Tangled: A Small Town, Brother's Best Friend Romance (Willow Springs Series Book 2) by Laura Pavlov

Author:Laura Pavlov [Pavlov, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Gigi

My heart was still racing when Gray pulled down the dirt road at the end of the lake. Rain was pelting the windshield, and I pushed my wet hair away from my face. We hadn’t spoken a word. I sat as close to him as I possibly could, needing his warmth.

Water dripped down the side of his face as he opened the door and got out. He paced in front of the truck and I jumped out and made my way over to him.

“It’s pouring rain,” I shouted, reaching for his hands.

“I’m so fucking sorry, G. I never should have brought you here.” He tugged me close and wrapped his arms around me. Rain pounded against the back of my head and I didn’t care.

“I’m glad I came with you. I wouldn’t want you to have been there alone,” I was yelling over the falling rain.

“This is the only place that calms me. This lake. The water.” He led me down to the shore and he stood staring out like he was fighting the urge to dive in. The way the rain pelted against the water looked like diamonds dancing on the surface.

“Let’s go in.” We were already soaked, and I knew he was struggling. I’d do just about anything to help him right now, and the warm air made the rain tolerable.

“You want to go in?” he asked, studying me like I held all of life’s answers. The look in his eyes nearly brought me to my knees.

Sadness.

Hurt.

Pain.

Disappointment.

He bent down and pulled off his shoes and reached for my foot. I held on to his head and let him slip off my booties.

“Clothes or no clothes?” he asked when he stood back up and his nose grazed mine.

“It’s daytime. Someone could see us. My clothes are staying on.” I shivered at the thought of being naked in the water with Gray.

He grabbed my hand, and we ran into the water. I fell forward when the bottom dropped out from beneath my feet. Gray caught me and tugged me against his body. He stood easily as the water came up to his chest, and I ran my hands over his muscled shoulders. I looked up at him, just as the rain seemed to lighten up all at once and I didn’t miss the heat in his eyes.

“My dad is so fucked up. I can’t believe he’d pull this shit.”

I reached up and grazed his jaw with my fingertips. “I’m sorry. I know he loves you, he’s just an addict. And addiction always wins. He isn’t thinking rationally.”

He nodded, and his head tipped back to look up at the sky. The rain halted. The sun appeared out of nowhere and he looked back down at me. “I’ve never jumped in the water fully clothed.”

“Sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do,” I said.

“You’re right about that, G.” He leaned down and captured my mouth. My limbs went weak, but he wrapped an arm around my waist, holding me firm against his body.

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