chapter 17

They bounced through the wake of a boat, then settled onto smoother water. Eva leaned against him, her thighs nestling him. The image of her naked, hungry and ready filled his mind.

For once, he didn't push it away. He let it stay there, arousing him, making him want to pull into shallow waters and make the fantasy real.

He didn't. Instead he headed back to the beach, where her friends were being shown the right way to board a Jet Ski.

There was also a new addition to the group. A dinghy had been pulled up on the beach, and Justice stood slightly to the side, staring at Eva.

"How about something with a little more power?" he said, pointing to the twenty-five-foot boat anchored offshore.

She climbed off the Jet Ski and pulled off her life jacket. "I need to stay here," she told him. "This was my idea."

Justice glanced around. "The nerd brigade will be fine." He grabbed her hand. "Come on. It'll be fun."

Liam wanted to step between them the way he had with surfer dude. But this was diff