Crush : Sea Crest High Book One (Sea Crest Series 1) by Carrie Banks

Author:Carrie Banks [Banks, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

TESSA

My heels tap across the sidewalk. A Frisbee whizzes by, barely missing me, I pick it up and fling it back into Sea Crest River Park.

“Looking good, Tessa!” Tank whistles, “got a hot date?”

I grin and nod as Tank and the boys watch me walk away and continue throwing their Frisbee.

Friday nights in downtown are always full of activity in the summertime. There’s a line to get into every restaurant and the shops all have their doors wide open inviting people in.

Crossing the sidewalk, I arrive. Inhaling sharply, I stare at the bright red doors of the Oyster House for a few seconds and then yank them open. Waving to the hostess, I point to the stairs. The bangles on my wrist jingle, as I race up to the second floor.

My eyes search the crowded room for him. It’s packed with middle-aged men that all look the same. Most are dressed in salmon shorts and those Vineyard Vines belts with lobsters on them.

Then I see…him.

Our eyes meet.

He’s standing at the bar. He’s too young to be sporting pink shorts, but he is wearing a Vineyard Vines belt, but I like this one. It’s dark blue with different sailboat flags embroidered on it. With his white golf shirt tucked into his shorts, I notice the curve of his butt. But why is he wearing the same Adidas flip flops from yesterday?

“Tessa—seriously? My feet again?”

“Can’t you afford better shoes?” I ask shaking my head at how dressy but casual he is at the same time. He smiles and takes my hand, kissing me lightly on the cheek.

I’m nervous at seeing him again. My palms sweat. Great, I’m already flustered, and it’s only been three seconds.

“I love that belt,” I say playfully trying to recover. Before I realize what, I’m doing, I reach out and lightly finger the buckle right above his zipper.

“Tessa!”

Ryan almost spits out his drink and I snatch my hand back. There’s a lot of nervous tension on my end. He moves closer angling his hips in front of mine, brushing them against me. His wide shoulders block out my view of the bar completely. His head lowers slowly. He cups my face and gazes into my eyes for a few beats. He leans down as if he’s going to kiss me, but at the last second, he pulls away, “Just kidding. But I could tell you totally wanted me to.”

My face flushes bright red. He’s a total player and I’m falling for it. I ask my heart again why it wouldn’t go for Ty? It always chooses the bad boys which is perplexing since I’m hardly a bad girl.

Deciding to take Gabby’s advice from earlier, I try to enjoy this and just have fun. I reach up and grab the side of his face, supporting all my weight on the tips of my toes. My eyes stare at his for a few seconds then move down to his lips. Leaning closer my eyes flutter shut. His hands squeeze at my waist and his forehead brushes mine.

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