protectiveness shining through.
“Well, not that much older. Only six
years.”
“Jamie,
that’ s
illegal! ” he shouted at me, causing me to
flinch. “Have you even hung out with him outside of the few hours
at the station?”
I shook my head, realizing how silly I
was for thinking I could be in love with someone I hardly
knew.
But wasn’t that how love worked? It
would hit you hard and out of left field, completely blindsiding
your heart and dissolving your perspective on what’s right and
what’s wrong.
“You need to be careful,” he said
gently. “Older guys only want one thing.”
I looked out the window, not wanting
to meet his eyes. I know he was just being protective of me, but
him figuring out I’d given away that part of me felt
awkward.
“I know, but Rod’s not like that. I
promise.”
Chapter Nine
Jamie.
Age 17.
“Are you sure the beach will be a safe
spot?” I asked skeptically as I squirted suntan lotion into my
palms. “I know we’re forty-five minutes away from home, but Boynton
Beach is pretty popular.”
Rod pulled a cooler from his trunk
along with a bag loaded with beach supplies. “It’s not as popular
as Palm Beach, where I originally wanted to go,” he muttered,
setting the cooler down by our feet.
He crossed his arms as he stared down
at me. His floppy blond hair was waving in the wind, and I couldn’t
tell if he was frustrated with me or not. This was our first outing
in public.
“You wanted to come here,
so this is where we are. I’d appreciate it if you’d quit being so
nervous and relax.” His teeth were clenched at first, but a slow
grin formed on his mouth. “ Besides, I ’ve been
anxious to see you in the bathing suit I bought you.”
A flush formed on my cheeks as my head
dipped down at my feet. Rod chuckled, his hands finding my sides
underneath my tank top. “You sure are cute when you’re embarrassed.
Come on, let’s go find a place to sit.”
“How’d you get today off anyway?” I
asked while following him to the sand. My feet flinched at first
from the heat, but with a few steps I got used to it.
“I have my ways,” he said slyly,
looking over his shoulder and giving me a wink. I couldn’t help but
grin back at him. He gave my stomach the best
butterflies.
The beach was packed, from families
with teenagers to college kids. I felt uneasy with so many people
around. I was bound to run into someone I knew.
“Let me get your back.” Rod dug
through the beach bag for the sunscreen as I took off my tank top
and skirt. The bathing suit he’d gifted me the previous night at
work was bright white with rhinestones throughout the hip and a
triangle shaped top. There wasn’t much to the suit, when I’d first
observed it in the mirror, I was embarrassed by how much skin was
showing, but I wanted to please him.
When I faced him, his eyes went wide
with excitement, causing me to grin. His hands massaged the
sunscreen deeply into my shoulders and back, then underneath my
bottoms.
“Rod,” I scolded, swatting his hands
while wiggling from his reach. He chuckled, then slapped my ass,
causing my face to turn bright red from the mother of three who was
watching us intently.
“There are people everywhere. Can you
not?” I grumbled, finding my place on the blanket.
The wiggle of his eyebrows irritated
me. “Who cares? You don’t know who they are. Do me now,” he
demanded, sitting down next to me and handing me the
sunscreen.
I snatched it from him, loading my
hands so I could rub it across his broad shoulders and back. My
annoyance faded as my hands caressed his bare skin. He’d always
kept the majority of his clothing on while we were together. Having
his flesh under the pads of my fingers was arousing. The dips in
his back where his muscles flexed were hot, allowing my mind to
ease about the crowdedness of the beach.
“So where are you from?” I asked,
clearing my throat and attempting to change the path of
“Well, not that much older. Only six
years.”
“Jamie,
that’ s
illegal! ” he shouted at me, causing me to
flinch. “Have you even hung out with him outside of the few hours
at the station?”
I shook my head, realizing how silly I
was for thinking I could be in love with someone I hardly
knew.
But wasn’t that how love worked? It
would hit you hard and out of left field, completely blindsiding
your heart and dissolving your perspective on what’s right and
what’s wrong.
“You need to be careful,” he said
gently. “Older guys only want one thing.”
I looked out the window, not wanting
to meet his eyes. I know he was just being protective of me, but
him figuring out I’d given away that part of me felt
awkward.
“I know, but Rod’s not like that. I
promise.”
Chapter Nine
Jamie.
Age 17.
“Are you sure the beach will be a safe
spot?” I asked skeptically as I squirted suntan lotion into my
palms. “I know we’re forty-five minutes away from home, but Boynton
Beach is pretty popular.”
Rod pulled a cooler from his trunk
along with a bag loaded with beach supplies. “It’s not as popular
as Palm Beach, where I originally wanted to go,” he muttered,
setting the cooler down by our feet.
He crossed his arms as he stared down
at me. His floppy blond hair was waving in the wind, and I couldn’t
tell if he was frustrated with me or not. This was our first outing
in public.
“You wanted to come here,
so this is where we are. I’d appreciate it if you’d quit being so
nervous and relax.” His teeth were clenched at first, but a slow
grin formed on his mouth. “ Besides, I ’ve been
anxious to see you in the bathing suit I bought you.”
A flush formed on my cheeks as my head
dipped down at my feet. Rod chuckled, his hands finding my sides
underneath my tank top. “You sure are cute when you’re embarrassed.
Come on, let’s go find a place to sit.”
“How’d you get today off anyway?” I
asked while following him to the sand. My feet flinched at first
from the heat, but with a few steps I got used to it.
“I have my ways,” he said slyly,
looking over his shoulder and giving me a wink. I couldn’t help but
grin back at him. He gave my stomach the best
butterflies.
The beach was packed, from families
with teenagers to college kids. I felt uneasy with so many people
around. I was bound to run into someone I knew.
“Let me get your back.” Rod dug
through the beach bag for the sunscreen as I took off my tank top
and skirt. The bathing suit he’d gifted me the previous night at
work was bright white with rhinestones throughout the hip and a
triangle shaped top. There wasn’t much to the suit, when I’d first
observed it in the mirror, I was embarrassed by how much skin was
showing, but I wanted to please him.
When I faced him, his eyes went wide
with excitement, causing me to grin. His hands massaged the
sunscreen deeply into my shoulders and back, then underneath my
bottoms.
“Rod,” I scolded, swatting his hands
while wiggling from his reach. He chuckled, then slapped my ass,
causing my face to turn bright red from the mother of three who was
watching us intently.
“There are people everywhere. Can you
not?” I grumbled, finding my place on the blanket.
The wiggle of his eyebrows irritated
me. “Who cares? You don’t know who they are. Do me now,” he
demanded, sitting down next to me and handing me the
sunscreen.
I snatched it from him, loading my
hands so I could rub it across his broad shoulders and back. My
annoyance faded as my hands caressed his bare skin. He’d always
kept the majority of his clothing on while we were together. Having
his flesh under the pads of my fingers was arousing. The dips in
his back where his muscles flexed were hot, allowing my mind to
ease about the crowdedness of the beach.
“So where are you from?” I asked,
clearing my throat and attempting to change the path of
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