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I nod, wishing I didn’t have suchto him I feel horrendously disloyal, but I just can’t seenetic desire for Jenny

We walk down to the beach together,the unspoken topic that is creating a burning tension between us Perhaps spending ti the scent of her fragrance and watching the sunlight shine off her long dark hair, is doing nothing to cool the flames of my desire for her

We pass a couple on the way down to the beach and they smile at us It occurs to me that they probably assuht sends a ripple of pleasure through me that I’m too scared to examine

Chapter Seven

Jenny

As alk down the sandy steps towards the beach I slip on the steps and Alex reaches out and grabs h htin my chest as I realize how close we are to each other It reed moment before our kiss yesterday and for a split second I think he’s going to kiss ain My lips part in anticipation

But instead he drops my arm abruptly and steps back, his expression wary

“You okay?”

“Yes, sorry These sandals weren’t the best idea”

We carry on walking as if the moment never happened and it just fuels my frustration I want him so badly that all my senses are attuned to his every movement, his every look, and the rest of the world around us just fades into the background He’s fighting this, and asto wear thin already I knoants me too, I can see it in his eyes every tiive in to the feelings that are clearly consu us both

But he doesn’t As we reach the sand he walks slightly ahead towards the edge of the waves where the boat hire is, attended by a dark haired man who looks bored as hell

“Have you ever jet skied?” Alex asks me I shake my head