Page 92 of Make Me Trust Again
“I—” All the little lies I’ve been telling myself earlier today are on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t bring myself to say them out loud. “Yeah.”
If I thought Kyle’s earlier smile was big, it has nothing on the blinding grin he shoots my way as he grabs my hand and pulls me to the lake.
“Come. Everybody is already here. You can meet Levi, he’s my best friend, we were?—”
He continues chatting away as he leads me to the lake, but his voice turns into a distant buzz as I catch sight of Rose getting to her feet.
Holy fucking shit.
She’s stunning. Her silky hair is wet from swimming and falling down her back, droplets of water sliding down her body. All that smooth, tanned skin is clad in the smallest fucking bikini I’ve ever seen, with little bows tying it together. Bows, I can imagine myself slowly untying and watching them fa?—
Get a fucking grip, Williams.
I swallow hard, averting my gaze from the sweet temptation that’s Rose Hathaway, and almost run into my sister.
Fucking hell.
I expect some snarky comment, but she just stares at me, almost like she’s seen a ghost. “You came.”
“Miss Becky, I invited my friend Chase.”
My sister’s gaze falls to the boy before she turns to me, one brow quirking before she shifts her gaze to Kyle and signs:“Did you now? Well, I’m glad that he listens to you, at least. He sure isn’t listening to me.”
“You know Chase?”
Becky’s eyes narrow slightly, but she repeats the movement he made as she continues, her gaze darting to me.“Chase is my brother.”
Kyle’s eyes go wide.“Chase is your brother?”
My sister chuckles.“One of them. I have another one.”
“You have two brothers?”
“And both of them are driving me equally crazy most of the time.”Becky gives me a pointed look.
“The feeling is mutual.”
Just then, two other boys his age come, one of them signs something, at which Kyle signs back before turning to me.
“We’re going to play.” He nibbles at the corner of his lip. “Do you want to come with us?”
“Yeah, sure.”
Anything to get away from my nosy sister, and the questions I can already see are on the tip of her tongue. But before I can walk around her, she places her hand on my shoulder.
“Chase—” Different emotions play on her face, but she gives her head a small shake, her expression softening. “I’m glad you’re here.”
My throat feels tight, the disappointment and hurt visible in her eyes weighing on me and making it hard to breathe, so I just nod.
Becky takes a step back, and I join Kyle, who’s waiting for me. I let him lead the way as he tells me how they’ve been playing catch, Shadow following in step with us. I have to lower my head, slightly tilt it to the side, so I can hear him clearly, which is why I almost bump into him when he comes to a sudden stop.
“Mom, Chase is here!”
My head snaps up, and I find Rose’s bright, blue eyes staring into mine. Her teeth sink into her lower lip. The towel she has around her shoulder slips slightly, revealing more of her skin, and I can feel my mouth go dry. I watch as her fingers tug at the material, pulling it up. Color starts rising from her chest, up her neck. I should look away, but it’s like I’m transfixed. Slowly, my gaze follows the movement, taking in her flushed skin, all the way to her mouth. I want to lean down and tug her lip free before tasting her mouth again. Feel her soft lips slide against mine as that little moan comes from her mouth. As if she can read my mind, she slowly releases her lower lip, the tip of her tongue darting out to slide over it, and I have to press my lips together to stop from groaning.
“I can see that.”
“We’re going to play with the guys.”
