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“No I don’t knohy I coh

“I think you’ll love it,” he says and I nod I do like trying new things, and any experience with Alex is going to be exciting We book in for an hour’s time and then walk a little further up the beach and pick a spot Although it’s still not evenup fast I slip out ofwhite bikini underneath and feel disappointed when Alex immediately whips his head around to face the other way I want him to look at me the way he did yesterday, before he kneho I was, but it appears it isn’t going to happen I lie back on lasses down over my eyes, and try and relax and enjoy the sun Next to

“What are you reading?” I ask

“A criuilty pleasure”

“I love crime thrillers,” I say We seem to have so much in common, he’s perfect for me It’s such a cruel twist of fate that he is who he is Completely unfair, in fact I turn my face back to the sun and let him read

A fewat me

Brad I bet it was him who kicked the sand

Alex puts his book down slowly and glares at thehtly but he retains his cocky expression Clearly he has more confidence with a few friends to back him up Coward

“Are you going to apologize for that?” Alex says in a voice that is deceptively calh his eyes are like flint Brad and his friends continue walking, but I notice they speed up slightly

“It was an accident,” Brad shrugs as they walk away Alex sits glaring at theone all the way down the beach, then turns to me

“That guy has a real issue with the fact that you rejected him,” he says “Keep away from him, he’s not someone you would want to come across on your own”

“He’s just a spoiled little rich boy,” I say, not wanting to seeht Brad makes me feel uncomfortable