Page 157 of The Perfect Spiral
“What are you doing!” I shriek, twisting to see my butt cheeks covered in sandy handprints.
“Sam told me to do it. All the girls have them on their butts.”
I glance around to see that, indeed, they all have sandy prints on their cheeks. I blush with embarrassment and look out to sea, running my hands through my messy hair. I turn back to look at him.
“I’m sorry, I won’t do it again. You can wash it off. I was just doing what I was told... Bride Sam scares the shit out of me.” I giggle at the thought of him being scared of my sister.
“It’s fine, I just wasn’t expecting it, that’s all. Yeah, I thinkeveryone is afraid of her right now. She’s like a demon.” He laughs, clapping his hands together to shake off the sand.
“Alright, Alex, you stand here facing out there next to Andy and Hannah. Amy, you go here and Zara here! I’ll go here and Ty, baby, will you take some good ones? Instagram worthy.”
I can’t help but roll my eyes, so I snort instead. I see Sam giving me a deadpan look, which makes me smile.
I toss my phone to Tyson and ask him to take one on mine. All the boys are gathered around, watching and judging our asses on display for all to see. Even guys we don’t know.
“Girl with the blue bikini!” I turn around because I’m the only one in a blue bikini as far as I know.
I look down the line of girls and see Zara on the end with a navy bikini.
“Yeah, you!” I look up to see a group of guys behind all the guys I know looking at me. “Your ass is the best! By far!” He winks, and the guys with him all agree, eliciting a chorus of ‘Yes’s’.
I turn back to face the ocean, hearing multiple grunts, so the pictures can be taken. Once they’re done, Sam wants us to lie down on the sand together, so we do.
A few more pictures are taken, and then she wants us to go on some of the guys’ shoulders.
I found myself perched on Tyler’s shoulders, but Sam quickly decided it wasn’t the right fit. She moved me to Tyson, then realized she was meant to be on his shoulders, so she finally settled me on Knox’s. We all ended up on the guys’ shoulders, laughing and jostling each other.
As I slid down from Knox’s shoulders, the heat of his body seared into me. My top started to ride up, and I quickly tuggedit back down. After all, we were on a public beach, teeming with families.
Knox leaned in close, his breath warm against my ear. “Second time my head’s been between your legs,” he whispered, a cocky grin on his face. He winked at me before jogging back to our towels.
Heat rushed to my cheeks, and I found myself unable to suppress a smile. I bit the inside of my cheek, staring out at the water.
Chapter 52
Why am I smiling? Stop smiling!
“What’s that look for? What did he say?” Andy sashayed over to me, a mischievous grin on her face. Hannah joined us, draping her arm around my shoulder.
“You’re trying not to smile,” Hannah sang in my ear. I glanced over at Knox, who was watching me, camera in hand. He was the first to break eye contact, and I turned my attention back to my best friends, the gossip queens.
“Nothing,” I tried to brush them off, hoping to leave it at that. I couldn’t tell them what Knox had said. They’d make a scene, and I didn’t need that kind of attention.
“Alex! What did he say! We know he said something to you. Tell us or I’ll ask him,” Andy threatened. I knew she would do it, too.
“Fine,” she started to march towards Knox, but I grabbed her arm, pulling her back to Hannah and me.
“Not here. Come swimming with me, so you don’t draw attentionto us!” They clapped their hands in excitement, and we waded into the sea.
“Spill! What did he say?” Andy demanded, standing in the water up to her neck. The waves lifted us, making us feel weightless. I hesitated, embarrassment creeping in.
“Alex, come on. It’s not that bad, is it?” Hannah swam over to me, trying to read my face.
“Uggghhh, why do I do this to myself.”
“What did he say? I know there’s something you’re not telling us!” Andy insisted.
“He said... Ugh... He said ‘Second time my head’s been between your legs’,” I finally confessed. Their eyes went wide with shock, and they started to scream, so I splashed them.
