For Everly by Raine Thomas

Author:Raine Thomas [Thomas, Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-05-24T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

“All right, Cole,” said the photographer. “Let’s see what we’re working with here.”

Everly gave the photographer a long stare. He was at least six feet, five inches of well-toned male. Dreads popped out of his head in a high ponytail that reached the middle of his back. His ebony skin glowed under the photographic light. She guessed his wardrobe choice of a tank top and shorts was due to the hot stage lights.

“That’s Bastian,” Caroline said in a hushed voice.

Everly nodded. Then she watched as Cole untied the belt to his robe. He took it off and handed it to the woman standing behind him.

Sweet baby Jesus.

That’s all that ran through her mind. She did her best not to ogle. A number of appreciative murmurs issued from behind her. While it probably should have irked her, she just mentally added her own.

After all, Cole stood only a few feet away wearing just a pair of black boxer briefs.

Heat suffused her entire body as she studied him. He was utterly sublime. Why did seeing him like this have more of an impact on her than him in his swimsuit? Was it because she’d been too tied up in her own nervousness to notice while they swam? Or was it that those tight briefs left very little to the imagination?

“Excellent.” Bastian held his camera up and evaluated what he read. “All right. Grab your bat, Cole.”

Everly was surprised her eyes didn’t fall out of her head.

“If you don’t want everyone to know that you’re still a young innocent, you might want to focus on controlling your reactions,” Caroline said into her ear.

Swallowing, Everly nodded. Then she plastered a nonchalant look on her face.

Cole accepted a wooden bat from one of the stagehands. He held it with confidence, giving it a few testing swings.

“This is an advertising campaign for a high-end brand of men’s underwear,” Caroline explained in her low undertone. “They’re going for a sense of duality in their approach. Kind of a ‘you don’t have to be good at only one thing’ rebranding. They want their consumers to think of them as both a model of comfort and the epitome of style.”

Everly nodded in understanding. “And since Cole had a two-point-three-five ERA and a three-fifty batting average last season, he projects the ability to do two things well, even though it isn’t expected since pitchers usually suck at hitting.”

“He told you?”

“No.” She couldn’t take her gaze from Cole as he posed for Bastian. “I’m an obsessive fan.”

“I see.”

Had Caroline sounded amused? She couldn’t find it in herself to care.

She watched with rapt attention as Bastian guided Cole through various poses. After a while, she even forgot to pretend to be nonchalant. Her mouth probably hung open for a while. She couldn’t remember the last time she blinked. The only thing keeping her quaky knees from crumbling was Caroline’s tight grip on her arm.

The shoot lasted for nearly an hour. To Everly, it was over in a moment.

“Take a break, Cole,” Bastian said.

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