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“So what’s going on with you and Shane?” Harper asked when Connor was out of ear shot.
“There’s not much to talk about.” Her mind flashed to their day on the beach yesterday. The feel of his bare chest against her as he carried her out to the beach, the hard cut of his abs and the way he laughed so easily as they chased each other toward the water, and how she felt when his arms wrapped around her and his lips crashed to hers…
Isla pointed at her heated face. “You’re so full of it. You’re getting hot and heavy just thinking about him.”
“Did you sleep with him already?” Harper exclaimed.
“Shh.” Olivia narrowed her gaze on her loud friends. “And no, I didn’t sleep with him.” The thought of Shane naked in front of her created an inferno beneath her skin. She took a sip of her water and savored the cool liquid as it flowed down her throat. “Though, I wouldn’t be opposed to it.”
“I hate you,” Harper said. “Daniel might be an ass, and I don’t trust that he’s not playing an angle, but here you are with two guys vying for your attention.”
“Still no luck in the online dating pool?” Olivia asked, knowing Harper’s contempt was just frustration with her never-ending search for Mr. Right.
“I think I have swiped left on every guy in Suffolk County, and pretty soon I’ll make my way through Nassau. I start tomorrow.”
“You’re going to drive all the way to Nassau? I don’t care how good the sex was; I wouldn’t drive that far,” Isla said.
Harper rolled her eyes. “This coming from the girl who wouldn’t even walk next door to get some.”
Isla put her hand on the table, cut up by thorns from working at her family’s florist shop. “Mr. O’Brien is adorable and all, but he’s also forty-five years my senior, so no I wouldn’t.”
Harper tossed a fry at Isla’s face. “You know what I meant.”
Isla picked up the fry and ate it, a smug look settling on her pink glossed lips. “Thanks.”
Shane sauntered toward the table with a pitcher of water in hand.
“Then there’s Olivia who doesn’t even have to travel. The sex comes to her.”
Olivia kicked Harper under the table, and Harper let out a loud “Ow” as Shane approached.
“Everything okay?” he asked.
“Fine.” Olivia offered a ridiculously fake smile. He eyed her curiously, and she should have known he wouldn’t be able to put one over on him. “Harper was just telling us about her date tomorrow. Isn’t that right, Harp?”
Harper narrowed her eyes at Olivia, but Olivia shrugged it off.
“Anyone need a refill?” Shane asked, having no idea what he just walked into.
“My shift is almost starting.” Olivia stood from the seat and gathered the dishes. There was no point in sending in the bus boy when she could handle it.
Shane tossed a rag over his shoulder and placed the pitcher on the table before taking the tray from her hands. “I got it.”
“Rightto her,” Harper said on a sigh.
Confusion tugged at Shane’s brow, but he didn’t question it.
“You have to excuse Harper. She’s known to have random outbursts,” Olivia joked, and she knew if she was still sitting Harper would have given her a swift kick to the shin.
“Everyone has their thing,” he said. “Well ladies, it’s been a pleasure. Maybe next time I can join you.”
“That’d be great,” Harper said. “We can drill you about your intentions with our friend.
Olivia, wishing she was at the table to give Harper another kick, turned to Shane instead. But he didn’t skip a beat. An amused smirk spread across his face. “I wouldn’t expect anything less.” He tipped his head to them. “You ladies have a wonderful rest of your day.”
His hand rested on her waist as he went to move around her. He leaned down, his warm breath drifted over her neck, and the intoxicating smell of sex and man surrounded her.
“Excuse me,” he said.
