When I Found You--A Silver Springs Novel by Brenda Novak

Author:Brenda Novak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2021-11-10T12:54:31+00:00

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The next day, they decided to drive to the beach. They had to wait for the walls to dry in Lucas’s bedroom before they could paint, anyway. And although Natasha wanted to peel the wallpaper from the master, too, she preferred to finish one room before moving on to the next. She figured she’d do that herself, after Mack was gone. If she was going to be single for the rest of her life, she had to get used to being self-reliant.

Besides, she wanted Mack to have some fun during his time off. She knew how hard he worked when he was at home.

She made a picnic to take with them while he taught Lucas how to shoot a basketball. Then they got in their swimsuits, packed some sunblock and sand toys in addition to the food and set out for San Buenaventura State Beach, about twenty minutes away.

It was a hot day, one in which everything and everyone seemed to be moving sluggishly, and the horizon shimmered with heat waves.

Diving into the sea was refreshing. They played in the surf with Lucas for almost two hours before dropping onto their towels to watch him dig in the sand.

Hoping her skin would get a little color—she’d been indoors so much while going through school and starting her practice—Natasha covered her face with her beach hat while allowing the sun to dry her off and chase away the chill of the water. She didn’t mean to fall asleep but quickly grew drowsy. She’d been up so many nights since everything had gone wrong at her medical practice. With someone she trusted as much as Mack there to help keep an eye on Lucas, this felt like the first time she’d been able to truly relax in a long while.

She woke up to Mack putting sunblock on her. “You’re getting roasted,” he explained.

The heat was making her brain sluggish, too. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to drift off completely. Is Lucas okay?”

“He’s fine. He can’t go anywhere even if he wanted to. I’ve buried him in the sand.”

“Look, Mommy,” Lucas cried. “I can’t move!”

She leaned up on an elbow and shaded her eyes. Lucas’s head was the only part of him sticking out of the sand, but she could tell Mack hadn’t buried him deep. He could get free if he really wanted to. “Did Mack do that? I might have to get him back for you.”

A devilish glint entered Mack’s eyes. “How do you propose to do that?”

She grinned. “I have my ways.”

He nudged her to get her to roll over. When she did, his large hands spread lotion on her neck, shoulders, lower back and legs, pausing almost imperceptibly as he pushed the cream up under the edge of her bikini bottoms. She knew he was trying to keep her from getting burned, but his touch made her catch her breath.

She could tell he wasn’t unaffected himself.

“I’m getting the impression you regret sleeping on the couch last night,” she joked.

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