Page 16 of Shameless
I rolled my eyes and grabbed my pajamas from the top drawer of the dresser.
“Let’s come up with a plan while she’s in the shower,” Taylor said.
“He was supposed to get married two days ago. You really think he’s ready to sleep with someone?” I argued.
“There’s only one way to find out.” Josie grinned.
I shook my head, not saying anything further, and went into the bathroom. My friends were crazy. How could they assume a man who was supposed to marry someone else was going to want to have a crazy fling in Mexico? Because that’s what it would be. He lived in Texas and I was in Nevada. Despite my divorce, I’d made a home for myself there. I wasn’t going to move back to Texas.
But if Blake was looking to hook up, I wouldn’t turn him down.
* * *
The next morning,the girls and I ordered room service for breakfast and then headed to the same pool we’d gone to the day before. I tried to pretend I wasn’t searching for Blake, but I was. I hadn’t been able to get him out of my head since he had walked me to my room last night.
“Want to go into town later?” Taylor asked. “Maybe do a little shopping.”
“I could go for some shopping,” Josie agreed.
“Yeah, me t—” My words died off when I saw Blake enter the pool area wearing swim shorts and a blue tank top. He had on sunglasses and was seriously the hottest guy I’d ever seen.
Without a word, Amanda gathered her things and went to the other side of Taylor, leaving the lounge chair next to me open. I glared at her from behind my shades, knowing exactly what she was doing.
“Ladies,” Blake greeted. “Nice day for a swim.”
“Have a seat.” Josie motioned for him to sit next to me.
“I hope you’re feeling better?” he inquired.
“Much better. Thank you.”
It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him they were big fat liars. But I didn’t want to have to explain why. He was nursing a heartbreak and the last thing he needed was to think my friends were trying to set us up.
Blake spread his towel on the chair and then gestured to the pool. “Have you been in?”
“Not yet,” I replied.
“It has to be warmer than the ocean last night.”
“For sure.”
“You two went into the ocean last night?” Amanda inquired.
“Technically, I didn’t,” I replied.
“I was trying to toss her in.” Blake grinned at me. Neither one of us mentioned we’d stripped down to our underwear. I hadn’t even been drunk and somehow Blake convinced me to almost go skinny dipping. How was that possible?
“Swimming in a pool is more my speed.” I stood and made my way to the blue water, not looking back to see if anyone followed. I climbed in and waded to the edge of the pool overlooking the ocean in the distance. A few moments later, the water sloshed around and I glanced next to me to see Blake had joined me.
“Did you sleep well?” he asked, crossing his arms on the side of the pool to match me.
“I did, you?”
“Honestly, I’m not sure how I didn’t pass out at dinner. I didn’t sleep much the night before, so yeah, I crashed hard last night.”
“Good. Did you figure out all your honeymoon excursions?”
“I did. Horseback riding tomorrow evening, massages the next day and then the private beach day.”
