees that lined the driveway instead of on the gravel. He stopped the car and hopped out. And so did Kat. She had been sitting in the front seat. Since I wasn’t expecting her to be with him, jealousy ran through my veins before I could stop it.
She ran toward me and threw her arms around me. “Phoebe, I’m glad to finally meet you.”
I blinked in shock at how nice she was and the smile I gave her in greeting was genuine. “Hi, Kat, it’s nice to meet you too.”
Jeremy slid his hands on my hips and pulled me back. “Don’t I get a hi?”
I turned and wrapped my arms around him. “Hi, sexy.”
He grinned. “Sexy, huh? I’m looking at sexy.”
I pressed myself into him, something I normally wouldn’t have done in front of people but I had to make my mark. I was surprised when he slid his tongue into my mouth in a deep kiss.
I leaned back. “I missed you.”
The look he gave me sent shivers through my body. “Ready?”
I walked around to the front of the car at the same time Kat did. “I’ll sit in the back,” she offered.
How could I not like her—she was just too nice.
We rode into town and talked. It made me feel nervous—a different kind of nervous.
“So, who’s staying with you?” she asked.
“There were five of my friends, but one took off.”
“Six girls under one roof?”
“No. Three of my friends are guys.”
“Oh.” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her slide Jeremy a look. I’d never thought about it but he seemed okay with it. He knew who lived in the house and didn’t seem to mind.
After that, she changed the subject.
Thank God.
“How was work today?” Kat asked Jeremy.
He thumped his hands against the steering wheel, listening to the music and talking. “I can’t complain.”
She leaned forward. “What about you, Phoebe? You don’t have to work this summer?”
I shook my head. “My father’s friend owns the house and gave us a good deal. And besides, I’m splitting the rent with five of my friends.”
“Still, that couldn’t have been cheap.”
“My parents gave it to me for a graduation gift.”
“Nice,” she said and leaned back.
“How’s the catering going?” Jeremy asked her.
I was relieved for his unintentional intervention.
By the time we got to the restaurant, Kat was telling Jeremy about some of the catering
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