Total pages in book: 21
Estimated words: 19939 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 100(@200wpm)___ 80(@250wpm)___ 66(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 19939 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 100(@200wpm)___ 80(@250wpm)___ 66(@300wpm)
“Okay, let me at least do your hair!” Lori called out as she knocked on the door.
Ignoring them both, I pulled out a cute shorts outfit I had bought before I left for the trip. After getting dressed, I pulled my hair back into a ponytail, applied some mascara, and slipped out the sliding doors and down the path toward Jax’s cottage.
Chapter Six
I OPENED THE DOOR TO find Amelia standing there looking more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. Something in my chest tightened, and I was reminded once again I had never in my life been so attracted to a woman.
“You look…beautiful.”
Her eyes seemed to sparkle at my compliment, and she blushed. “Thank you.”
I loved that she wore little-to-no makeup, and hadn’t dolled herself up, but was simply herself. That was the one thing that had originally attracted me to Amelia in the first place.
“Come on in and I’ll grab the basket for our breakfast.”
“Did you make it yourself?” she asked as she followed me in.
Laughing, I said, “No, I wish I could take the credit for it. Grayson works at the restaurant here at the hotel, and he asked one of the waitresses to put it together for me. She loves doing it, and wants to one day open up her own business doing custom baskets.”
“What a great idea!”
Smiling, I nodded. “I thought so too. I’ve never seen anything like it before, so I think she’d do pretty good from what I saw when I peeked into the basket.”
“Anything you need me to get?”
I motioned with my chin toward the blanket I had on the sofa. “If you can grab the blanket, we’ll be on our way.”
As we walked down the path toward the area of the island that most of the guests stayed away from, Amelia and I fell into an easy conversation. Amelia told me where she was going to be working, and how nervous she was.
When we stepped out onto the beach, she drew in a sharp breath. “This is beautiful.”
I nodded and started toward a spot where a beach umbrella was stuck in the sand. I was going to owe Ghuck big time for helping me set this all up.
“Is that umbrella always there?”
Laughing, I shook my head as I put the basket down and took the blanket from her.
“I had some help this morning.”
She smiled and helped me put the blanket out, then settled down on it as I took everything out of the basket.
We quickly fell into a conversation as we ate. It was so easy talking to Amelia, and I found myself not wanting the moment to end, but I knew it would at some point.
“What are your plans today with Lori and Parker?”
“It was a planned pool day. To Lori and Parker, vacation means sitting at the pool or on the beach during the day, then having fun at night.”
“Do you want to see more tourist stuff today?”
A wide smile appeared on her face. “Are you offering to be my tour guide?”
“I am.”
She glanced down at the basket, then back at me, and I couldn’t help but stare at her mouth. I wanted to kiss her more than I wanted my next breath.
“I’d love to spend the day with you.”
When she licked her lips, I lost the will to hold back. Pushing everything out of the way, I made my way to her and cupped her face in my hands.
“I want to kiss you, Mel.”
Her breathing had increased, and when her eyes darted down to my mouth and then back up, she softly said, “What are you waiting for?”
What had started out as a soft kiss quickly turned passionate, with me laying Amelia back onto the blanket and deepening the kiss. Before things got out of hand, I drew back and rested my forehead against hers.
Each of us drew in deep breaths until Amelia whispered my name and I slowly stood.
“I’m sorry, Mel.”
She took my offered hand and smiled as I helped her stand. “Don’t say that. I’m not sorry we kissed, only sorry we needed to stop.”
With her words, I glanced around and was relieved to see we were still alone. She wore the same look of relief.
“How about we pack all this up and I start playing tour guide? My mom ended up making plans for today.”
The twinkle in her eyes told me she wanted to play a different kind of game, but she nodded in agreement.
We spent the rest of the day with me showing her around some of my favorite places in the Keys. We ate, laughed, ate some more, and in between shared a few kisses. It was the most amazing day of my life. Unfortunately, it was cut short with my mother sending me a text asking me to join her for dinner.
“What are you ladies going to do for dinner on this Fourth of July?” I asked as we sat next to one another on the boat trip back to the island.