Page 69 of Tangled Up In You
His arm rested on her lower back as she bent back a little, arching her back.
“Face him,” the photographer said, still looking into his lens. Veronica did as he said. Their sides were facing the camera, so there was a good view of both of them. The bathing suits were on display, as well as the gorgeous scenery behind them. “Beautiful.”
Corbin wrapped his arms around her and a few shots were taken with them staring into each other’s eyes. Veronica turned her face toward the camera, and Corbin continued looking at her before leaning forward and resting his forehead on the side of her face.
Fuck. It looked so intimate. And if I didn’t know any better, I’d even say they actually looked like they were in love. Well, in lust at least.
No wonder rumors were spread around about them being a couple. Their chemistry was on fire.
However, the jealousy was no longer that strong. I knew how Corbin felt about me, and there wasn’t a doubt in my mind about us. Even as I watched him get cozy with someone else.
As the photographer gave Veronica some direction, Corbin looked at me. His brows were pulled together. I smiled in an attempt to help ease his worry. He mirrored my smile, and it seemed to add to his confidence, as if he’d been holding back before that point.
Not wanting to distract him anymore, I decided to walk the shoreline, going toward the lighthouse on the opposite end.
Everything was so peaceful there, and I felt a kind of happiness deep within my soul that I’d never felt before. Maybe it was because the uncertainty I’d previously had was washed away, like the tide coming ashore had seeped into me as well and took away my worries.
Corbin and I were together and we had a plan for our future. And while he wasn’t open about us yet, that was only temporary.
I didn’t mind waiting for him.
Once I was at the lighthouse, I turned back around and looked at Corbin on the beach. He was too far for me to see him clearly, but I didn’t have to. Even with the distance between us, my heart felt whole.
Chapter 22
Corbin
The past had a way of coming back and biting you in the ass. That was a hard lesson I’d learned. First with the shit with Hunter—that we were now thankfully over and had moved on from. But then there was another piece of my past that I wasn’t exactly proud of.
William. The guy was a lot more persistent than I’d believed.
What sucked more was I never told Hunter about him. I hadn’t seen a reason to. Will was just some dude I’d casually fucked for a few months. We had hung out at my place and sometimes at his, but we’d never been a real couple. At least not to me. There wasn’t a point in rehashing that to Hunter. It wouldn’t do anything but create conflict between us, and we’d been through enough drama to last a lifetime.
I didn’t want to do anything to fuck it up with Hunter. Not when I just got him back.
So when I got a text from William later that day, after the photoshoot, I was more than a little agitated.
Will:Saw all over Twitter that you’re in Florida and some asshole guy is with you.
I hadn’t really checked my social media in two days, so I clicked on the app and scrolled through it. At first, I saw a lot of posts from Austin, and I smiled at seeing them. He and Beth looked really happy as they vacationed in Greece.
I kept scrolling through my feed.
Yep. Sure enough, there were photos taken of me, Hunter, and Veronica from earlier that morning in the hotel lobby, with hashtags like #ModelsInTheWild and headings likeCorbin Taylor and Supermodel Veronica Cortez seen with attractive unknown friend.There were some pictures taken yesterday when Hunter and I’d eaten at the Mexican grill.
None were telling that Hunter and I were together; we’d both been careful not to hint at anything in public. But William suspected.
Me:The only asshole in this equation is u. Why the fuck are u even texting me? What I do is none of ur damn business.
Will:Enjoy it while you can.
Heat spread to the tips of my ears. He was seriously threatening me? With what?
Me:What’s that supposed to mean?
Will:You’ll see.
“Everything okay?” Hunter asked, walking up to me. Veronica was beside him.
