Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 77551 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77551 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
I head into the kitchen to find Sebastian walking in wearing nothing but shorts, his long hair wet and glued to his neck and shoulders.
“You okay?” I ask.
He sighs. “Is that a trick question?”
I nod. He’s not okay. None of us are, really. Being together like this, finding out about Misty... It just brings everything back.
We may as well all be fifteen again.
June walks into the kitchen, naked as the day she was born and holding two silver pieces of fabric.
Damn, the woman is fine. She looks better naked than she does in lingerie. She walks by, though, without so much as a hello, toward the stairway.
“What was that about?” I ask Seb once June is out of earshot.
“We had some hot monkey sex on the beach, and now she’s pissed because I walked off.”
“Why would you do that?” I ask. “Didn’t you enjoy it?”
“Of course I enjoyed it. It was sex. But June is...”
“June is what?”
“She’s gorgeous, but there’s something phony about her. As if everything she does is rehearsed.”
“Hmm...” I scratch my ear. “I haven’t spent any alone time with her. But she’s a runway lingerie model, so she’s kind of an actor. Maybe she thinks she’s auditioning for something here on the island. Which, in a way, she is. She’s auditioning to be with one of us.”
“Yeah, but something about her is off.” Seb brushes some sand off his forearm. “Though she was a tight little fuck.”
“Just how many of them have you fucked?” I ask.
“I don’t kiss and tell.” Seb shrugs. “But if you really want to know... Heather, June, and Ariel. Emily the first night, but we didn’t screw.”
“And have any of them stood out to you?”
“Heather. And Ariel. But honestly, Brett, I’m not sure I’m ready for this.”
“You mean to settle down?”
“Yeah. I know we aren’t getting any younger, but I’m a rocker, man. I get groupies throwing themselves at me after every concert. Do I really want to give that up?”
I let out a chuckle. “You’ve got a good point, Seb. A damned good point.”
“I think Riv is a goner,” he says. “And maybe Alex as well. You know he wears his heart on his sleeve. What about you?”
“I’ve got my eye on one of them,” I say.
“Which one?”
“I don’t want to say just yet.”
“You afraid I’ll turn on my rocker charm and seduce her away from you?” He smirks.
I’m about to give him shit when River walks in wearing jeans and a button-down...carrying a small bag.
“What the fuck, Riv?” I say.
“I’m leaving,” he says. “Going to Miami for some quick business.”
“The hell you are,” Seb says.
River holds up a hand. “Only for tonight. I’ll be back as soon as I can tomorrow. This is important, Brett. Really important.”
I look at my friend—my oldest friend in the world, the one who’s always had my back.
He’s troubled, and it’s not because of the women.
“You and Emily okay?” I ask.
“We’re fine. She understands. She has a date with Alex tonight anyway.”
I nod. “River...”
He clamps a hand on my shoulder and pulls me into a hug. “It’s okay. You’ll both hate me and love me for what I’m about to do.”
He exits then, leaving me with my jaw dropped.
EPISODE 161
ARIEL FALLS
Ariel
I’m in love.
You’ve captured my heart.
I love you. No mystery. No plot twists.
I just fucking love you, Ariel, and I know that surprises you, because it surprises the hell out of me.
Did Alex truly just say all of that?
I’m speechless. My mouth drops open. I’m sure I look like a fish flopping out of the water. And Alex should know. He adores fishing. We talked all about that.
“And it scares me,” he adds, his voice no louder than a whisper. He traces my jawline.
I’m not sure what to say to that.
“Do you feel the same?” he continues.
My breath hitches. The room feels heavy, silence pressing against us like a weight. The sincerity in his question makes my heart pound.
“I...” I start, but my voice trembles, words floundering somewhere between my mind and my tongue.
He slides his finger over my bottom lip. “You don’t have to answer right now.” He brushes a stray lock away from my forehead. “I know it’s sudden.”
I love you.
I want to say the words so badly.
But only days ago I was feeling the same for Brett and then Sebastian.
I was ready to fight Emily for River, who I still haven’t spent any time with.
And then the threesome with Marc and Zion.
Having the attention of two men was amazing, but then they both left me feeling... Feeling...
Well, it’s not their fault how I felt. It was my own for doing it in the first place. I felt dirtier than a pig in a mud puddle after a summer rain.
But I want to tell Alex that I love him too. I want to so badly I can taste it.