“It’s all coming back to me,” I assured her. I jigged the line slowly while Jocelyn got us moving backward, maneuvering the motor with one hand and her pole with the other. Her jigging was smooth and graceful. I felt clumsy by comparison. “When’s the last time you fished?” Jocelyn asked as we waite
“Put your lifejacket back on,” Jocelyn instructed hoarsely. I leaned closer to her. “Eh? Can’t hear you.” Jocelyn’s blush deepened. “Caleb, we’re not going anywhere until you have your lifejacket on.” “Okay, okay.” I held up my hands in surrender and clipped the restrictive, camo-colored lifejack
-Jacey- Caleb had kissed me. The thought rolled around and around in my mind. Caleb had kissed me. Caleb had kissed me! Sure, the events that followed after had momentarily washed the desire and confusion from me, but now that I was alone on my cot, there was nothing to do but think about his f
“Yes,” I said defensively. “Hmm. That surprises me.” Caleb regarded me for a long moment. “What happened with your mom...” I stiffened. I couldn’t believe he was bringing up my mother! “What does she have to do with anything?” Caleb’s expression lost its seductiveness, and he took a small step ba
-Caleb- “Caleb, we need to slow down,” Jocelyn said after about a minute. We were wearing life jackets, because Jocelyn insisted again. I could still see camp from where we were, so I shook my head. “No can do. If I squint one eye, I could probably see your father flipping me the bird.” “He... ok
“Jesus. Jesus FUCK!” I swore, gripping the back strap on her life jacket and pulling her with me as I set out for shore—any shore. I turned my back to the waves and let them carry us. It didn’t take long before I saw trees ahead. “Thank fuck,” I said just before my socked foot connected with a sha
That assessment hit me like a punch in the gut. I had been treating Jocelyn as though I expected her to be easy, ever since she’d seen me naked in the woods and telegraphed her clear desire for me. I should have known better. Jocelyn deserved better. “Look,” I said. “I have had a hard-on for you si
-Jacey- It was freezing, so cold that Caleb’s warm hand on my numb, wet cheek actually stung. That was not, however, the place where most of the warmth in my body was bubbling up from. My heart beat a ba-thump ba-thump when he touched me, and his words touched a broken place in my soul. I blinked,