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I don’t touch her because I don’t want to startle her. She needs to process this information.
“Don’t blame yourself,” she softly says. “It’s no one’s fault but his.”
“Do you think I’m a creep?” I whisper.
She slowly turns to face me. “Not at all. It’s sweet… it’s… it’s the most amazing thing anyone has ever done for me.”
I cradle her face in my palms. “I don’t even know when my feelings progressed, but…”
She covers my hand with hers. “Me either. I guess we can’t deny them anymore.”
I lower my head and kiss her. Before it gets heated, I pull back because that’s not what this moment is supposed to be about. I want her to know it’s not her body I want, it’s her—her heart and her soul.
Don’t get me wrong, I love her body, but it’s the way she keeps her brothers in check when they mess up. The way she makes sure to keep her mom’s memory alive. The fact she came in here and didn’t judge me, only encouraged me.
“So, is that a yes?” I murmur against her lips.
“A yes to what?”
“To dating me, of course.” I smirk at her.
She smiles and stares me in the eye. “Do you ever not get what you want, Cameron Baker?”
I shrug. “Rarely.”
“Well.” She steps back from me and turns to look at the boat. My hands fall to my sides. “It all depends. What are your plans for this endeavor you’ve started?”
“Why?”
“Because I deserve a man who chases after his dreams.” She smiles at me over her shoulder.
“What are you implying?”
She runs a hand over the boat. “You can’t do this and run a fishing charter business.”
“Clearly. This last month, I’ve gotten nowhere on this boat. Of course, I have been busy chasing a hot blonde.”
She points at me. “I like that answer.”
“That was my intention.” I watch her walk around and soak in the details.
“So?” She turns around at my table and places her hands on either side of her. “When do you tell your father?”
I balk. Although I want to tell him, getting rid of the security that comes with working for my father and inheriting the marina is scary as hell. “You’d have a very different life with me if I stay the course and take over the marina.”
“I would. But I’m just a fisherwoman.” She shrugs. “I don’t want fancy things.”
I want to comment on the fact that Chevelle is openly talking about a future with me so soon after we’ve just agreed to date, but I’m afraid if I do, I’ll spook her. Hell, I’m kinda shocked that I’m not spooked, but something about this conversation feels almost inevitable.
“You’d never have to worry about money again.”
She nods. “But I’d have an unhappy partner, and that’s a crappy life.”
I sit back down on the stool. “I really want this, Chevelle. So much it scares me.”
She walks over to me and runs her hands up my thighs, separating them for her to fit between. “There’s nothing to be scared about. You already have a success on your hands.”
Leaving my father is final. There’s no going back after if this new venture doesn’t work out.
