Too Tempting by Bethany Lopez

Author:Bethany Lopez [Lopez, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Sports, Romance, Contemporary, SM
Amazon: B01N6KRSQN
Published: 2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five ~ Gabe

I snuck up behind Zoey, who was currently talking with Jenny, our female counselor. I put a finger to my lips so Jenny wouldn’t give me away, then wrapped my arms around Zoey’s middle and hugged her close.

She started for a second, then turned to me with a happy smile and said, “Hey.”

Unable to resist, I dropped a kiss on her nose and replied, “Hi.” Then added, “How’s it going, Jenny?”

“Great, Coach,” Jenny replied, beaming as she watched Zoey and me. “I’ll catch up with you later, Zoey.”

“Okay, see ya, Jenny,” Zoey answered, then swiveled her head back to me and asked, “What are you up to? Want to have lunch?”

“Actually, that’s what I’m here for,” I replied, turning her in my arms so she was flush against me. “I’m stealing you away for lunch.”

“Oh, really?” Zoey asked, her eyes twinkling.

“Yup, let’s go.”

She laughed as I pulled her away. The campers and counselors started going into the dining hall for lunch, while I led Zoey back to my cabin. It felt fun and silly, as if we were doing something we shouldn’t be doing, so that by the time we hit the path to my cabin, we were almost jogging.

It was nice to feel this way, almost like we were the teenagers at camp, instead of the adults.

When we reached the stairs, I pulled her to me once more, waiting until her face was tipped up and her eyes were on mine before admitting, “I missed you last night.”

Her face warmed and she replied, “I missed you, too. I just felt like I needed to chaperone Chris and Grace’s late-night lake excursion.”

“You could have come over after.”

“It was late, and I was tired. I figured after the last few days, you’d be pretty wiped too.”

I nodded, bent to kiss her cheek, and said softly in her ear, “Just putting it out there, but it’s never too late for you to stop by. I would have loved to feel you slip into bed with me and hold you throughout the night, but I understand if you were tired and needed some space.”

“Thanks,” Zoey replied, then breathed, “God, are you real?”

I chuckled and assured her, “One-hundred percent.” Then I squeezed her hand gently and asked, “Hungry?”

She nodded, so I took her up and into my cabin, laughing when she saw the pizza and wine picnic I had waiting in the center of the bed and started clapping as she did a little jig.

“Pizza? Yay!”

“I had a craving, and was hoping you’d feel the same.”

“Mmmm, I do, but how did you get it?”

“I have my ways.”

“Well,” she said moving toward the bed. “I don’t care how you did it, just that you did … and invited me.”

“Don’t tell Reardon, he’ll kill me,” I joked as I watched her sit cross-legged on the bed and get comfortable.

Zoey looked at me, eyes wide.

“Should we save him a piece?”

“Hell, no,” I replied. “Dig in.”

She needed no further invitation, grabbing a slice and taking a bite.

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