On the Shore: A Small Town, Sports, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Cottonwood Cove Series Book 3) by Laura Pavlov

Author:Laura Pavlov [Pavlov, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

eighteen

Lincoln

I’d never been quite so chatty in a group before, but the Reynolds’ sure made it easy. I felt comfortable, and I had a really good time.

I’d always wondered what it would be like to have a large family.

One who loved big.

They were the real deal, and it didn’t surprise me because I knew Brinkley’s family would be amazing. She talked about them often.

She was quiet after we got into the car. I drove toward her house.

“Hey, let’s go back to that spot at the cove.”

“Yeah? You like it there, huh?”

“I do. I always think best on the shore. Listening to the waves. I used to go out there all the time as a teenager. No one understood my passion or my drive back then. Hell, I don’t know if most people understand it now.” She chuckled, but there was something in her words that told me she meant it.

“They understand you, and they love you. There’s no shame in being strong or passionate or driven.”

I pulled the car down near the cove, and we found a blanket in my trunk. We got out and walked down to the sand. The tide was coming in, and the water moved pretty far up the shore.

She spread the blanket out and plopped down a few feet from the water line and pulled off her sandals. “God, I love it here.”

“Yeah, it’s nice. I can see why it’s your favorite place.”

She turned to face me. “I can’t believe how much you shared tonight with my family. That’s very out of character.”

“It is. But I like them. And I have grown to trust you, and for whatever reason, that makes me trust them.”

“Do you think this is just some sort of conquest now?” She held up her hand to stop me when I was about to argue with her. “I’m just saying. Maybe you just like winning, and you don’t like that I’m not giving you what you want.”

“Is that really what you think?”

“I don’t know what to think. I mean, where can this even go? It’s so complicated. I work for you, and you can have anyone you want. Why me?”

I moved closer, pulling her hands in mine. “First off, if I was just trying to win something, I would have taken you up on your offer last night, wouldn’t I? Instead, I didn’t take your shitty offer. I wanted more. I want more now. I had dinner with your family. That’s the kind of shit I normally dread. But I did it because I want you. That’s it. It’s not that complicated. But I’m not a teenage boy who sneaks around. If I’m with a woman for one night, sure, it’s private. But if I’m with someone, the way I want to be with you—I won’t hide that. I’d want everyone to know that you’re mine.”

“It doesn’t work the same for me. I finally have offers in a profession that I’ve worked really hard to break into. I can’t let the world know that I’m sleeping with my first client.

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