Page 15 of #Resort Romance
Walking around the bend in the path, he noted more abandoned buildings. “Is that where the indoor archery was?”
They stopped and stared out at the overgrown field and the run-down building in the distance. “I think so. Didn’t it also have a basketball court in there?”
Nodding, he replied, “Definitely. And an indoor badminton court. We used to run wild in there on the rainy days.”
“This was where we hung out while all the adults were up at the lodge playing cards, doing arts and crafts, and all the quiet activities.”
“Like bingo?” And that’s when he realized they were adults now and were going to end up in the lodge doing the quiet activities and groaned again.
“Oh, stop. I’ll be right there with you. Then we’ll all go to dinner. Your grandfather wants to go to that Italian place in town.”
“How do you even know that? I thought we were just eating at the lodge again.”
“Jayce, he must have mentioned wanting lasagna and how great that restaurant in town was about five times!”
“Gramps says a lot of things,” he reasoned. “Besides, I was too busy listening to my mother go on about all the romantic activities there still were for young people around here. In case you haven’t noticed, she’s kind of excited about you and I spending time together.”
“Aww…”
They were coming up on the playground again, but there was a group of kids running around, so he couldn’t pull her in for a kiss in their spot. Instead, he pulled her over to the big, red oak tree and kissed her. “And in case you haven’t noticed, I’m kind of excited about spending time with you too.”
Her smile was one of pure delight as she playfully grabbed the front of his T-shirt and pulled him in close. “Kiss me again,” she whispered.
“My pleasure.” Last night he had kept his kisses on the tame side so they wouldn’t get too carried away, but right now, he kissed her with all the pent-up emotion he’d been feeling. Sleeping with Kelsey in his bed—in his arms and all tangled up with him—had been the sweetest form of torture. And right now, he needed to show her she was sexy and desirable. It was crazy how much he wanted her. The fact that it had been less than forty-eight hours was messing with him, but…did that really matter? They had practically grown up together. They were far from strangers. But…
She hummed seductively as she moved against him and Jayce was lost.
Maybe they could skip the paddleboats.
They could definitely skip bingo.
There was no reason they couldn’t just go back to his cabin right now and do all the things they were both thinking.
This time, Kelsey was the one to break the kiss. She was breathless and looking a little dazed, and more beautiful than any woman had the right to.
“Wow,” she said as her hand smoothed over his chest. “That was nice.”
“Nice? Just…nice? I must be losing my touch.”
“Jayce Nash, you’re not losing anything,” she quietly scolded. “And it was more than nice, but we’re ten feet away from a playground full of kids. I was going for casual.”
Grinning, he said, “So what I’m hearing is that I’m very sexy and an excellent kisser, and you wouldn’t mind me kissing you again.”
Her laugh was sweet and lyrical. “I think we both know I wouldn’t mind that one bit.”
He heard what she was saying, but he sensed there was also something she wasn’t saying. “But…?”
“But…later. You were right last night. It was nice to spend the time getting reacquainted. And today it’s been fun to just explore the resort and spend time with your family. But maybe tonight we can see about you reminding me of how good your kissing skills are.”
“Sweetheart, you’re on!”
Being on the paddleboats was fun and thankfully uneventful.
Bingo would have been boring, but Jayce got incredibly competitive and it was borderline hysterical.
Dinner at the Italian restaurant in town had been loud and boisterous, and everything a meal with your family should be. And while Kelsey had enjoyed herself—and she truly loved Jayce’s family—it made her miss her own.
Now, as they were slowly strolling back to the cabins, she hated how melancholy she was feeling.
