Lyrics of a Small Town by Glines Abbi

Author:Glines, Abbi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abbi Glines Books
Published: 2021-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

When I pulled into the driveway, the grass was freshly cut and a sweaty, dirty Saul was sitting on the top of the front porch steps. I climbed out of the car and made my way up to him. “You cut the rest of the grass,” I stated the obvious.

He smirked. “Looks that way.”

“You didn’t have to do that,” I told him.

He cocked one eyebrow. “Because you were going to?”

I bit my bottom lip to keep from smiling. How was he even more attractive all dirty and sweaty? I had never been a fan of guys in tanks, but when one had arms like Saul, they worked. Seriously worked.

Thank you,” I said.

He grinned. “You’re welcome.”

“Do you want to come inside and get cooled off?” I asked.

He raised his eyebrows. “Why don’t you come to my place? I have a pool,” he reminded me. “We can watch the sunset.”

The idea of wearing a bathing suit in front of him with all my pale skin on display made me panic for a moment. He was waiting for me to respond and I had no excuse to keep from going. I wanted to spend time with him, get to know him. If I had to put on a bathing suit then so be it. I could do this.

“Okay,” I agreed

He stood up. “Where’ve you been?” he asked me.

“Another item on Gran’s list checked off,” I told him then went to unlock the door.

“I take it there was no major revelation in this one, you don’t appear shaken.”

I shook my head and went inside the house. “No, it was easy enough. Just dropped off some of her items to a friend.” I turned to look at him then. “I’ll just go get my bathing suit. If you want something to drink, there is bottled water in the fridge.”

“Thanks,” he replied and walked toward the kitchen.

I hurried back to my room and had the debate over one-piece or two-piece. My two-piece was nothing like the bikinis I had seen on the females at his house party, but I liked the color on me. The turquoise had made my pale color more attractive or so I had thought when I bought it. Picking it up, I put it in a bag then added a beach towel. Taking one last look at myself in the mirror, I took a deep breath an exhaled slowly.

When I made my way back to the kitchen, Saul was leaning against the bar drinking a bottle of water. His tank was sticking to his sweaty chest and I took a moment to admire the view. It had been awhile since I allowed myself to even look at a guy. After Will, I didn’t notice guys at all. I didn’t notice a lot of things. I hadn’t been living life just going through the motions.

My life had become routine and since moving to Gran’s, I realized just how boring I had been. Will would have never wanted that; Gran definitely hadn’t wanted it.

Well, Gran, it’s not boring now.

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