Page 23 of Poseidon's Island Flower

Crap, what if he already had a girlfriend?

That thought crushed me. He could very well have a significant other and was trying to let me down gently by not answering my offer for my dinner date.

Technically, he didn’t say no, though.

I should ask him again.

“LANI!” Candice yelled as I sat on the hood of her beat up Volkswagen Beatle.

“Huh?”

She shook her head, slapping her hand on her leg. “I asked, are you alright? You went from near death to asking a total stranger out on a date, and now your face is scrunched up like you’re conjuring some evil plan in your head.”

Yeah. I had one of those devious, mischievous faces that only appeared when I was setting Koma up with a surprise party or Candice with a spa day when she really deserved one.

I guess I was serious about getting to know Cy better.

“I’m fine.” I crossed my arms. “What about you and Zeus?” I jutted my chin at her. “You were all like ‘damn he fine,’ and then once I was patched up, you were really not into him anymore.”

Candice had a kinky side to her, but she was selective and somehow the hunkhad screwed it up royally because I knew she was digging him when we walked back to the hotel.

She stuck her nose in the air, waving her hand like she smelled something awful.

“He’s an ass. His ego is bigger than his muscles and probably his dick.” She sighed longingly. “I bet it was a big dick, too. He was pretty perfect.” She slumped against the car. “But enough about me, let’s talk about this guy. Your hero, your rescuer, it’s all so romantic. If only he would own up to it and say yes.” Candice tapped her finger on her lip.

“I’m not giving up yet,” I promised. “There is something there. When he held my hand, it was like…” I wanted to say, tingles, sparks, an unexplainable pull, a feeling like he was supposed to always be there, right by my side.

“Like your lady parts got all wet, and your tits got all hard?”

“Frickin’ hell, could you see all that through my swimsuit?” I touched my breasts and in between my thighs.

Candice laughed and shook her head quickly. “No, but did you?”

I nodded.

“Nice!” She raised her hand for a high five and I slapped it. “So, you are into him. Are you gonna let him go? It’s kinda weird for a chick to be going after a guy, but…”

“No, I can’t let him go.” Because those tingly feelings in my hand were still there.

I swear I could smell him. I know he was just in the ocean, but he smelled of salt water and a good heavy musk of man. “Is that weird?”

“Not when It’s the first time in years a guy gets you wet just by touching your hand. I mean, hell, makes me want to jump in the ocean and flap my hands around like a pelican stuck in peanut butter so I can have the right guy pay attention to me.”

I stared at her, concerned. Candice was right, though. It had been years since I had any feelings toward a guy. It was all about Koma after our parents died.

I didn’t have a lot of experience in the sex department, just a few flings in high school when we were all going through experimental phases. You know, getting your cherry popped at prom and making sure you'd at least seen and felt a dick before you went off to college.

I didn’t want to be the weird chick, but few men wanted to have a control freak of a girlfriend that wanted to take control in the bedroom. Something about me being “too much.”

“I’m gonna go for it then. Do you think he knows we cleaned his room?” I asked.

Candice bit her lip. “They didn’t say anything. Why? Watchu gonna do?” She placed her fists on her hips. “You aren’t going to leave your giant dildo on his bed, are you, because I think he might have a heart attack.”

Oh, my god.

Candice drove me home; her Beetle ran much better than my hunk of junk. The house lights were off, and it reminded me how alone I was. Usually around this time, Koma would have the lights on and the frozen meat pulled out so I could make dinner, but this time I was alone.

Candice sighed. “Want me to stay the night? I don’t know if I want to leave you alone after what you just went through, Lani.” Candice stared thoughtfully at the house.

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