Slow No Wake - By Dakota Madison Page 0,53

know I’m the only guy who’d be tapping that. Obviously, Daniel’s still not sure.”

I could feel my breath quicken and all of the blood drain from my face.

Eddie grabbed my book and inspected the cover. “Savages. Hmmm. Don’t best friends share the same girl?”

I gulped. “Have you read it?”

He put the book down. “I saw the movie. I found it intriguing. I wonder if Daniel would be willing to share?”

The air between us had become so heavy with sexual tension, even the gulf breeze couldn’t blow it away.

“I’m with Daniel,” I said, looking into Eddie’s eyes. He didn’t even flinch. His eyes were filled with lust and challenge.

“For now,” he said. “Some things are worth waiting for.”

“You may be waiting a long time,” I countered. “I really like Daniel.”

“And I really like you,” Eddie said as he reached over and placed his index finger on my ankle. He circled around it slowly with his fingertip. I gasped as a wave of shivers rippled through my body.

I eased my ankle away from his finger. Eddie gave me a half smile, then placed his index finger on my other ankle. He circled it gently with his finger and my body reacted. When I felt desire spreading deep into my core, I knew I was in trouble.

Eddie met my gaze, his eyes scorching. “Your body doesn’t lie, Alexandria. I can see you still want me.”

Angry tears began to pool in the corners of my eyes. “I want Daniel,” I managed to get out through clenched teeth. I hopped up, grabbed my towel and other things and marched toward our campsite. I could hear Eddie’s laughter behind me.

By the time I got back to the campsite, I was enraged. I couldn’t believe how quickly and easily Eddie could get to me and I couldn’t believe I allowed it.

At that moment, all I wanted was to see Daniel, to touch him and to feel him touch me. I wanted to feel his strong arms around me. I wanted to press my face against his chest and nestle in his warmth.

I stared at the fire pit. It was still too hot to start the fire. It wouldn’t get dark for several hours. That’s probably how long it would take for the guys to get back. I doubted they would want to give up any daylight kite surfing time.

I contemplated taking a long walk on the beach by myself to clear my head. The more I thought about it, the better the idea sounded. As I headed back toward the beach, I thought I heard my name being called in the distance. If it was Eddie, I wanted to be as far away from his as possible.

“Lexie.” I heard a male voice call again.

It couldn’t be Eddie, I thought. He never calls me Lexie. I stopped and turned to see Daniel running toward me.

“Where are you going?” he asked as he tried to catch his breath.

“For a long walk,” I said.

“Do you mind if I join you?”

“What about the kite surfing?” I asked.

He shrugged. “I think I’ve had enough for the day.”

I started to walk and Daniel walked with me. He held out his hand, so I placed mine in his. He laced our fingers.

We walked silently for a few minutes. The beach was getting quieter as the afternoon sun peaked. All I could hear was the waves splashing against the shore and our footsteps as we splashed through those waves.

“What was Eddie talking to you about?” Daniel said. As casually as he tried to make the question, I could hear the strain in his voice.

“Savages,” I said.

“I wasn’t too fond of the movie,” he said. “Especially them sharing the girl.”

I cringed.

We were silent for a few more paces. “Do you mind if I ask you a question? If you don’t want to talk about it, it’s okay.”

“You can ask me anything,” Daniel said.

“Did something happen between you and Eddie? I don’t mean recently. In the past.”

“Is it that obvious?”

“Yeah, kind of.”

Daniel sighed. “It was our senior year of college. I started dating a girl, Cara, and I really liked her. She was a freshman. She wasn’t very experienced with guys, if you know what I mean.”

I could tell Daniel was getting a bit uncomfortable but I thought it was important for him to tell me the story. “It’s okay to say she was a virgin, if that’s what you mean.”

When I glanced at Daniel, I could see he was biting his bottom lip. “That’s what I