Pretending to Be Rich by Weston Parker

Author:Weston Parker [Parker, Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Goodreads: 48137324
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Cade

I jogged down the steps leading to the public beach where I was supposed to be meeting Maceo. He made it clear he wasn’t interested in running, but he wanted to know what the surfing thing was all about.

I wasn’t a great surfer. I had only recently been able to actually stand on the damn board and ride a tiny wave. I wasn’t going to be doing any tricks or trying to catch the big one. I would die. But I liked the exercise, and the beaches were a lot less crowded with the tourist season waning.

I scanned the beach and found Maceo talking to a couple of women with two boards on either side of him. I didn’t actually own a surfboard. It was a silly expense for a sport I doubted I would ever actually get into. I was not that coordinated and didn’t have the body of a surfer.

I waved, walking across the sand toward them.

“Hey,” he said, giving me a look that said save him from the clutches of these women.

“I’m set up down there,” I said, pointing vaguely down the beach. “We need to get going before someone takes my stuff.”

“It was nice to meet you ladies,” Maceo said with a friendly smile before grabbing one of the boards and walking away.

I awkwardly grabbed the other and quickly caught up with him. “What was that about?”

“Two women who happened to be in the surf shop when I pulled out my wallet,” he said, shaking his head. “That black plastic is like a magnet for single women looking for a good time—on me.”

“Oh, sorry.”

“Don’t be,” he said. “You showed up just in the nick of time. I didn’t want to be a dick.”

“Glad I could save the day,” I said with a laugh.

We walked down the beach until we found a suitable place that was away from the small crowds. We were skipping the wetsuits and just doing a little paddling mostly. We walked into the water, carrying our boards under our arms like we knew what the hell we were doing and flopped them in the water before carefully climbing on and straddling them.

“There is no way in hell I’m standing on this thing,” Maceo said with a laugh.

“I’m not so great at it either. We look cool though, like we’re waiting for the waves.” I used my hands to paddle out a little farther.

Finally, he asked the question I knew he’d been dying to ask. “How did it go with Eliana?”

“I didn’t tell her about my financial standing, if that’s what you’re asking,” I said, feeling a little guilty.

He looked at me and shook his head. “Man, you’re digging yourself in deep.”

“I planned on telling her. I really did. I walked her to her door, and let’s just say, talking about my bank account was the last thing on my mind when she kissed me. And she definitely kissed me.” I didn’t tell him the rest, but I assumed he could fill in the blanks.

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