Page 24 of Anyone But Her

Chapter Six

Taylor

I'm standing here trying to catch my breath because my heart's going a million miles a minute. It's because of Luke. He's making me nervous. He won't stop staring at me. And I can't stop staring at him!

This is Luke? Cal's friend? The one he met at camp years ago? The one he talks about all the time?

He's not supposed to look like this. It's not how I imagined him. Not that I've given it much thought but I guess in my head I thought he'd look similar to my brother. I never imagined him looking like THIS.

Holy crap, he's hot. His eyes...wow...they're really dark, which I love. Dark eyes are mysterious. Sexy. His hair is dark too. My eyes lower to his body which is just as amazing as his face. He has muscles. Lots of them. Most golfers aren't that muscular. He must spend hours in the gym. And he's really tan from being on the course so much.

"Should we head out?" my dad asks.

"Um..." I turn to my dad. "Before we go I want you to meet my friend, Lilly. She's in her room. I'll go get her."

"Hurry up. We don't want to miss our tee time."

I race back inside and knock on Lilly's door. We met our first day here and have been friends ever since. Her dad is a well-known billionaire but she isn't snobby at all. She's super nice.

She opens her door. "Hi, Taylor."

"Hi." I hurry inside and shut the door. "I want to introduce you to my parents."

"Um, okay. Where are they?"

"They're waiting outside. I told them I had to come get you."

"Then let's go."

"Not yet." I take a deep breath. "I have to get myself together first."

"Why? Is something wrong?"

"They brought a guy with them. A really, really hot guy."

"Who is he?"

"A friend of my brother's. My brother's here too. They're going golfing after parents' weekend. They wanted to go on some of the courses around here. That's why Cal and Luke came with."

"Which one's your brother?"

"Cal. Also named after golf clubs."

"Callaway?"

"Yeah." I laugh. "You know your golf brands."

"My family owns sporting goods stores. I know all the brands."

"That's right. I forgot."

Lilly's brother, Garret, owns WaveField, a store that sells all kinds of sports equipment. Her dad helps run the company but he stays in the background. Garret does all the day-to-day stuff.

"So you're hiding in here because of Luke?" Lilly asks.

"I was, but I'm fine now." I fan myself and take a deep breath. "This is completely stupid. I don't usually get this way over a guy. It's just that when I saw him, I just...I don't know...felt something. Or maybe I'm just imagining it. Maybe I just felt that way because he's hot."

"How old is this guy?"

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