Page 76 of Resting Beach Face
The relief that hit me was ridiculous. Like Cash hadn’t seen all the breasts he could handle already. Like he couldn’tstillget a taste of that anytime he damn well pleased.
I slowed to a crawl and edged past boats worth ten times the amount of mine, squeezing into a space in front of the yacht and a sporty speedboat that cost upwards of half a million dollars.
Cash vibrated with impatience, and I half expected him to leap onto the dock and leave me behind. He was obviously worried about his sister, alternating between checking his phone and scanning the partiers for a sign of her.
“Where is she?” he muttered. “C’mon, c’mon… There. I see her.”
“Go,” I said.
He hesitated. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, go! It’ll be easier if I don’t have to tie up.”
Cash stepped up onto the edge of the boat and jumped down to the dock, landing with an ease that reminded me he was a hell of a lot younger than me. He skirted past the vapers and broke into a run.
I kept an eye on him, following his path through the crowd. If he ran into any trouble, I’d have to tie up the boat and join him, but I was hoping that wouldn’t be the case. Cash reached his sister and turned to talk to a couple waiting with her. I held my breath until he shook the guy’s hand and then started back toward the boat with Katelyn in tow.
“Hey, sexy Daddy!” a voice called out.
I glanced up on reflex, and there were the topless girls. One of them was waving her pink bikini top. At me? I glanced around as if there would be some othersexy Daddyfor them to call out to.
“You here to party?” the other called, her voice flirty.
“Uh…no. Sorry.”
“Awww,” the first crooned, tossing her bikini top toward me, the white straps fluttering in the breeze before it landed at my feet. “Are you sure we can’t change your mind?”
Before I could assure her that there wasnothingshe could offer that would interest me, Cash’s voice cut through the night.
“Get your own sexy Daddy,” he called. “This one is mine.”
The girls—well, young women, as I sincerely hoped they were well over eighteen—squealed with delight. “Ohmigosh, that’s so hot!”
Cash ignored them as he helped his sister aboard. I decided to follow his example. “Everyone ready to go?”
“Yep. Unless you want to flirt with those sorority chicks some more?”
I scoffed. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
He grinned. “They’re not wrong. Youarea sexy Daddy.”
“Ew.” Katelyn scrunched up her nose. “Can you guys stop flirting? It’s weird.”
“Kat,” Cash scolded. “Declan is doing us a favor by being here. How about you not act like a brat?”
She ducked her head, looking sheepish. “Sorry. I appreciate the ride. It was stupid to come over here.”
“Hell yes, it was,” Cash said emphatically. “Why would you do something like that?”
Katelyn glanced uneasily in my direction, so I turned my attention to getting us out of dock and out to open water. The engine noise and wind snatched away a lot of their words, but I heard enough to follow along well enough.
“…broke up with me,” Katelynn said. “And Dad said … what I deserved.”
“What the fuck?” Cash exclaimed loud enough I didn’t miss a single one of his words. “That asshole. Jesus.”
“He’s just so…”
I could fill in those blanks easily enough, even though I missed her soft words.
