Summer Love at the Beach (Summer Instalove)

road. “Even though your brother is probably a bit younger than I am, he’s your family,” I

said. “By coming to get you right in front of him, he had the option of saying no. But by

telling us to have a nice time, he was giving me permission to date you.”

I glanced over to see Becca looking at me with her mouth hanging open. “What kind of weird man code is that?” she asked, incredulous.

I shrugged. “It’s a guy thing, I dunno. But these things are important.”

Reaching over the divider, I took her hand, looking into her eyes as I was paused at a stop

sign. “Becca, I want this to be real. When we get back to the city, I’m going to be taking

you out and introducing you as my girlfriend. I’m going to want to meet all of your friends,

and spend as much time with you as possible. I hope that you’ll come back here with me for

long weekends sometimes, too.”

Her sexy lips pressed together for a moment as she nodded. “Okay.”

Giving her hand a squeeze, I released it as I turned onto a busier street. “This isn’t the time to be quiet, sweetie. Do you want to date me and see where this leads?”

“Yes.”

“And you want a real relationship?”

“Yes.”

“That’s good enough for now then,” I chuckled, turning onto the main street.

By the time we got to Vaughan’s parking lot, Becca looked a lot more relaxed. “I’m sorry I’m

nervous,” she said as we were getting out of the car. “I’ve never had a boyfriend before, so

I guess I just hope I don’t mess anything up.”

Coming around to her side, I pulled her into my arms, planting a seductive kiss on those

pretty rose lips. I could feel a few pairs of eyes on us as people walked by, but didn?

?t care.

“You’re mine now, sweetie,” I said softly. “There’s no way you could mess anything up. All I

ask is that you be your own sweet self around me. And in return, I’ll do everything I can to

make you happy. Okay?”

She nodded. “They say it’s good to do some things that make you nervous, right? It helps

us grow?”

“Absolutely.”

Those magical blue eyes looked up at me with the sassiest expression I’d ever seen.

Stretching up on her toes, she brought her lips to my ear, breathing, “I think I’d like to try something tonight that might make me very nervous. But I really want to.”