Brody
"Two days. Two fucking days and nothing." I ran my fingers through my hair as I paced the old wooden steps on our porch.
"Dude, just go over there." Clay crushed a soda can and sat up from his reclined position. His chest was burnt from us hanging out at the island most of the day before.
"No. We have a date tonight, and honestly, I don't want to appear needy. It's not my style." I ran my fingers through my hair before pausing and growling. "What is it with this fucking chick?"
"I don't know, but I love it." Clay laughed and pointed at me. "You're going to go bald if you're not careful."
"Don't mention this to anyone. Alright?" I gave him a look before turning out to the lake. The front door opened and the other guys walked out, laughing about something. Everyone was chill but me. I was playing it off as best I could in front of Daniel and Derek, but Clay and I had been friends too long to pull anything over on him.
I was a mess. A fucking hot mess over this girl. I hadn't stopped thinking about how good it felt to press her to her cold sheets and lick at her like she was the last bit of pleasure I might experience. I was almost embarrassed to think through all the things I'd done to her in my head, the ways I'd brought her to come for me.
"Hey, man. We hitting the water?" Derek slapped a hand down on my shoulder, causing me to jump as he jerked me from yet another wicked thought.
"Yep. Let me grab my shades and a cooler for us to load up." I turned and walked toward the house, keeping my eyes adverted. I'd slept like shit for the last two nights and it was starting to show on my face. I needed my glasses just to make sure I didn't have to play twenty questions with everyone all fucking day.
"What time is your date?" Daniel stood at the entrance to the kitchen as I pulled my glasses and cologne out of the cabinet.
"Around six or so tonight, I guess. I need to get Cora's number from Clay and make sure she's still up for it." I shrugged and put my glasses on.
"She is. I was over there yesterday afternoon while you and Derek watched that wrestling thing." Daniel shuddered. "Disgusting."
I extended my hand. "Give me your man card for that comment, or keep it and tell me how you know she's excited."
"She was looking up movies when I was there." He shrugged and slapped my hand. "Man card? You guys are idiots."
"Yep. We work hard to keep our simple ways alive. The world needs more testosterone." I walked to the door and bent over to grab my sandals as the sound of laughter caught my attention. I glanced up to see Cora and her friends walking up the stairs.
The tiny blue bathing suit she wore left plenty of her beautifully tanned skin on display, and my heart nearly stopped as my eyes moved across her. The translucent dress she wore to cover herself up was doing very little to help. My hormones were thrilled; my jealousy, not so much.
"Hey, Brody." She lifted a bag toward me a smiled. "I got some chips and cookies for the afternoon boating trip."
"And, we brought beer and lemonade. Cindy made it herself." Dedra moved past me, bumping me with her hip as I stood, staring at Cora.
"Hey, dude, wake up." Clay popped me in the chest, and I reached out, taking the bag from her.
"Awesome. Sorry. I slept like shit last night. That Friday the 13th movie has been dicking up my dreams since we watched it. Don't tell anyone that I'm a total puss." I was grateful for the sunglasses. Otherwise everyone, including the beautiful woman before me, would know that I'd eye fucked her ten times over the last few minutes.
"Alright, well, let's get rolling. I have a friend date for the movies tonight." She smirked. "And, guess what they're playing?"
"Ghost?" I shrugged, already having looked at the listing ten times.
"You looked?" She laughed and pushed at my chest. The bitch I'd started to fall for was long gone, though something told me that she might show up any minute if her protection services were required. I was almost a little concerned with Cora being so open and friendly. Maybe that meant that I had been friend-zoned and there was no reason to be pissy. Maybe Derek was completely wrong and the girl wasn't at all interested.
Was it the kiss? No. It couldn't have been.
"I sure did. You look fucking hot, by the way." I walked past her and jogged down the stairs. "Wanna sit in my lap while I drive the boat?"
"Nope, but thanks for the offer," she called out behind me.
No snappy comeback or rude back up comment? Fuck. She wasn't interested.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Cindy closed the trunk to Cora's BMW and handed me a bowl of dip.
"No clue. Just a rough couple of nights." I glanced down at the bowl. "Is this what I think it is?"
She laughed. "Sure is. Come on, let's get on the boat before everyone else and take the captain seats."