The Time of His Life (Camp Firefly Falls Book 5) by Jamie Wesley

Author:Jamie Wesley [Wesley, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jamie Wesley
Published: 2016-08-29T22:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

“Now do you want to tell me why you were avoiding me?” Malcolm spoke quietly into the darkness. Val’s eyes were closed, but he knew damn well she wasn’t sleeping. The line of her body, usually so elegant, was too rigid, her grip on the bedsheet too tight. But maybe she’d actually answer him with the shadows surrounding them in the still of the night.

Val’s eyes flickered open. She stared at the ceiling, a small smile curving her lips. “Want to have a heart-to-heart after I gave you a lap dance you’ll never forget? Not to mention the best orgasm of your life?”

Obviously, he’d been overconfident in his evaluation of the situation. Malcolm bit back a sigh. “Val.”

She squirmed. “Don’t get your boxers in a twist.”

“If only I were wearing any.”

She snorted. “That sense of humor slays me yet again.”

“Answer the question.”

“Oh, all right.” She huffed out a breath. “Everything got so real today.”

“With the contest?” With them?

“Yes. We’re not just finalists. We’re the only finalists.”

“That scared you?” He rose onto his elbow. Needing to see her. The unrest in her eyes nearly undid him.

“Um, yes. What if I’m not good enough? What if my idea is stupid? What if I can’t make it work? All my work would be for nothing. It would be devastating.”

“I get it.”

She pulled the bedsheet over her shoulder and turned toward the wall. Away from him. “How would you know?” Her voice was small. “You’ve never failed at anything in your life.”

“Hey, look at me. Look at me.” He didn’t speak again until she complied. He couldn’t resist smoothing out the worry lines between her eyebrows. “You think I’ve never failed? I have.” His old wounds started crowding his voice, but this wasn’t about him right now. “I have a lot riding on this too. I get worried, but that doesn’t mean I get to retreat. I don’t want you to retreat, either. I know the effort it took to get this far in the contest.”

Finally, a smile began to pull at her lips. “So I’m not a pity finalist?”

“Come on now. You know you’re not. No matter what happens, you’re a badass. Satisfied’s proposal was fantastic, if I do say so myself, so I know yours must have, too. The fact that you haven’t let whatever’s held you back in the past stop you from going after what you want speaks volumes to your perseverance and talent and brainpower. Why don’t we both continue to kick ass and let the chips fall where they may?”

Easier said than done, he knew, but all he had at the moment. Especially since he was nowhere near being ready to let her go.

She squeezed his hand, her smile finally reaching her eyes. “Okay.”

***

Val refused to classify what she was doing as mooning. She did not moon. She was a grown-ass woman. She’d been through hell and back with too many men to build fantasies around them. She was simply admiring Malcolm’s fine form as he slept. His very fine form.

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