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Chapter Eight

Sawyer

If Ethan whispered in her ear oneto throw his ass off the da was because Lana didn’t look all that happy about his atte at him like she had been at the restaurant Instead, she appeared a little uptight about soht of day that Ethan wasn’t all that interesting? God, I hoped so I didn’t want her for the right reasons and that wasLana was so freaking sweet and in no way did I want to hurt her If Ethan made her happy, I wasn’t sure I could stand in the way just to get Ash all worked up

"Should I warn E to step back?" Jake’s voice broke into aze off Lana and Ethan and focused on driving the boat

"From what?" I asked in a bored voice

Jake let out a snort, "Fro his way"

Since when did Jake decide to start paying attention to the world around hi my head, I turned back and checked on Kayla and Toby They’d been out there trying to out-do each other for over twenty minutes If I didn’t make a sharp unexpected turn they’d both stay up for another twenty minutes I needed a distraction

"Hold on, I’ them," I called out loudly My eyes irip on the side of the boat watching Kayla and Toby with a worried frown

Jerking the wheel hard to the left sent Kayla and Toby flying through the air I could hear her squeal and Toby yell out so very close to "Motherfu--" before they hit the water with a loud slap

"OHMYGOD! Are they okay?" Lana asked, gaping back at me with a horrified expression They were fine I knew the correct way and place to sling so this since ere kids Those two kne to safely land after a good slinging

I pointed out at the water where Kayla and Toby had landed Lana spun back around in her seat to see they had both resurfaced and were fine Kayla was holding her board and Toby was kissing her as she giggled loudly

I saw Lana’s shoulders relax

"That’s the way Saw likes to tell so at her with a ridiculous googly-eyed expression on his face I would be doing the boy a favor taking her away fro an ass of himself

Lana turned to look back at reen eyes I had to s hard because her eyes were so much like Ashton’s "I don’t think I want a turn"

Chuckling, I nudged Jake, "Take it"

"I’o out there with you," I inforaze from me to Jake as now at the wheel She didn’t trust him any more than she did me

"Uested

The frustrated frown he earing because I was the one about to go out with Lana was replaced with a pleased grin She trusted him and he liked it--of course, he did

"Whatever," Jake said, grabbing his drink and plopping back down on the bench where he’d been sprawled out before I’d given him the wheel

Ethan went over, took the wheel, and cut the engine so that Toby and Kayla could clirabbed the wakeboard Toby was handing rumbled as he reached for Kayla and helped her crawl up on the dive board

"But that was soKayla’s life vest and handing it to Lana "This one is the only one that’ll fit you The rest are all too big"

Lana took it and shivered as the cold water dripped off the jacket and onto her warm skin

"Actually, that’s not true He has a much better one tucked away under the seats but it’s Ash’s He gave it to her for her birthday one year along with the better wakeboard, at least for girls But he won’t let anyone else use it, even though--"

"Don’t, babe," Toby interrupted as he gently pushed Kayla toward the back of the boat

I couldn’t bring myself to look back at Lana I’d really rather she didn’t know about Ash’s stuff I did still have it tucked away under the bench seat I wasn’t ready to let so someone else put it on would be another door closed This had been soot her the new board We’d even laid out on the water and floated on it that night while she rained kisses over my face and told me hoonderful I was Back when she’d still been mine

"Here’s your vest," Jake called out as he threwit as it slammed into my chest, I quickly put it on and threw my board out into the water

"Do I just ju down at me with a worried frown

I swam over to her, "Sit down," I said She did so quickly, not taking her eyes off me I reached for her waist and eased her into the water

"Eeeep, it’s cold," she squealed and her hands squeezed htly Her full bottom lip quivered a little and I couldn’t stop myself I’d made her wear a cold wet life vest because I was too much of a baby to pull out Ashton’s The least I could do arm her lips up

She tensed the moment my mouth touched hers but only briefly Both her hands slid slowly upher closer tosmall innocent kisses on the corner of her mouth only wetted my appetite I took a sasp, I plunged ahead I needed to feel the soft pressure of her lips against ainst ood This was real good Slidingup to wrap around my waist A soft little s was opened tothis just a little too ood

"Could you stopher in public?" Jake’s annoyed tone re an up-close view I pulled back and the s I didn’t really give a dalanced over my shoulder to see our curious audience

Her cheeks turned bright pink as she ducked her head Curled tendrils of her hair had gotten loose frootten on the boat She sed nervously, her throat muscles move behind the smooth pale skin of her neck

"I wanna kiss that spot right there," I murmured as I ran the pad of my thumb over the place where her pulse beat heavily It was as sexy as it was delicate

"Oh," she replied breathlessly

"Are you gonna board or not?" Toby called froht with us

His question didn’t warrant a reply I reached for the board he’d thrown overboard and moved it beside Lana, "You re a deep breath Lana nodded and unwrapped her legs fro the forbidden warmth

The flicker of surprise in her eyes made it very hard for me not to pull her back

"Yeah, I think so," she replied

I turned to grab ave hi and headed out to make sure Lana was strapped onto the board correctly before Ethan started up the boat