Page 78 of Summer Heat

We’re on the road and the resort is about to come into view when I bring up Brady’s phone call. “I can’t. I’d rather be down on the beach with you guys, but I have to go to this stupid party. It’s just a bunch of assholes drinking expensive booze while they judge each other with fake smiles on their faces. I hate it, but my father asked me to be there, and I don’t like to tell him no. If my mother had asked me, I’d bail on it in a heartbeat.”

I know exactly what party she’s talking about because I prepped the food for it last night. It should be easy enough for the rest of the kitchen staff to handle so I won’t have to go in tonight.

“There will be another time for you to join us. We have the whole summer to spend as much time together as we can.” Resting my hand on her warm thigh, I think about my phone call with Brady. “Maybe without you being there to scare all the other girls away with your hotness, Brady will be able to find some chick to finally hook up with. That dude needs to get laid, and soon, because he is acting like a moody bastard.”

I chuckle to myself, thinking about Brady needing help to get laid, but Greer doesn’t respond. She remains strangely quiet for the rest of the ride back to the resort.

She hops out of the Jeep on her own as soon as we’re parked back in the staff lot. I’m sad that our alone time together has come to an end for the day. She meets me at the front of the Jeep, but she refuses to meet my eyes.

“I wish I could kiss you right now,” I murmur, hoping for any kind of response that would reassure me.

She dips her head down as she tucks her hands into the front pockets of her shorts. “I had a great time with you today, Drew. Tell the guys I said hello, and I’ll see you when I see you.”

She stalks off through the parking lot, and I can’t help but feel like I definitely said or did something wrong, because for the first time since meeting her, Greer was almost cold to me.

Does she already regret sleeping with me? I thought I was being paranoid just a second ago, but what the fuck is wrong with her?

It looks like she can’t wait to put as much distance as she can between us. I can’t help but fear that maybe I misjudged her and she’s ashamed of being seen with me. Maybe being part of the team is okay just as long as her parents don’t catch wind of it, and not just because she’s worried about me keeping my job.

Thank Christ I’m spending the rest of the day with the guys. Maybe they can help me figure out what I did wrong.

Only after they are done being pissed at me for fucking her in the first place.

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