“Can we do that again?”

“I don’t have anywhere to be today.” Until Mac and Luke finished their work on the gift shop at the Surf, she was free and clear. “Do you?”

He shook his head and came back for more, kissing her until her lips were numb and her body aching for fulfillment. As if he knew that, he shifted ever so slightly, pressing his erection into the V of her legs.

She cursed the jeans he’d made her wear for putting a barrier between them. Since she couldn’t have what she really wanted, she sent her hands on an exploration of his muscular body. Reaching the hem of his jacket, she delved underneath, seeking skin as his tongue explored her mouth in great detail.

When her fingers made contact with his back, Adam gasped and flexed his hips, letting her know what her touch did to him.

He broke the kiss and turned his focus to her neck. “God, Abby… I want to kiss you everywhere. I never expected…”

“What didn’t you expect?”

“This. You. Us.”

“It’s pretty hot, huh?”

“Ah yeah, you could say that.” He combed his fingers through her hair, making her scalp tingle.

“We could go for a swim to cool off.”

“You’re not letting that go, are you?”

“You’re not afraid, are you?” she asked with a challenging smile.

“Maybe a little.”

“Of what?”

“Of what might happen if we get naked together. I’d prefer a little privacy when that happens the first time. After those kisses, I can’t be responsible for my actions.”

It was, Abby discovered, a huge turn-on to realize he was wrestling with his attraction to her and trying to do the right thing. “If you tell me about being arrested, I’ll let you kiss me again when we’re back at my room.”

His eyes heated with desire that fueled hers. “In that case, I might tell you there once was a college spring-break trip to Florida that might’ve resulted in a night in jail that my parents still don’t know about because I was over eighteen at the time.”

“Ooooh, blackmail! I love it!”

“You wouldn’t…”

“Don’t give me reason to.”

“I’ve been warned. You’d kill my reputation and make Mac’s life complete. As far as my family knows, he’s the only one who’s ever been arrested.”

“For flattening mailboxes with Joe. That story is McCarthy family legend.”

“So you see how important it is that they never find out about me.”

She snuggled into his embrace. “You’d better be nice to me.”

“I have a feeling that being nice to you is going to be very easy to do.”

Abby smiled, pleased with him, with their day so far, and filled with anticipation about what else might happen before the sun went down.

Chapter 10

Chapter 10