The rest of the afternoon was quiet at the diner and when Brittany texted me around three to ask me if I wanted to go boating, I quickly agreed. We made plans to meet at Matt’s place at five. I didn’t tell her I knew JT would be there or she would give me a hard time.
I took a shower and wrapped myself in a towel while I figured out what swim suit I was going to wear. I wanted to look sexy but be practical. I ran and did yoga, so I was fairly comfortable with my body and wasn’t lacking self confidence. I was definitely going to wear a bikini, but needed something that would keep me covered even when we were screwing around in the water.
I settled on my simple black string bikini. It kept everything in place, but showed off all of my curves in the right places as well. I put on some short cut off jean shorts over the bottoms and a sheer cover up top. My hair was up in a high ponytail and I kept my makeup simple with some mascara and blush.
I walked downstairs to say good bye to Grandma and Grandpa. They were reading the paper together. I watched them for a minute with a smile. They were my role models for what true love was. They had been together since they were fifteen and had been through a lot. Grandpa lit up when Grandma walked into the room and she smiled like a school girl when she talked about him. I could only hope to find a love like theirs one day.
“I’m heading out.” I went over to give them each a kiss on the cheek.
“Have fun dear,” Grandma smiled at me.
“Tell that JT guy that even though I have a bum knee right now, I could still kick his ass,” Grandpa told me sternly.
“Grandma!” I looked over at her. “What did you tell him?”
She smiled but looked a little bit embarrassed. “I just said you liked him.”
“Right,” I rolled my eyes but laughed. “See you guys later.”
I drove my old Toyota Celica over to Matt’s. I had no trouble finding the place as it was where we had hung out last night. We were going to pile into his truck and another vehicle before heading over to Chute Pond to ride around on his boat and do some drinking.
When I arrived, Brittany was already there. I went over to her and we started chatting while we were waiting for everyone to get ready. I was disappointed that JT wasn’t there yet. Had he changed his mind about coming?
We were about to leave when his truck came barreling up the driveway. I never noticed what a guy drove before, but I had to admit he looked damn sexy driving that truck. He had the windows rolled down and his arm hanging out the window. He had his red baseball cap on backwards and he grinned when he saw me.
“It’s about time!” Matt called to him. “Can you drive there too?”
“Sure, everyone pile in,” he looked at me specifically. I casually walked over to his truck and got into the front seat.
“Hey,” he said as we waited for everyone else to get in. “You look good in the front seat of my truck.”
The butterflies went into overtime in my stomach and I smiled so hard I thought my face would crack. Before he could say anything else, Brittany got in the back seat.
“Let’s get this party started!” She called out the window and Matt honked his horn at us. He took off down the driveway and we followed behind. I looked out the window, letting the wind hit my face while Brittany chattered on. I turned my head towards JT and caught him looking at me. He winked at me and I stifled a giggle.
I looked out at the side mirror and decided he was right; I did look good in his truck. I hoped I would be spending a lot of time in it this summer.
Chapter Four ~ JT
“Makin’ This Boy Go Crazy”
I had an ulterior motive when I agreed to go boating tonight.
I wanted to see Kara in a swimsuit. She probably looked amazing. She even looked hot at work today in her jean shorts and t-shirt.
I worked late and almost missed the group by the time I got cleaned up and headed out to Matt’s. Thankfully I caught them before they left. I was thrilled when Kara sat in the front seat. There was nothing better than a pretty girl next to me in my truck.
Her friend Brittany came with us along with two others and they were chatting loudly in the backseat. I fought the urge to reach across the seat and touch her.
“Oh my God!” She cried out and reached for the volume on the radio. “It’s our song!” She turned it up and sat back in the seat, singing along to the same song we had danced to the night before, Luke Bryan’s “That’s My Kind of Night”.
Everyone in the truck joined her and started swaying to the music. I swore I could feel the truck moving. I tried to keep one eye on the road and one on her. She was closing her eyes and singing along. It was the sexiest thing I ever saw.
The song ended as we pulled up to the lake. I parked my truck and everyone got out laughing and smiling. This was going to be one hell of a summer and I suspected it had to do with a certain girl I couldn’t keep my eyes off of.
Chase and I helped Matt get his boat into the water. The girls came down on the dock to get in, and I took Kara’s hand so she could step onto the boat. “Thanks,” she smiled at me and brushed a stray piece of hair from her forehead.
I watched her pull a beer out of the cooler and sit down next to Brittany. It was going to be hard to get any quality time with her since we were in a group, but I was going to give it a try. I wanted to ask her out for later in the week. My palms started to sweat when I thought about it; I had never been so nervous to ask a girl out.