Troubled Waters (Oceans of Love Book 1) by Nia Arthurs

Author:Nia Arthurs [Arthurs, Nia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-30T23:00:00+00:00

Lost In You

One point. He beat her by one tiny point. Kelly sulked in the corner of the restaurant as Bianca and James—Bianca’s new best friend—chatted beside her. She was smashed against Benjamin, pressing his side from the tip of her shoulder to her feet.

If the night had gone her way, Kelly would have exploited their close proximity to the fullest, touching him in whatever manner she could claim as an accident. She would have… but that stinking point…

“I demand a rematch!” Kelly hissed, glaring at her boss from the corner of her eye. “You distracted me on that last round.”

He grinned. “ I had no idea you were such a sore loser.”

“Rub it in. Go ahead. Have your fun.”

“And how did I distract you?” Benjamin leaned his head close to hers.

She swatted him away. “Like right now. Hovering over my shoulder. Throwing me off my game. You knew what you were doing to me back there.”

“What was I doing to you?” he asked, his eyes sparkling as he tossed a fry into his mouth.

She glared. “Don’t look so smug. We’re going to have that rematch and this time, you can cling to me as much as you like. I won’t be shaken.”

Benjamin rested his chin on his hands and stared at her. “You’re cute when you’re competitive.”

“You’re annoying when you win. What’s your wish anyway?”

“I’ll have to think about it.”

“Don’t think too long. There’s an expiration date.”

“Nope.” Benjamin shook his head. “An expiration date was never mentioned during the game. You can’t stick one on me without prior notice.”

“Watch me.”

Before they could argue further, Bianca tapped Kelly on the shoulder. “Guys, James is leaving now.”

“Yeah,” the teenager said, rising to his feet and setting his brown cap back on his head. “I’ve got to get home before my mom freaks out.”

“I didn’t realize it was getting so late.” Benjamin glanced at his watch. “Thank you for joining us tonight, James. It was good to meet you.”

“You too, sir. Ma’am.” James did a little head bop toward Kelly. “I enjoyed the game and the food.”

“I’ll walk him out.” Bianca wasn’t asking. She scooted out of her seat and followed the tall, slim boy toward the door marked ‘EXIT’.

“I think that’s the longest I’ve heard James talk tonight,” Benjamin said, sipping his soda.

“He’s a cute kid.”

“Robbing the cradle, Kel?”

“At least he had the sense to lose to me. Unlike other people.”

Benjamin tilted his head toward the ceiling so that she got a good look at his perfect neck. “Are you still on that one point?”

“I’m not going to get off it until I beat you.”

“You can try.”

“Is that a challenge?”

His eyes dipped to her lips. “How about you do your best to distract me next time? I’ll still win, but if it will make you feel better....”

“How kind of you to offer.”

“My father raised a gentleman.”

“Your father?” She arched an eyebrow. “Isn’t the term: my mother raised a gentleman?”

“My mother didn’t raise anybody.” His eyes darkened but the light returned when Bianca rushed to their table.

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