Page 89 of Cross Check Daddies
She’s walking down the dock in a white button-down tied over her bikini, long legs bare, hair swept into a high bun. Sunglasses sit on top of her head, and she looks like she’s straight out of a movie. And she’s walking towardus.
Cam whistles under his breath.
I don’t even try to hide my smile. I meet her halfway, take her bag, and brush my lips over her cheek. She’s soft and flushed and smells like sunscreen and jasmine.
“You look?—”
“Don’t say it,” she cuts in.
I grin. “Too late. You look beautiful.”
She rolls her eyes, but I catch the way her lips twitch.
We head out, water slicing beneath us as we cruise toward open blue. Cam brings her a plate, sets it in her lap as she settles into the bench, legs tucked beneath her.
“How are you feeling?” he asks.
“Not bad,” she says. “Less nausea today. Just tired and kinda… stretched thin emotionally.”
I sit beside her. “That’s fair.”
She stares at the water for a long beat. Then she says, “Thank you both. For not making this harder than it already is.”
Cam shrugs. “We’re trying.”
I nod. “We’re still figuring it out.”
“I don’t want to hurt anyone,” she says.
“You’re not,” Cam tells her. “We came into this eyes open.”
She sets her plate aside. “Even with Ace?”
The air tightens a little.
She glances at us, then sighs. “We talked. Sort of.”
“You okay?” I ask.
She nods. “It was emotional. But honest. He said he wants to be with me.”
“That surprised you?”
“No,” she says. “But I think it surprisedhim.”
We drop anchor near a calm cove, the kind of place where the water glitters and everything goes still. She strips off her shirt, revealing the dark blue bikini underneath. Then she dives in.
Cam follows. I don’t hesitate either.
The water’s cooler than expected, but welcome. She floats between us, her head back, fingers trailing the surface.
“This is nice,” she murmurs.
“You are,” Cam says.
She turns, eyes meeting his.
I see it coming before she does. She swims close to me, laughing, and when her thigh brushes mine, I’m instantly hard. She notices. Her smile falters into something darker. Hungrier.
