Page 47 of Should've Been Us
“Hell yeah he does.” Derek confirmed with a nod, “And right now? We’re ditching these assclowns and going after our girls. Hit the gas and get us out of here before one of them comes to see what we’re talkingabout.”
“If that’s what the groom wants…” Connor flipped the golf cart into reverse, “That’s what the groomgets.”
He punched the gas and they flew backwards across the path. Every head at the hole spun to face them. Dean yelped, jumping out of the way when Connor put the car back into drive and careened dangerously around themall.
“What the hell?” Dean yelled afterthem.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Reed added, “We’re not donehere!”
“Better things to do, boys. Keep the Dads company and we’ll be sure to tell the girls hi for you.” Derek laughed as Connor bumped them around the course at top speed and they whipped back towards theresort.
Over their laughter Connor thought he heard Dean complaining about being left behind but he couldn’t be sure. He thought Reed said something about them forfeiting their scores. He didn’t care and neither did Derek. Let the little Harper’s play their stupid game of golf. Connor and Derek had beautiful, sexy, incredible women waiting for them back at the resort. They’d been stupid to stay away as long as theyhad.
It took almost ten minutes for them to get back to the resort. They turned in the keys to the golf cart and headed straight for the pool. Aubrey being madly in love with her soon to be husband, of course she’d text Derek back when he asked where the girls were. Lulu remained unresponsive to Connor’s messages, which set his teeth on edge and had him glaring at Derek when his friend asked if he wanted to swing by his room tochange.
Fuck no he didn’t want to take the time to change. He’d go to the pool in his slacks and polo like a fucking douchebag so long as it meant he got to see Lulu now. Screw dress codes, the only way his clothes were coming off at this point was if Lulu was undressinghim.
He didn’t want to waste another minute. He was on a mission. He intended to track Lulu down and find out exactly why she hadn’t been returning his messages. Then, if or rather when, her explanation failed to appease him, he intended to spank her cute little ass until it bore his handprint and she remembered that she was hisnow.
He and Derek headed out to the big pool near their bungalows side by side. Several of the women in the vicinity turned their heads to watch them pass but Connor ignored them all. He couldn’t even muster his usual carefree smile for them. He kept his eyes straight ahead because as soon as he spotted Lulu, he couldn’t have torn them free if he wantedto.
She wasn’t wearing anything but that ridiculously tiny little string bikini again. All of her honey colored skin was on display as she lounged on a chaise. Her dark hair was in a messy bun on top of her head and big sunglasses covered her eyes. She was holding a book in one hand, the other thrown over her head and with her leg cocked upwards, all he could think was that she was the sexiest damn dance instructor the world had everseen.
He didn’t know whether to fall to his knees and worship her or wrap her in a blanket so the rest of the world couldn’t see what was his and his alonenow.
“Dare!” Aubrey’s high-pitched squeal rent the air as soon as she spotted them and in a split second she wasup.
She raced towards them and Derek stopped, knowing what was coming. He braced himself and caught his fiancé when she launched herself into his arms. He held her close as she wrapped herself around him and kissed him hard on themouth.
Connor caught all of it out of the corner of his eye because he certainly didn’t stop walking. He met Lulu’s eyes as her head came up and the book came down. Behind the sunglasses it wasn’t easy to read her expression but from the way she licked her bottom lip nervously and shimmied upright, squaring her shoulders to face him, he knew his own expression must be thunderous. Which was fine, because they were about to have a fight and he knewit.
He stopped directly in front of her chair, his big body casting her in his shadow, “Where’s your phone,Lu?”
She tipped her sunglasses up on top of her head to look at him directly, “Dunno. Maybe in myroom?”
“Maybe in mine you mean?” He glared back at her when her lips pursed, “You had it this morning in my room before we split up. Did you leave itthere?”
Her eyes darted past him and heat pumped into his bloodstream. He could see the way her breathing sped up. Nervousness but something else too. There was a fire building in her eyes but there was a warning in her tone when she said nothing but his name in a low, hushedvoice.
“Connor…”
“Don’t bother. He alreadyknows.”
“You told him.” She snorted, shaking her head as she dropped her book and swung her legs over the side of her chair, “I should have known. You just couldn’t help yourself couldyou?”
“Lu…” He growled but she wasn’t done yet and she spoke right overhim.
“I asked you to do one thing, one damn thing to give this thing between us a chance to work, but you went and blew it just like I knew youwould.”
“I told you I wouldn’t tell him and I didn’t.” He stepped closer when she stood to her full height and she craned her neck to look up athim.
“Oh, so he just guessed then?” She rolled her eyes and started to step past him but he blocked herway.
“No. He didn’t guess. He flat out told me he’s known foryears.”
That pulled Lulu up short and she stared at him for a long moment. Her dark brows furrowed over her equally dark eyes and that lush mouth he loved so much fell into a solemn line. He watched her steal a glance back at the happy couple, still twined together but talking animatedly to each other as if nobody else in the worldexisted.
When she looked back up at him her voice was softer, the anger of a moment ago all but gone, “Heknew?”
