Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay

Author:Tracey Livesay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Nic glanced at the clock on her phone, then shielded her eyes and stared at the guys laughing and throwing a football on the beach.

“Leave them,” Bronwen said, her ponytail swaying as she shook her head. “They’ll be out here for another hour.”

“I thought you said our reservation was in ninety minutes?”

Their lack of concern about the time was making Nic anxious and turning her into Caila, something she did not appreciate.

“It is. But, if history is any indication, they’ll saunter in, take a shower, throw on some clothes, and still be the most gorgeous things there.” Bronwen wrinkled her pert nose. “Sickening.”

Nic laughed. She could see that. All three men, though completely different in looks, possessed a handsomeness and an easy elegance that elevated anything they wore. She’d once seen Ben attired in a wrinkled shirt with a pair of jeans and hadn’t been sure if he’d grabbed it off the floor of his closet, or if the designer had intended it that way.

Ben caught the ball on the run and tucked it close to his body, raising one triumphant arm in the air. The early evening light added dimension to his dark strands and she bit her lip. Damn, but she enjoyed watching him. When he caught her staring, one corner of his mouth lifted in a confident grin . . . just before Palmer crashed into him and they fell in a tangle of limbs. Davis scooped up a mound of sand and chucked it on them, over their laughing protests.

Nic snorted. “What are they, twelve?”

“When all three of them get together? Yeah.”

Nic watched Ben execute a move that brought Davis down. Even as she winced, leery of the broken bones that could carelessly occur, she admired the easy camaraderie born from knowing each other for years.

“You’re going to love this restaurant,” Bronwen said. “It’s a Vineyard institution and the food is spectacular. We haven’t been there in years, but Palmer introduced me to it when he brought me here for the first time.”

Nic mentally ran through the clothes she’d packed. “Is it dressy?”

“Not really. I wouldn’t go like this,” Bronwen said, pointing to her bikini top and cut-off shorts, “but a simple sundress is fine.”

“Sounds good. I’m looking forward to it.”

Leaving the men behind, they climbed the wooden steps and crossed the walking bridge. They closed the gate behind them and descended the steps to the manicured back lawn.

“Hey, before we go in . . .” Bronwen stopped Nic with a hand on her arm. “I want to apologize for Tinsley.”

Nic resisted rolling her eyes. Not only was she tired of talking about this woman, Nic was annoyed that through Tinsley’s actions, she’d been turned into some sort of a victim.

“Don’t worry about it.”

“She can be a lot of fun, but how she’s acting is inexcusable. I didn’t object when she invited herself along because the guys can be a handful when they get together and I thought having another woman here would be nice. But if I’d known about you and Benji .

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