PJ.
“Get some help , Hannah!” Jeremy yelled at her as he struggled to pull the two guys apart.
Hannah scrambled to her feet and raced toward the door. “Guys help!” She screamed.
Multiple guys scrambled from their positions to the door. As soon as they saw the two guys rolling around, they reached for them all. “Hey stop!”
Will, Colt and Jeremy pulled Ryder out of the mix , while Quinn and Brandon put themselves in front of PJ. “What is going on here?” Jeremy yelled at Ryder. It was more than obvious that Ryder was attacking PJ because he was struggling to get free and attack again.
“What’s the girl’s name PJ?” Ryder hissed.
PJ thought for a moment. “What do you need to know that for?” PJ evaded trying to ignore the question.
“The girl you’re looking for is my sister, isn’t she. You know…!” Ryder snapped as he struggled to get free again.
“Nah, ” PJ chuckled. “Your sister doesn’t have any tattoos man…” PJ lied. She did have tattoos and he was just hoping Ryder didn’t see them.
“ She’s got a tattoo, I just seen it.” Ryder snapped as turned his gaze over to Hannah. “You knew, you both knew!” He stated dryly. “How long have you known?”
Hannah dropped her gaze to the floor not wanting to meet his eyes.
“Don’t snap at her!” Parker barked. “The amazingly beautiful girl I shared a room with last night, is the very same one… I danced with at the club.” PJ began. He couldn’t help the smile that was forming on his lips. “She’s the very same one I shared my first kiss with. The one I have loved for years from afar.”
“ You better not have…” Ryder snarled.
“Honestly, all we did is kiss.” PJ admitted.
“ She’s too good for you, get this through your thick head, you are not going to go out with my sister. You’re not going to sleep with her, and you’re not going to have anything to do with her!” Ryder hissed.
“She’s too good for me?” PJ scoffed. “I never thought I would hear that from you…” PJ rolled his eyes. “What a great friend.”
“You are not my friend if you go after her you hear me!” Ryder snapped as PJ slowly stalked past the group. “You stay away from her!”
PJ turned his head and smirked at his old friend. “I think I am just going to let her decide that…”
Ryder growled out as he tried to get away from his other friends. “Let me go!” He snapped.
“You go up stairs and cool off. Kelsey will be okay. Let her and PJ talk…”
Chapter 17
Kelsey had fallen asleep on the small dock. She was intent on not returning back to the shore for a while. She was unsure of what she would do , so she figured she would stay there until she figured it out.
PJ had a grin on his face from the moment he knew his girl was here with him. He knew she had run outside chasing Ryder at one point but now he was looking around. When he spotted her, he took a deep breath, pulled his shirt off, and ran off the end of the dock.
Launching himself as far into the lake as he could , Parker swam toward the small dock where Kelsey had been laying. She had yet to see him coming and he hoped she wouldn’t get upset with him.
“Kelsey?” Parker said slowly as he lifted himself up on the ladder of the dock.
Nothing but silence answered him. For a moment he slightly panicked but then realized she must have fallen asleep in the warmth of the sun. Parker smirked. He was going to show off now, since he had her just laying there. Parker pulled himself up on the dock and pushed himself up into a handstand above Kelsey’s head, looking down on her.
“Kelsey.” He said once again , watching as a drip of water from his hair dropped to her face.
“ Mmm…” Kelsey mumbled, the dribbles of water that had hit her face were tickling her skin; Kelsey reached up to rub them away.
“Kelsey…” Parker chuckled softly.
Kelsey’s eyes opened and she screamed.
Parker laughed as Kelsey squirmed to
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