No Regrets by Kate L. Mary Page B

of me as if I were an exquisite work of art.
    The water rose to the point where I could swim, so I let go of Liam’s hand and pulled myself through the waves toward Ryan and Annie. When I swam up, she was laughing. The water was too deep for me to be able to touch the ocean floor, and I briefly considered hanging onto Liam. But I decided it was a very bad idea with Ryan standing right in front of us, and wrapped my arms around Annie’s neck instead. Liam kept his distance like he was afraid if he got too close, Ryan would be able to read his mind and know what we’d just done.
    â€œWhat are you guys doing?” I asked my cousin and roommate. If it had been anyone else, I would have assumed they were up to something naughty. Why else would two people go skinny-dipping in the middle of the night?
    Ryan didn’t look my way, but he was smiling. “Just getting some things out of the way.”
    â€œWhat? Like your clothes?” Chris said, coming up to join us and looking right at Annie.
    Annie shivered like she was cold, which was just crazy. The night was warm and the ocean felt like a heated pool this time of year. I pulled myself closer to her just in case, and my breasts rubbed against her arm. Even in the moonlight I could see her blush.
    Liam elbowed Chris and jerked his head my way. “I’m gonna be dreaming about that tonight, mate.”
    â€œYou’re about two seconds from getting your ass kicked,” Ryan muttered. “You think I don’t know what you were up to in there with my cousin?”
    My eyes snapped his way. Did Annie tell him? No. I couldn’t believe she would do that to me. Ryan probably just figured it out. Oddly enough, he didn’t sound very mad. Not nearly as mad as I’d thought he would be.
    Liam flashed a sexy grin and even in the darkness his eyes seemed to sparkle. “She’s a wild one.”
    He threw himself behind Annie and me just as Ryan made a jump for him.
    â€œI’m gonna kick your ass,” my cousin growled.
    Liam took off and Ryan dove after him. I wasn’t really sure what he thought he was doing, though. Was Ryan going to tackle Liam? If so, he’d be in for a shock.
    â€œYou’re not thinking straight!” I yelled after them. “He’s naked.”
    Ryan didn’t stop, so I let go of Annie’s neck and swam their way. Liam was laughing as he pulled himself through the waves, and Ryan was hot on his trail. By the time I caught up with them, the guys were in the middle of a water fight. They were acting like two little boys instead of college sophomores. I splashed my cousin in the face while I treaded water. Without Annie, I was going to have to rely on Liam or Ryan. No way was I going to let my cousin’s naked body touch mine. Gross.
    I wrapped my arms around Liam’s neck just like I had with Annie a few minutes before. Liam grinned when my breasts brushed against his arm, and heat spread through my body all over again. The water fight came to an abrupt end. Ryan glared at Liam like he was hoping Jaws would show up and take a big old bite out of him. I needed to lay down the law if I wanted Liam to take the next step.
    I rolled my eyes at my cousin. “Calm down. First of all, I’m an adult and perfectly capable of making my own choices.” Ryan snorted, but I ignored him. “Secondly, nothing happened. This is just ridiculous! Let me be a teenager and make stupid decisions and throw myself at hot foreigners who are only after one thing. You wouldn’t be acting this way if Annie was the one throwing herself at Liam.”
    Ryan’s eyes got big and he turned to face Annie and Chris. They were a few feet away from us, and standing very close to each other. It looked like they were on the verge of their first kiss. My heart pounded so hard you’d think I was the one about to get kissed. I had the urge to do a cheer. Annie was about to mark another item off her