have a natural disaster!”
Ava turned around and cried out as a big wave came in, splashing over them and washing away their sand castle.
“Yuck!” Ava exclaimed, staring at the wet sand covering her body from head to toe.
“Let‟s go in for a swim,” Cooper suggested.
They jumped into the water to wash off all the wet sand and then floated on their backs, pointing out clouds in the sky and the shapes they resembled.
“I‟m starting to wrinkle like a prune,” Ava said, holding up a finger, after they‟d been in the water for a while. “I‟m going to head back to the sheet.”
“I‟ll go with you,” Cooper said, swimming after her.
When they got back onshore, Cooper took Ava‟s hand in his. Ava let him hold it for a little bit as they walked through the crowd, but then she pulled her hand away. If Cooper noticed, he didn‟t say anything. When they got back to their sheet, Ava started toweling herself off.
“Your back is getting red,” Cooper pointed out, walking over with the sunblock.
“Let me put some more on you.”
“That‟s okay.”
“You‟re telling me you‟d rather take the risk of burning like a lobster?” Cooper waved his fingers. “Magic hands, remember?”
“I can do it myself,” Ava insisted.
“Do you have elastic arms? There‟s no way you‟ll be able to reach the middle of your back.”
“I can do it myself,” Ava repeated as she squirted some sunblock onto her hands and began rubbing it onto her back and shoulders. “See?”
“I can see where you‟re not getting it.”
“I‟ll be fine,” Ava said, closing the bottle. “You know what? I‟m hungry. Why don‟t I go to the concession stand and get us some lunch? My treat.” Before Cooper could say anything else, Ava grabbed her tote bag and hurried off.
Cooper watched as Ava headed to the concession stand.
Why wouldn‟t she give him a chance?
Even though he told her he was okay with just being friends, he wanted more than that. The more time he spent with her, the more he liked her.
The more he wanted to kiss her.
And it wasn‟t because of his bet with Ethan.
He wasn‟t even thinking of the bet. It was the last thing on his mind.
He wanted to kiss Ava because he liked her.
And the way a guy showed a girl he liked her was with a kiss.
But it was like she had this guard up and she was determined not to let anyone past it.
It was all her ex-boyfriend‟s fault.
He‟d hurt Ava and because of the way he hurt her, she wasn‟t willing to trust another guy.
Cooper sighed, trying not to feel frustrated.
He reminded himself to be patient.
After all, it was only day one.
He still had the rest of the week.
And he didn‟t just have magic hands.
He had magic lips, too.
Chapter Ten
“Ready for some lunch?” Ethan asked Danielle after they had finished waterskiing.
“Want to grab a hot dog?” Danielle suggested.
Ethan shook his head. “We can do better than a hot dog,” he said as they walked along the dock back to the beach. “Let‟s try this place.” Danielle gazed at the Ocean View, the restaurant Ethan was pointing to. “It looks kind of expensive.”
“Don‟t worry about the price,” Ethan said as he took Danielle by the hand and led her up to the restaurant‟s gold-encrusted glass doors. “It‟s my treat.” Ethan wanted to impress Danielle. So far, their date was going great and he wanted to keep it that way. Why not use Cooper‟s credit card again? He‟d already used it to go waterskiing. Just one more time. After all, his intentions were good. He liked Danielle and wanted to show her that.
“Are you sure you want to eat here?” Danielle asked.
“Positive.”
Ethan held the front door open for Danielle.
Cool air-conditioning wafted over them as they walked inside and a hostess instantly came over. “Welcome to the Ocean View.”
They were shown to a table by the window and handed two menus written in calligraphy and printed
Ava turned around and cried out as a big wave came in, splashing over them and washing away their sand castle.
“Yuck!” Ava exclaimed, staring at the wet sand covering her body from head to toe.
“Let‟s go in for a swim,” Cooper suggested.
They jumped into the water to wash off all the wet sand and then floated on their backs, pointing out clouds in the sky and the shapes they resembled.
“I‟m starting to wrinkle like a prune,” Ava said, holding up a finger, after they‟d been in the water for a while. “I‟m going to head back to the sheet.”
“I‟ll go with you,” Cooper said, swimming after her.
When they got back onshore, Cooper took Ava‟s hand in his. Ava let him hold it for a little bit as they walked through the crowd, but then she pulled her hand away. If Cooper noticed, he didn‟t say anything. When they got back to their sheet, Ava started toweling herself off.
“Your back is getting red,” Cooper pointed out, walking over with the sunblock.
“Let me put some more on you.”
“That‟s okay.”
“You‟re telling me you‟d rather take the risk of burning like a lobster?” Cooper waved his fingers. “Magic hands, remember?”
“I can do it myself,” Ava insisted.
“Do you have elastic arms? There‟s no way you‟ll be able to reach the middle of your back.”
“I can do it myself,” Ava repeated as she squirted some sunblock onto her hands and began rubbing it onto her back and shoulders. “See?”
“I can see where you‟re not getting it.”
“I‟ll be fine,” Ava said, closing the bottle. “You know what? I‟m hungry. Why don‟t I go to the concession stand and get us some lunch? My treat.” Before Cooper could say anything else, Ava grabbed her tote bag and hurried off.
Cooper watched as Ava headed to the concession stand.
Why wouldn‟t she give him a chance?
Even though he told her he was okay with just being friends, he wanted more than that. The more time he spent with her, the more he liked her.
The more he wanted to kiss her.
And it wasn‟t because of his bet with Ethan.
He wasn‟t even thinking of the bet. It was the last thing on his mind.
He wanted to kiss Ava because he liked her.
And the way a guy showed a girl he liked her was with a kiss.
But it was like she had this guard up and she was determined not to let anyone past it.
It was all her ex-boyfriend‟s fault.
He‟d hurt Ava and because of the way he hurt her, she wasn‟t willing to trust another guy.
Cooper sighed, trying not to feel frustrated.
He reminded himself to be patient.
After all, it was only day one.
He still had the rest of the week.
And he didn‟t just have magic hands.
He had magic lips, too.
Chapter Ten
“Ready for some lunch?” Ethan asked Danielle after they had finished waterskiing.
“Want to grab a hot dog?” Danielle suggested.
Ethan shook his head. “We can do better than a hot dog,” he said as they walked along the dock back to the beach. “Let‟s try this place.” Danielle gazed at the Ocean View, the restaurant Ethan was pointing to. “It looks kind of expensive.”
“Don‟t worry about the price,” Ethan said as he took Danielle by the hand and led her up to the restaurant‟s gold-encrusted glass doors. “It‟s my treat.” Ethan wanted to impress Danielle. So far, their date was going great and he wanted to keep it that way. Why not use Cooper‟s credit card again? He‟d already used it to go waterskiing. Just one more time. After all, his intentions were good. He liked Danielle and wanted to show her that.
“Are you sure you want to eat here?” Danielle asked.
“Positive.”
Ethan held the front door open for Danielle.
Cool air-conditioning wafted over them as they walked inside and a hostess instantly came over. “Welcome to the Ocean View.”
They were shown to a table by the window and handed two menus written in calligraphy and printed
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