Until I Keep You: A Forced Proximity Romance (Lyons Club Book 2) by Callie Stevens

Author:Callie Stevens [Stevens, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

My favorite hike on this side of the lake is of course the most grueling. It gets you to the highest point overlooking Pollard and the water.

I’ve done this walk many times, early in the morning to catch the sunrise, just before dusk to watch the sunset.

I’ve been on a few easier nature walks during my time here, not wanting to get on Laney’s nerves by pushing my luck.

However, today is our very last day. And I’d be remiss not to make the climb to the top of Pollard Hill.

I start off rather strong but need a bit of assistance during the steeper part of the climb.

Mason and Laney alternate in helping me, at one point both of them on either side making sure I don’t fall.

“I got this, guys.” I know I’ve only got it because they’re right there, but still.

I’m thankful they don’t let go, and they also don’t laugh at my pride. Makes it easier to believe one day I’ll be strong enough to make the climb by myself again.

Other than the labor of climbing, the walk is full of laughter and enjoyment that we had only had around the dinner table up until now.

I have to say, there’s something that makes me giddy about hearing Mason make Laney laugh or making sure she doesn’t slip while crossing the stones of a creek.

To see my care reflected in another man for the same person is strengthening in a way I have never been taught to comprehend.

So, I turn my mind to baser things. Like Laney’s ass as she climbs, the way her muscles tighten in her little gym shorts. The swinging of her long, blonde ponytail. How the sun melts across her skin as if it only shines for her.

My princess. For whom I’d do most anything.

Including share her.

But only with Mason, who has proven himself to be someone worthy.

“I think I can see the top!” Laney announces, jumping up in place and kicking up a little bit of dust with her not-so-white-anymore sneakers.

That puts a spring in my step. I follow behind her at a steady clip, Mason at my heels in case I somehow lose my strength.

Nothing could stop me right now, though.

Laney disappears through the branches, leaves brushing through her hair.

I break out into a run, so afraid that if she disappears into the garden, I’ll never find her again. There is desperation coursing through me, the need to have her near me at all times.

I emerge from the branches to find Laney standing calmly in a meadow of wildflowers and tall grass, her back to me as she takes in the expansive view.

I stop to take her in.

She is my best view.

Mason joins me. And we watch her together.

She looks around, seeming to take it all in. “Wow…” she breathes. “It’s even better than it was down there.”

With a smile in my direction, Mason drops the pack he’s been carrying from his shoulders, the one carrying water, snacks, and a blanket so we can sit and enjoy the scenery for a while, bask in the glow of our vacation.

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