Resilience by Rades Alicia

Author:Rades, Alicia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crystallite Publishing
Published: 2018-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

12

Ten minutes later, I returned to the bedroom with silky soft legs. I’d kept the white robe on because it was plush, comfortable, and I’d rather sleep in it than in my jeans, though I’d added clean underwear beneath it. Thank God. I no longer felt like anything was at risk of going on display. I ran my fingers through my damp tangles. Seeing as I didn’t have a hairbrush with me, it was the best I could do.

The sound of the front door opening met my ears. Hopefully it was Fiona. I could ask if she brought along a hairbrush.

“Shut up, Ryland,” I heard Teagan scold lightheartedly. “You need to watch less TV and read more books like Venn does.”

“What’s the difference?” Ryland retorted. “They’re both fiction. My method is easier.”

“It kills more brain cells,” Fiona teased.

“And reading doesn’t?” Ryland asked.

“Really?” Venn asked lightheartedly. “Of all the things you could make fun of me for, you choose to take a jab at reading. You’re really stretching it there.”

“What else am I going to tease you for?” Ryland asked. “Playing the guitar? Chicks dig that kind of thing. The only other thing I’ve got is the race card, and—”

“Don’t you dare,” Fiona scolded him before Ryland could say anything about Venn’s skin color.

I stepped into the doorway to see Ryland holding his hands up in surrender.

“I wasn’t going to,” he said.

My eyes fell on Venn. I couldn’t tear my gaze away from him even if I wanted to. He wore only a pair of black athletic shorts, which left his broad shoulders and defined abs exposed. Though he’d clearly dried off since leaving the pool, several water droplets remained on his skin. I suddenly felt like my robe was tied too tight, like it was stealing the air from my lungs. I was getting far too warm wrapped in the plush fabric.

Fiona’s eyes caught mine. “Oh, good. You’re out of the bath. I’m next.”

Fiona hurried into the open bathroom. She wore a black sports bra with matching athletic shorts. I guessed her swimsuit never made it into her luggage. Teagan was the only one dressed in a proper swimsuit, an olive-green bikini that suited her tan complexion and showed off every curve.

A pang of jealousy hit my gut at the sight of her thin legs, flat tummy, and generous bosom. Why Venn wanted pasty-white me when he lived with her, I’d never know. But he didn’t even steal a glance her way. Which was weird, because even I was staring at her breasts and contemplating my sexuality.

When my eyes returned to Venn’s strong, defined torso, Teagan’s boobs completely fell from my mind. There was a good chance I was drooling at this point, but I didn’t care. I could stare at him all night, entranced, and not get bored.

“Rae,” Venn said as he approached me.

“Huh?” I asked in a daze, my eyes still greedily drinking him in.

“My eyes are up here.”

At that, I instantly snapped out of it. Right. He was a human being, not some object on display.

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