“So,” Summer starts, “Where were you?”

I look over to Knox who is smirking at me. He knows I’m going to get questioned and he’s eating it up while watching me squirm.

“Oh hell,” Rhea says with a defeated look on her face, “You went and fell for him didn’t you?”

Summer gives me a dreamy smile. “About time!”

My eye brows burrow, “What are you talking about?” My eyes fly to Knox to see if he heard Rhea. He’s looking down at his feet fighting a smile. He heard alright.

Jeremy and some bimbo with her tits hanging out take a seat right next to me. Jeremy stretches his legs out in front of him and the girl wraps herself around his body. I notice that his eyes are all glassy, feeling buzzed I’m sure.

Rhea and Summer are comparing Knox and Rex. Rex has the better eyes while Knox has a tighter ass. I’m just sitting here laughing. Summer has clearly had too much to drink. I take a sip of my drink, wishing I was feeling as good as she was, then maybe my feet wouldn’t be hurting right now.

A lustful look comes over Summer’s face, “I wonder if he’s as big as Rex though.”

I spit my drink out and start coughing.

Jeremy pipes up from next to me, “It’s not the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean baby.”

I fall back against the couch, laughing so hard I start crying. Summer falls to her knees gasping for air between her fits of laughter, and all the while Jeremy just sits there with a grin on his face.

“Oh my God, I think I just fell a little in love with you.” I say between more laughing.

Rex comes over and helps Summer to her feet. Knox follows behind him and takes Summer’s vacated seat then pulls me onto his lap. “What did this shithead say?”

Jeremy, with a smug look on his face, repeats himself.

I start giggling again as Knox wraps his arms around me. I rest my head on his shoulder and he speaks softly into my ear, “The size of this boat is just fine, Jasmine. You aren’t going to need the motion of the ocean. I’ve got everything you need.”

I squirm and squeeze my legs together. In the corner of my eye I see Jeremy’s piece of ass slide onto his lap and start grinding against him.

Classy.

“You ready to get out of here?” Cade yells over the music.

I nod because I’m disgusted with what’s taking place next to me.

We walk down the same way we came in and wait for the cabs to come for us.

Knox pulls me back against his chest, wrapping his arms around me. “You forgive me for earlier? I’ve got some shit going on that I’m trying to handle and I took it out on you.”

I nod and give him a kiss on the cheek, accepting his apology.

Cade stands next to us with a blonde wrapped around his body, “You ready to get this party started when we get back?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be.” I respond back honestly.

Seeing her move on the dance floor with Jeremy made me something in me snap. I tried to stay away, I really did, but I can’t f**king fight this anymore.

I made a deal with the devil. I’m going to put my past in the back of my mind and just live in the moment. Just be with Jasmine just for the rest of the weekend at least.

It’s probably the worst decision I’ll ever make but after that moment in my office I can’t stop my feelings. Not even if I wanted to.

10

When we all arrive back at the house we stumble down to the beach where the fire pit is set up. The weather is still warm with just a bite of cool air coming off the ocean, the perfect weather for Fourth of July weekend.

Rhea and Tanner sit on a log furthest away from the fire, cuddled up together and lost in their own world. Rex and Summer walk off towards a vacated lifeguard stand and the rest of us sit on logs that are around the fire. Jeremy and Knox start the fire while I sit back and watch. The view of Knox’s ass in front of me makes me crave for our time back in his office. Thank God Jeremy ditched the bitch back at the club because he could do a hell of a lot better than her.

“JJ?” Cade interrupts my thoughts.

“What’s up?” I’m surprised that Cade is even talking to me. When we left the club he brought some girl home with him and they have their tongues shoved down each other’s throats.

“You were totally checking out Knox’s ass.” He says with amusement laced in his tone.

Knox turns and looks at me. I shrug. If he’s trying to embarrass me, it’s not working. Knox is hot and any red blooded woman would be staring too. Jeremy shakes his head and then pours some lighter fluid on the logs in the pit. Knox lights a match and the fire explodes causing everyone to jump back a bit. Eventually the lighter fluid burns off and leaves the fire just perfect. Jeremy sits on the only empty log and takes his phone out of his pocket.

“Dude, what’s up with you? This is the first time all summer you haven’t brought a girl back.” Cade says to Jeremy while his girl rubs his back.

Jeremy doesn’t look up from his phone when he answers Cade, “Fuck off ass**le.”

I snort. They are more like brothers than they are friends. Knox throws a few smaller logs in the fire before he takes a seat next to me. When his arm brushes up against mine my skin sizzles. I can’t help but lean into him and when I do Knox kisses the side of my head.

“Knox is getting more action then you are this summer, Jeremy.” Cade starts laughing. I look over to Jeremy and he’s holding up his middle finger to Cade.

Cade pulls his phone out, taps a few times and music starts. Knox starts to chuckle again and Jeremy just shakes his head as a smile forms on his face.

I look up at Knox with a questioning look, “What’d I miss?”

“You’ll see.”

Pony by Ginuwine comes on as Cade stands up making his girl pout. Cade busts out the first verse while dancing around Shelly, or whatever her name is, who’s trying her damndest not to laugh. The second verse starts, Jeremy drops his phone in the sand and takes over from Cade. The chorus comes up next and Cade and Jeremy sing it together while body rolling their bodies, trying to look sexy. They are so serious and I’m in hysterics, they are no Magic Mike that’s for damn sure.

The third verse starts and I look between Cade and Jeremy, wondering who is up next. Knox begins; quiet at first, then louder. Wide eyed, I hold my hand over my mouth to hide my laughter. I can’t believe that Knox, the serious one, starts to rap along with the other two clowns. At least Knox’s voice is raspy and sexy and I’ll admit it’s making me kind of hot.