Page 149 of Anyone But Her

"Hey," Cal says, "if you think it's stupid, we'll just forget the whole thing. I have better things to do."

He's trying not to look at her but his eyes keep going back to her. She's got her red bikini on with a white cover-up over it. The cover up is mesh so you can see right through it and Cal seems to be enjoying the view. She does look really good. She lost a few pounds over the summer but still has curvy hips, a round butt, and big boobs.

"Cal, you already agreed to teach her," my mom says. "You're not backing out now."

"She just said she didn't want to learn," Cal says. "I'm not going to force her to."

"You're not forcing me," Birdie says, laying back in the lounger directly across from Cal. "I actually think this'll be good. I'll learn faster from you than anyone else."

"Because I'm such a good teacher," he says, smugly.

"No. Because we can't stand each other so we'll hurry through each lesson and I'll try to learn as fast as I can."

"Good." He glares at her. "Because every second of this is going to be torture for me. I'm only doing this because you're Taylor's friend. And because I don't want your sorry ass to drown."

She cocks her head. "You're so sweet."

"Don't push it, Birdie."

"You two aren't going to survive," I say. "One of you is going to end up drowning and it's not going to be accidental."

Luke laughs. "I have a feeling it's going to be Cal."

"Me too."

"You kids are terrible," my mom says. "I'm going inside to get lunch."

"So living together, huh?" Birdie says to Luke and me. "That's a big step. What's next? Marriage? Babies?" She laughs. "Just think of you two with kids. They'd all be wearing little polo shirts and golf shorts, walking around with golf bags and golf clubs in their hands."

"They wouldn't have to play golf." Luke smiles at me. "Only if they wanted to."

He's already thinking about having kids? Truthfully, I've thought about it too. I'm not ready for it but I've thought about it.

Last May, when I found out Luke was living with us, I thought maybe we'd flirt a little, maybe kiss, or maybe do more than that. At most, I thought Luke would just be a summer fling. But it turned into so much more than that. We got to know each other. Love each other. And now we're planning a future together.

Albert said the secret to happiness is doing what you love, and finding love. Some people take a lifetime to find that but Luke and I already found it. We got lucky.

Or maybe someone intervened.

Looking up at the sky, I smile and whisper, " Thanks, Albert."

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Want to read more about some of the characters in Anyone But Her? Taylor's friend, Lilly Kensington, has two books: Lillyand Lilly and Reed. Taylor's friend, Willow, has a standalone book called Still Love You. It's the story of what happens when Willow's ex-boyfriend, Silas, returns for the summer. Garret Kensington, Lilly's brother and owner of WaveField, has an entire series that starts when he's in college and ends years later. It's called The Jade Series and starts with Choosing You. Garret and Lilly also appear in The Kensingtons, a romantic suspense series about their billionaire father who is a member of a very exclusive secret society. To learn more about these books and get links to buy, click here.

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