Page 280 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 9
I smiled. There was something sexy about him just telling me our plans instead of asking. And the fact that he didn’t even say it was J.J. He was just confident enough to know that he was the only man in my life. I typed out a response as I headed back into the bathroom. “I would never. What did you have in mind for tonight?” I grabbed my hairdryer and started to blow my hair dry. For some reason I was nervous to see him. I hoped he still felt the same way he had last night. When I switched the blow dryer off, I had another message from him.
“Bring a bathing suit.”
So much for drying my hair. But I didn’t even care. There was no better sight in the world than J.J. in his swim trunks.
“Deal,” I wrote back. “I’ll see you at five.” Now all that stood in between me and J.J. was a boring shift at work. I quickly put on some waterproof mascara that I hoped would withstand whatever we’d be doing tonight, and pulled on a pair of jean shorts and a tank top. After tossing a bathing suit into my bag, I was out the door in less than a minute.
The morning and afternoon did not go quite as quickly. First, I had been incredibly early for my shift because there was a pep in my step. And then I got paired up with Becca again who wouldn’t stop talking. I’d excused myself an hour ago to put my bathing suit on under my clothes. I was hoping J.J. might come save me early. But I knew his shift ended around the same time as mine. So no such luck. I never thought I’d miss my previous co-workerwho liked to spend her whole shift talking to her boyfriend in the storage room.
“I can’t believe you got second place,” Becca said. “That was so cool!”
“Mhm.” I scrubbed down the counter for what felt like the millionth time.
“I tried to find you after to congratulate you, but you were gone. Did you go straight home?”
I felt my face flushing. “Yup.” Just thinking about J.J.’s hands and mouth made me start to feel all sweaty. God, I wanted him again.
“So, so awesome,” Becca said. “I don’t know how you had the confidence to go up on that stage. I never could have done it.”
I stopped scrubbing the counter and looked over at her. “Of course you could have.”
She shook her head.
I finally felt like there was something we actually had in common. “The only person that can hold you back is you, Becca.”
“I guess that’s true.”
“Trust me. I’ve been doing it my whole life.”
“And now?”
I finally saw my lifeguard approaching. “And now I’m on team me.”
She followed my gaze. “Or are you on team hot lifeguard?”
I smiled. “I think they might be the same team.”
“Really? You’re datinghim?”
I didn’t really know what we were. But I’m sure we’d talk about it more tonight. “We haven’t really had that talk yet.”
“You’re so lucky.” It was like she hadn’t even heard my response.
A month ago I felt like the unluckiest girl in the world. But now my life had done a 180. I did feel lucky.
“Hey,” J.J. said as he leaned against the counter. His eyes traveled to my lips for the briefest moment. “Any chance you can skip out a few minutes early?”
“Yes!” Becca practically screamed next to me.
I glanced over at her and laughed. She was clearly as awestruck by J.J. as I was. “Thanks, Becca. Are you working tomorrow’s day shift too?”
She nodded.
“I’ll see you then.” I pulled off my apron and left as quickly as possible so that J.J. wouldn’t notice Becca drooling. But before I stepped out of the little shop, Keira and Rory walked in.
For a second I froze. I was about to skip out early and my bosses had caught me red-handed. But instead of reprimanding me, Keira just elbowed Rory in his side and then winked at me. Why was she winking at me?
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I was just…”
