Page 37 of Try Me

“Aloha and mahalo!” Pearl said, waving at the camera. “Be sure to tune in to the Fourth Annual Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championships this Saturday.”

Declan couldn’t find his tongue, so he let Pearl take control and continued to smile. He managed to get himself together enough to flash the shaka sign at the crowd.

Frank stood next to the cameraman, making a strange face as if he was choking. Declan realized that the director wanted them to fill the airtime.

Declan looked at Pearl, raising his eyebrows. Now what?

Frank started waving frantically, and Declan thought he might actually choke if they didn’t do something. But what?

Declan looked to Pearl for the answer. Her smile flashed and she grabbed him around the neck, pulling him against her body. The sexy gleam in her eyes and the slide of her wet skin against his had Declan’s heart pumping painfully fast in his chest.

“Kiss me,” Pearl whispered.

Declan had been thinking about the kiss they’d shared all day. He didn’t make her ask twice.

Dropping the surfboard to the sand, he yanked Pearl against his chest and kissed her.

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