Ricochet (Obscured Love Series #2) by Delilah Mohan

Author:Delilah Mohan [Mohan, Delilah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

RIYA

The peace that consumed me while sitting on the beach was temporary, but I knew that. I knew the calm the ocean enticed would be a fleeting feeling, but it didn’t stop me from basking in it, mentally pulling the peace from around me and wrapping it like a blanket around my body.

“I always loved the beach, even as a kid,” Gus informed me as he rested his arms on his knees and looked out over the ocean illuminated by the moon. “When I was younger and I came for the summers to visit my grandfather, I would come out here sometimes and pretend I was Poseidon.” He looked at me. “He’s the God of the seas. My grandfather used to tease me relentlessly about my love for reading and learning, all the documentaries I use to watch, but the world is beautiful, don’t you think? Like, there is so much to learn out there and sometimes I feel like I’ll never get to it all, and it's overwhelming, but I know that one thing at a time makes me smarter than I was yesterday.”

I didn’t know if I had the same passion as he did, but I couldn’t deny that in that moment, there was beauty around me, and I wanted to enjoy it. I wanted to be in it. I wanted it all while sitting next to him. I stretched my limbs, so my legs hung over the blanket and into the sand. “What are you learning about now?”

“You probably think I’m a bit of a nerd about this, but then again, you probably have thought that for a while. I’m reading a book on the Industrial Revolution. It blows my mind all the things they didn’t teach in school when they taught that lesson. It’s remarkable, and the machinery and the mechanisms were so innovative compared to what they had been used to up until that point. But my favorite subject I’m learning about, one that I think would never get old, is you.”

“Lotus wasn’t joking when she said you’re a smooth talker,” I informed him, refusing to look in his direction for fear that he would see my blush.

“Is it so wrong to want to know about you?” I could feel his eyes burning into me, urging me to look at him, and I couldn’t. I couldn’t force my head to turn or make my body move.

“There isn’t much to learn,” I informed him, knowing that it was true. What could I possibly offer him that would hold his interest? Not when he lives in a world of so many fascinating facts and honest, happy truths.

“There’s everything to learn,” he said the words like he believed them, with a force that almost made me believe. “Favorite color? Birthday? Morning person? Night owl? Birthplace? Food?”

His persistence was endearing, but it also made me a bit uncomfortable. I hated sharing about myself. Rahul always reminded me that talking about myself was not an appropriate or engaging conversation and I should always answer accordingly, then turn the conversation back to the guest.

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