Page 11 of Fear of Intimacy

“Aside from snorkeling, what else do we want to do while we are here?” Josie asked.

“I think there are some good hiking trails we could walk,” Landon commented.

“Hiking?” Lydia scrunched her nose up at his idea.

“Some of us like doing things outdoors.” He sent the small dig back at her. If I thought Wyatt and Josie had a lot of sexual tension, it was nothing compared to these two. Lydia and Landon were clearly into each other but too stubborn to admit it.

They argued like an old married couple. Anyone could see the looks they sent each other when the other wasn’t looking. It was only a matter of time before they both cracked and gave into whatever was going on between them. But Lydia was one of the most stubborn people I knew, so I wasn’t holding my breath anytime soon.

By the time we finished dinner, we had a few ideas on what we could do: snorkeling, hiking, a boat cruise, a relaxing day on the beach, and a club that Mila had found.

I hung back from the group as we all slowly trudged back to the hotel, exhaustion palpable from the long day we had. The sun was beginning to dip, making the air a bit chillier. Wrapping my hands in the sleeves of my sweatshirt, I watched the two couples in front of me holding hands as they walked. The way their bodies seemed to gravitate toward each other was almost effortless.

Jealousy stabbed at my chest. I was happy for all of them, but it didn’t stop the feeling of wanting what they had from consuming me.

“Why are you sulking back here?” a voice cut through my depressing thoughts. I let out an audible sigh as Trevor walked beside me.

“Is it your mission to always annoy me?” I asked.

“It’s just so easy to.” I glanced over to find him smirking at me. Shaking my head, I looked forward. He stayed quiet for another minute before speaking again. “I want to properly thank you for what you did on the plane.”

“I actually want to apologize for that.” I wrapped my arms around my waist. “I didn’t mean to shove my nose in the situation.” It had struck a nerve but just because I had an issue with it didn’t mean Trevor did.

“You don’t need to apologize for anything, Tasha,” Trevor said. “The flight attendant was being too handsy and you were right for calling her out on it.”

“Yeah, but—” A hand on my elbow pulled me to a stop.

“Tasha.” Trevor’s voice begged me to look up at him. Tilting my head back, I met his gaze. “You saw I was uncomfortable and did something about it. Don’t ever be sorry for something like that,” he said seriously. “Thank you.”

The look on his face melted the growing guilt inside of me. Guilt for overstepping in a situation that wasn’t any of my business. But hearing him say that eased my worries.

“She should have kept her hands to herself,” I mumbled, the thought of her making me angry again. A chuckle drew my attention back to Trevor.

“There’s the feisty side.”

“I do not have a feisty side.” Even I knew that was a lie.

“Uh-huh.” The unconvinced look he shot me had me rolling my eyes and shoving him to the side with my shoulder.

“I’d stop while you’re ahead.” I started walking again, the others pretty far ahead of us now.

“You know, I think you like me, Tasha Davis,” Trevor spoke after a moment.

“And where did you get that idea?”

“I have my ways,” he answered vaguely, making me scrunch my eyebrows together.

“I think you’ve taken too many hits to the head. Are you mentally sound?” I asked in a serious voice, looking over at him.

“I can assure you I am perfectly sane.”

“Hmm,” I hummed.

“But even if you don’t like me,” Trevor’s voice was suddenly right next to my head, his breath against the shell of my ear making me shiver. His voice turned husky, washing over my skin. “I plan on changing that before this vacation is over.” I was still trying to comprehend his words when he pulled away from me, gave me a smirk, and jogged toward the others up ahead. I stared after him, his words sinking in.

I plan on changing that before this vacation is over.What the hell did that mean?

Despite my confusion, I couldn’t deny the fluttery swoop in my stomach as I stared after him.

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