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“I hate you I want your skin It’s not fair you get so tanned,” he complained

“I work out in the sun Of course I’ my eyes He whined about my tan at least twice a week

“Tanning and watching hotdepartment,” he said with a huff

We both knew that Darla wouldn’t let hiton Club Jimmy had a face women loved He worked as a server, and the women came in droves to flirt with him and tip him well On the course, he wouldn’t be as popular There were several woolfed but not olf course

“It’s hot out there, and the men are all dressed in shorts and polo shirts It’s not exactly sexy attire You aren’t ”

Jimmy opened his car door and rolled his eyes at me “Girl, I’ve seen Rush Finlay’s hot ass in shorts and a polo, and it’s enough for me to pour ice water down my pants”

“God! Jih, but honestly, he could be so descriptive

I sank down into the passenger seat, put my backpack on the floor, and setwith Jimmy to and from as easier now that orked at the saed it so that our schedules matched every week

“Keeping it real, babe,” he replied, as he climbed inside

So to h Only recently had he been able to accoive hi had walked out of my life, Jimmy had been my shadow

I couldn’t go anywhere without checking in with him He panicked if he didn’t knohere I was, and he always stayed late with me For a while, he would sit and hold ht He neverto take the place of htly phone calls The ones I didn’t have anymore

I had quitjob with the Carters simply because I couldn’t see anyone who reminded me of Mase, and there was the chance that he’d turn up anytime for a visit I wasn’t sure how I’d handle that I also told Blaire Finlay that I couldn’t clean for her The Finlays also reminded me of Mase

Once I was jobless, Jiirl on the country club’s golf course I had told him about my dyslexia then, and he had helped me fill out the application When he had asked ht, I had broken down and closed ure out why He was a suy

Now he askedyour shifts?”

I sighed and laid olfs a lot He’s not only co my shifts”

Ji yourself that, chick But blondie doesn’t golf unless he’s with Woods or Grant It isn’t so I ever saw him do by hi out beers”

I didn’t want to think about Thad co to see me Not that way

I love you, Reese Ellis!

That broken cry that had been so loud hbors heard it was all that took up residence inany eht, when I was asleep and the past came back to torture me, did I scream and cry

Over the past nine weeks, I had dealt with moments of weakness Once I ale And when I couldn’t make myself believe that, I tried to convincesex with other people If I had hiive hiet it elsewhere

Then, atscrewed-up in the head For not being able to give him what his body needed I had pushed him into her arms