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“So you’re easily influenced by peer pressure?” she asked.
“Definitely. You’re like the hot bad girl my mom warned me about.”
“Oh no, baby,” she said in a sultry voice. “I doubt that your mom could have ever imagined how bad I can be.” She blew him an air kiss then took off ahead of him at a jog.
He followed her feeling somewhat dazed. Her defenses were down and she was being so playful. Why? Because their plan had been successful and she was feeling optimistic about her chances of soon being reunited with Milly? Or because she was simply happy to be with Jamie?
They finished exploring the center, which included feeding the sea turtles and holding a hawk on her arm. Afterward, she grabbed his hand again. They walked the one-and-a-half mile trail that led down to the beach and then along the water.
“Oh look! A sand dollar.”
“Picking it up without breaking it is supposed to be good luck,” he said.
“Well then, I can definitely use some of that.” As she bent down to pick up the sand dollar, Jamie took the opportunity to bump her with his hip so that she fell over into the water.
She screeched and landed face first in the shallow water. Immediately, she stood up and said, “You are in so much trouble.” But she said it with a smile on her face.
Jamie took off running and Lucy ran after him. Given her petite size, he wasn’t surprised she was so fast, but he was surprised when she tackled him with a full-on body slam that landed them both in the water. They wrestled around for a bit and then Jamie couldn’t help himself anymore. He covered her lips with his. She kissed him back hungrily and kept kissing him until a childish voice saying “Look mama, they’re kissing” snapped them back to reality.
As the child’s mother pulled her son away, Jamie helped Lucy to her feet.
Lucy elbowed Jamie and said, “You need to behave.”
He grinned and elbowed her back. “What would be the fun in that?”
They walked back up towards the center. Thankfully there was a gift shop there where they could buy beach towels to dry off and remove the sand from their arms and legs.
Lucy grimaced when she wiped her face and the towel came away with streaks of her fading make-up. “I must be quite a mess, huh?”
Jamie reached out and touched the side of her face. “I have honestly never seen you look more beautiful.”
Lucy lifted up on her tiptoes and gave him a soft kiss. He tried to put his arm around her waist but she backed up and said, “No way, mister! You already got us in trouble once today.”
Jamie laughed and followed her out to where they’d left their bikes.
