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Tuckershakes it, but after a moment, Derek jerks him forward and murmurs something inhis ear. Tucker nods, and Derek slaps him on the back, releasing him.
Silencereigns for a few moments until Sadie whispers to Zoe, “That’s the most wordsI’ve heard Tucker say in a row.”
Everyonelaughs, and Justus wraps an arm around her. “You still can’t whisper for shit.”
Itbreaks the tension and I sit on the edge of the pool, watching the boys wrestlearound.
Tuckerjoins me, practically growling at one of the boys when he pretends he’s goingto pull me into the pool.
“Stop.He’s a kid.”
“Didn’tstop him from trying to look up your shorts. And he’s closer to your age than Iam.”
“There’sa line,” I laugh.
“ThatTucker here smashed through like the Kool-Aid man,” Justus says, taking a seaton my other side.
“Eavesdropper,”I accuse.
“See,it just occurred to me. Leah has always been off limits because of the wholebro code thing, but Tucker has already demolished that, so, what do you say?Threesome with me and Sadie? I can talk her into it.”
BeforeSadie or Derek can attack him, Tucker shoves him into the pool.
Surfacing,he shakes the water from his face. “A simple no thank you would have sufficed.”
Sadielaughs and says, “I’m not into girls, but we can discuss a one night swap. Ifhalf what I read in your book was true…”
Ohgod. Since the deck won’t do me the favor of swallowing me up, I slide off theedge into the pool and dunk underwater. I hear a splash behind me beforeTuckers arms circle my middle and we surface.
He’swearing a smirk. “I really need to read this book.”
“No,no you don’t. I…embellished and…”
“Fantasized?”
“Inever said it was about you!”
“Ibelieve that’s been established.”
Wrappingmy legs around his waist, I loop my arms around his neck. “You are forbidden toread it. Just forget I’m a writer.”
“What’syour next book about?” he asks.
“Agroup of criminals who become a family.”
Laughing,he runs his lips across my shoulder. “But you don’t write from experience.”
Damn.
Weclimb out, and I strip off my shorts and hang them over a chair to dry. I’mwearing swimsuit bottoms underneath, but I still wrap a towel around me beforejoining the girls at the pool and opening another beer.
Tuckergoes inside with the rest of the guys while we all chat.
“Doesanyone know how Jeremy is doing?” Ayda asks.
Sadieleans back in her chair. “Justus went to check on him a few days ago and hethrew him out. Said he needed time alone.”
“I’llhave Landon check on him tomorrow,” Zoe says.
