listened to all kinds of music, but why couldn’t Jason have found her listening to The Red Hot Chili Peppers? His “Dani California” reference hadn’t escaped her. Or maybe a dirty Kid Rock anthem pounding in the background? Anything but Britney! Come on. That’s what you listened to privately when you could lip synch and perform for an invisible audience in your bedroom.
“Sorry,” Dani said as she fell to her elbows, causing her lower body to roll off the ball. “Are you ready to give up on me yet?” Dani flipped onto her back.
“Not even close.” Jason lay down on his side next to Dani , and she admired his muscular chest.
How was it possible for a sixteen-year-old guy to look so perfect? He obviously had some genetic abnormality that made him so freakishly attractive.
Jason brushed Dani’s sweaty hair off of her cheek. “You’re actually in good shape. Obviously you’ve got a great body . Y ou just need a little toning.”
Dani lifted herself up and eyed him skeptically. “How can you possibly think I’m in good shape after that terrifically awful set of pushups?”
“Nah, you’re fine. Those are tough to get the hang of. Come on, let’s do a few crunches.” Jason patted her stomach and then moved by her feet, holding her ankles firmly in his hands, and pushing her legs into a bend. “Hands behind your head, and curl up toward me.”
Dani figured she could do crunches ‘til the cows came home if she got to stare into Jason’s green eyes the entire time. Countless crunches later, she was still mesmerized by him.
Jason was staring back at her, watching her move up and down, his lips curled in a supportive smile. “Exhale on the way up. Good.” Jason said. “Okay, that’s enough or you’ll be hurting later.” Dani collapsed back onto the foam mat and stretched her legs out in front of her. “How does that feel?” Jason knelt down next to her and rubbed her stomach with his hand.
“Good , ” Dani managed . “That feels good.” Despite the heat, goose bumps appeared on her arms. “Are we done?”
“Unfortunately,” he said with a smile. “Where is your dad?”
“I don’t know. He said he’d be back around five.” Dani pulled off her sneakers, praying her sweaty feet were not emitting any toxic odors that might make Jason run off.
“Too bad. I’d like to meet him.” His hand was still on her stomach.
“Um, so, what about your parents? What are they like?” she asked, trying not to pay attention to his distracting touch.
“From the little I know about them, they’re not earning any parent of the year awards. My father is gone most of the time, either for baseball games, training camp, publicity appearances, handling endorsement deals. That sort of thing. And my mother, the ultimate stereotype of a trophy wife, is right along with him, smiling and patting his back. When they are home, it’s only for a few days at a time.” Jason shrugged. “But there are perks to having the house to myself and not having parents on my case all the time.” A wry grin spread across his face. “You know what, Miss Dani California?”
Dani laughed. “What, Mr. Jason Young?”
“I can think of one more thing we need to do,” he said, not trying to hide the glint in his eye.
“What’s that?”
Jason took Dani’s hands in his and pulled her to a stand. Before Dani knew what was happening, Jason had scooped her up in his arms and was heading toward the pool. “Actually, I can think of two more things.”
“Jason, what are you doing?” She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. “No, way, Jason! Don’t!” she begged halfheartedly.
“You can’t stop me now,” he said as he took a few running steps and jumped into the crystal water with her.
Dani held on to Jason as she went under the surface and felt his arms tighten around her as he pushed his feet off of the bottom and sent them back up for air. Jason tossed his dark hair out of his eyes as he pulled Dani to
“Sorry,” Dani said as she fell to her elbows, causing her lower body to roll off the ball. “Are you ready to give up on me yet?” Dani flipped onto her back.
“Not even close.” Jason lay down on his side next to Dani , and she admired his muscular chest.
How was it possible for a sixteen-year-old guy to look so perfect? He obviously had some genetic abnormality that made him so freakishly attractive.
Jason brushed Dani’s sweaty hair off of her cheek. “You’re actually in good shape. Obviously you’ve got a great body . Y ou just need a little toning.”
Dani lifted herself up and eyed him skeptically. “How can you possibly think I’m in good shape after that terrifically awful set of pushups?”
“Nah, you’re fine. Those are tough to get the hang of. Come on, let’s do a few crunches.” Jason patted her stomach and then moved by her feet, holding her ankles firmly in his hands, and pushing her legs into a bend. “Hands behind your head, and curl up toward me.”
Dani figured she could do crunches ‘til the cows came home if she got to stare into Jason’s green eyes the entire time. Countless crunches later, she was still mesmerized by him.
Jason was staring back at her, watching her move up and down, his lips curled in a supportive smile. “Exhale on the way up. Good.” Jason said. “Okay, that’s enough or you’ll be hurting later.” Dani collapsed back onto the foam mat and stretched her legs out in front of her. “How does that feel?” Jason knelt down next to her and rubbed her stomach with his hand.
“Good , ” Dani managed . “That feels good.” Despite the heat, goose bumps appeared on her arms. “Are we done?”
“Unfortunately,” he said with a smile. “Where is your dad?”
“I don’t know. He said he’d be back around five.” Dani pulled off her sneakers, praying her sweaty feet were not emitting any toxic odors that might make Jason run off.
“Too bad. I’d like to meet him.” His hand was still on her stomach.
“Um, so, what about your parents? What are they like?” she asked, trying not to pay attention to his distracting touch.
“From the little I know about them, they’re not earning any parent of the year awards. My father is gone most of the time, either for baseball games, training camp, publicity appearances, handling endorsement deals. That sort of thing. And my mother, the ultimate stereotype of a trophy wife, is right along with him, smiling and patting his back. When they are home, it’s only for a few days at a time.” Jason shrugged. “But there are perks to having the house to myself and not having parents on my case all the time.” A wry grin spread across his face. “You know what, Miss Dani California?”
Dani laughed. “What, Mr. Jason Young?”
“I can think of one more thing we need to do,” he said, not trying to hide the glint in his eye.
“What’s that?”
Jason took Dani’s hands in his and pulled her to a stand. Before Dani knew what was happening, Jason had scooped her up in his arms and was heading toward the pool. “Actually, I can think of two more things.”
“Jason, what are you doing?” She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. “No, way, Jason! Don’t!” she begged halfheartedly.
“You can’t stop me now,” he said as he took a few running steps and jumped into the crystal water with her.
Dani held on to Jason as she went under the surface and felt his arms tighten around her as he pushed his feet off of the bottom and sent them back up for air. Jason tossed his dark hair out of his eyes as he pulled Dani to
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