else wanted to do, even if it wasn’t what he wanted.
Apparently
, she thought as his tongue tangled with hers,
this is what he’d rather be doing
.
“Oh jeez,” Will said when he returned to find them making out on the beach.
* * *
Colton groaned against her lips but didn’t stop kissing her and didn’t make any move to end their embrace.
“Don’t look, Cam,” Will said. “You’ll hurt your eyes.”
Colton’s scowl made Lucy giggle. Since they were no longer alone, like they should’ve been, he reluctantly moved off her and willed his raging boner into submission. There were some things a guy shouldn’t have to share with an audience. “I’m going for a swim,” he announced.
“The lake is freezing,” Will said.
“Good. It’s just what I need.”
Before his brother could make any of the predictable jokes—the same jokes he would’ve made if the roles had been reversed—Colton jogged to the shoreline and dove into water that was, in fact, frigid. It was so cold he worried about freezing his balls right off. But the cold water had the desired effect on his libido. It shriveled right up with the rest of his important parts.
No matter how warm the summer got, Lake Champlain was always freezing. It was one of the things that could be taken for granted when it came to life in Vermont. As he watched Lucy laugh and tease with Cameron, Colton waited until he was sure he had things under control before he emerged from the ice bath to join them on the blanket.
The fire Will had lit went a long way toward restoring feeling in Colton’s important parts. Living on the mountain, he was used to being cold and usually wasn’t bothered by it. Today though, he was annoyed that the deep freeze had been necessary to ward off an embarrassing situation. If this weekend had played out as planned, he wouldn’t have to worry about such things. He could’ve walked around sporting all the wood he wanted and no one would’ve known except the subject of his desire.
His thoughts left him in a foul mood as the others talked cheerfully around the fire while they roasted hot dogs over the open flame.
Lucy nudged his shoulder. “What’s the matter?”
Did she want the whole list or would it be enough to say he was extremely out of sorts from being forced to share her with anyone—even her best friend and his brother—when they had so little time to spend together? “Nothing.”
“Then why are you so quiet?”
“Who can get a word in with you and Cameron sucking up all the air?” He could tell by the way her brows narrowed and her lips puckered that she hadn’t appreciated the comment. And she wondered why he was keeping his mouth shut? It was because he was in a foul mood that he had no desire to inflict on others.
“So sorry we are talking too much. We haven’t seen each other in a while.”
“I don’t care if you’re talking to her. I didn’t mean that.”
“Have a hot dog,” Will said, handing over fully roasted dogs to Colton and Lucy.
“Thanks.” Colton ate his in three big bites while Lucy took far more delicate bites of hers. By the time he finished the first one, Will had a second one ready for him. His big brother knew him well.
“Has he always eaten like that?” Lucy asked Will.
“For as long as I can remember. He’ll probably have a big old potbelly by the time he’s thirty.”
“Screw you. I will not.” Colton flexed the muscles he’d acquired through endless hard work.
Cameron and Lucy admired his shameless display while Will groaned with disgust.
“It’s okay, Will,” Colton said. “I don’t blame you for being jealous.”
Cameron rested her hand on Will’s bare chest. “He has no need to be jealous of anyone. I think he’s perfect.”
Will’s smile lit up his face as he leaned in to kiss his girlfriend.
“Barf,” Colton said.
“Stop it,” Lucy said.
That she sounded sincerely irritated with him caught him by surprise. Although how could he
Apparently
, she thought as his tongue tangled with hers,
this is what he’d rather be doing
.
“Oh jeez,” Will said when he returned to find them making out on the beach.
* * *
Colton groaned against her lips but didn’t stop kissing her and didn’t make any move to end their embrace.
“Don’t look, Cam,” Will said. “You’ll hurt your eyes.”
Colton’s scowl made Lucy giggle. Since they were no longer alone, like they should’ve been, he reluctantly moved off her and willed his raging boner into submission. There were some things a guy shouldn’t have to share with an audience. “I’m going for a swim,” he announced.
“The lake is freezing,” Will said.
“Good. It’s just what I need.”
Before his brother could make any of the predictable jokes—the same jokes he would’ve made if the roles had been reversed—Colton jogged to the shoreline and dove into water that was, in fact, frigid. It was so cold he worried about freezing his balls right off. But the cold water had the desired effect on his libido. It shriveled right up with the rest of his important parts.
No matter how warm the summer got, Lake Champlain was always freezing. It was one of the things that could be taken for granted when it came to life in Vermont. As he watched Lucy laugh and tease with Cameron, Colton waited until he was sure he had things under control before he emerged from the ice bath to join them on the blanket.
The fire Will had lit went a long way toward restoring feeling in Colton’s important parts. Living on the mountain, he was used to being cold and usually wasn’t bothered by it. Today though, he was annoyed that the deep freeze had been necessary to ward off an embarrassing situation. If this weekend had played out as planned, he wouldn’t have to worry about such things. He could’ve walked around sporting all the wood he wanted and no one would’ve known except the subject of his desire.
His thoughts left him in a foul mood as the others talked cheerfully around the fire while they roasted hot dogs over the open flame.
Lucy nudged his shoulder. “What’s the matter?”
Did she want the whole list or would it be enough to say he was extremely out of sorts from being forced to share her with anyone—even her best friend and his brother—when they had so little time to spend together? “Nothing.”
“Then why are you so quiet?”
“Who can get a word in with you and Cameron sucking up all the air?” He could tell by the way her brows narrowed and her lips puckered that she hadn’t appreciated the comment. And she wondered why he was keeping his mouth shut? It was because he was in a foul mood that he had no desire to inflict on others.
“So sorry we are talking too much. We haven’t seen each other in a while.”
“I don’t care if you’re talking to her. I didn’t mean that.”
“Have a hot dog,” Will said, handing over fully roasted dogs to Colton and Lucy.
“Thanks.” Colton ate his in three big bites while Lucy took far more delicate bites of hers. By the time he finished the first one, Will had a second one ready for him. His big brother knew him well.
“Has he always eaten like that?” Lucy asked Will.
“For as long as I can remember. He’ll probably have a big old potbelly by the time he’s thirty.”
“Screw you. I will not.” Colton flexed the muscles he’d acquired through endless hard work.
Cameron and Lucy admired his shameless display while Will groaned with disgust.
“It’s okay, Will,” Colton said. “I don’t blame you for being jealous.”
Cameron rested her hand on Will’s bare chest. “He has no need to be jealous of anyone. I think he’s perfect.”
Will’s smile lit up his face as he leaned in to kiss his girlfriend.
“Barf,” Colton said.
“Stop it,” Lucy said.
That she sounded sincerely irritated with him caught him by surprise. Although how could he
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