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Always touching

“What’d I miss?” he asks

“Oh, you know, Macy being Macy, and advising I jump into the water before I jump on you”

His frown is instant “That’s some shitty advice”

I laugh, dropping rowl

“You keep giving onna take it”

I lean in “Maybe I want you to”

He has the tip ofmy head back as far as he wants it

“Oh, hell no!” Krista shouts “If I can’t get Trent to run off with et none either”

I turn to smile, but my eyes shoot wide

She and Carley are rushing for us

My hands fly from Nico just in time for them to block me in

“Back off”

“Ju in” Carley’s hands find her hips

I look at Nico who s his chin

I gape at him “Really? No help? I’ll remember this”

He steps forward “See you in the water, D”

Nico ju into the deep pool of water below

I look over, and slowly he e his head to clear his hair from his face

He s in place as he irls”

I gasp and he laughs, lifting his hands quickly, beckoning me to him

I look back to the girls “You’re assholes”

“And you’re the driest one here, I’ve jumped twice already! If I have to have ratty ass hair, so do you” Krista pops her hip, s

I groan, turn and glance out over the flat rocks that circle around the deep water below and jump

Their hollers haveup to the top and taking a breath