His to Ride by Ava Sinclair

Author:Ava Sinclair [Sinclair, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2017-08-11T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

I haven’t been to the local lake since Cole left town to go ride in the big leagues. We hung out there so much in high school and the summer after that I just associated the lake with him. And since there’s no other lake in Fort Stockton and I work so much, I haven’t been swimming much the past few summers. Cole tells me that’s just sad and the next morning, instead of going to work, I’m headed to the lake with the most persistent cowboy in Texas.

I feel like I’m playing hooky, but true to his word, Cole called the vet clinic for me and Doc Hardin said he was ‘tickled pink’ to hear that we were spending some time together. Apparently, a couple of VIP tickets to the big rodeo in Dallas next month was all the incentive Doc needed to have one of the part-timers come in and pick up the slack.

Our cabin is at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac and Cole tests the depth of the water off the end of the private dock by running and jumping straight in like some kind of fool. I can tell it’s colder than he thinks it is by his expression when he comes up. He’s wide-eyed and sputtering as he tosses his soaked head, sending droplets of water flying in my direction.

“Damn!” he says.

“Serves you right,” I reply, and then backpedal down the dock as he vaults out. I turn to run but he catches me, and this time when he jumps back in, it’s with me in his arms.

I call him every name in the book when we surface, but our curses end in laughter and a water fight. Cole catches me by the wrists and pulls me to him, and his mouth finds mine.

It’s our first kiss since the night before I fled, and it’s warm and genuine and I’m glad he’s holding me or I’d just sink since the feel of his mouth on mine has made my legs go weak. Our legs bump together as we tread water.

When our lips part, I hold my breath as he looks at me. I expect him to say he loves me, because his eyes are saying it. But neither of us speaks, and that’s okay, because I’m not ready to hear him say the words, even if he’s thinking it.

I drop my eyes, push away, and dive into the water. Cole dives after me. I glide down deeper into the cool depths and wind myself through the pylons of the dock and come up on the other side. He follows, reaching for my legs, but I slip away like a fish before resurfacing. I feel Cole glide up behind me and catch me around the middle. He calls me his mermaid and twirls me around in the water.

When we drag ourselves back up to the dock, Cole spreads two towels on the surface and we lay side by side.

“Having fun, darling?” he asks.

“I guess,” I say, and he laughs.

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