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Seaside Pictures Chapter 13
LincolnI'd messed up.Badly.And I'd done plenty of stupid shit in my life, shit that could have landed me in prison or at least on probation.If there was a list of the many sins of Lincoln Greene, her name would be at the top of it, circled in red pen, with the word LUST written in giant, all-capital letters next to it.Double-freaking-shit.I downed the last of my bottled water and tossed it in the trash while I waited for Pris and Jaymeson to finish the rest of the house scene, where the love fest between her and her real husband, Alec, had started.My hands shook as I checked my watch, waiting for the damn day to end. I didn't want to have to see Dani. Seeing her would cause me to do something else stupid, like tell her I wanted to kiss her again.Or worse, actually follow through without warning and scare the crap out of her.Who did that? Just mauled a girl because he couldn't control himself? The last time I'd lost control like that had been in the sixth grade when
Seaside Pictures Chapter 14
DaniDreaming of Lincoln was so not what I needed. But dream I did. I dreamt of his kiss, I dreamt of his lips, and when I woke up in a cold sweat, my body ached with something I'd never really recognized before, almost like he'd awakened some sort of untapped passion or desire. Great, just great. Not only was I unable to speak, but now I was a sexually frustrated mute.I glanced at the clock. Two a.m. Pris would kill me if I woke her up, especially since she had a really intense few scenes tomorrow with Jaymeson, another reason Lincoln had the next day and a half off.It was Tuesday, and he didn't need to report back until Wednesday at noon.I lay back against the headboard, slamming my skull softly against the fabric.Just as I reached for my phone, it went off.Lincoln: Can't sleep.Dani: You have a pig. Stop texting me.I dropped my phone onto the table and forced my eyes to close.Sleep lasted until five when my annoying, chipper alarm woke me up. Lincoln had left m
Seaside Pictures Chapter 15
Lincoln"I'm sorry." Hands shaking, I blocked my view with the brochure and pretended to be interested in the mating penguin exhibit. What the hell? "I really can't do this."Dani tugged the loop on my jeans."Rip them off. See if I care."She kept pulling."I've got almost a foot on you, Dani, no chance in hell. It's time to go. We've seen everything but a mermaid. Let's just go."Her foot stomped down on the top of mine.Sharp pain radiated upward toward my shin."Son of a-"The brochure was ripped from my hands. She stood in front of me bracing for a fight. I'd never seen her look more beautiful. Face flushed, chest heaving, eyes blazing.Holy shit, I wanted to devour her on the spot.I suddenly forgot why I was so freaked out.My eyes zeroed in on her mouth.Her lips parted.If that wasn't an invitation, I didn't know what was. I gulped, reaching for her face.Just as a giant wave of water collided with her back and my front, nearly exposing just how much I wanted
Seaside Pictures Chapter 16
DaniAdrenaline surged through my body. My voice! That was my voice! A voice I hadn't heard outside my head in months! I wanted to shout in victory, yell at the top of my lungs. But instead, my knees knocked together and spots clouded my vision as Lincoln lifted me up into his arms and carried me down the stairs.I blinked my eyes as the angry, black clouds started moving in our general direction.Cold rain splattered against my face before Lincoln walked us down into a small alcove.Chilled, I couldn't stop my teeth from chattering as he set me on my feet directly in front of the penguin exhibit.It was freezing in there.But we were alone."Dani?" He cupped my face. "Are you going to pass out?" His eyebrows knit together in concern as he backed me against the wall.I could almost taste him again - wanted to - but then he'd be on to me. He'd know I wanted more of his kisses.Was it so wrong to want a kiss from someone like him? A real kiss? Not one that was forced or acted
Seaside Pictures Chapter 17
LincolnHer voice wAS really pretty. It wasn't what I'd expected. When I'd overheard her talking on the street in front of my apartment, it had been muffled, distorted. In all the times I'd imagined her talking since then, her voice had always sounded low in my head. I don't know why, maybe because Pris's voice was low and a bit throaty?But Dani's? It was lyrical.I could listen to her talk all day.I was probably getting pneumonia from being out in the rain -the only explanation why I was staring at her mouth like I wanted to actually taste the words as she spoke them across my lips.All the wrong parts of me twitched with excitement.One in general that was making things... hard, not difficult, hard...Shit."I've never stayed overnight in Depot Bay," she offered, glancing out the window as she tied her hair back into a low bun. Her vintage shirt rose just above her hips, giving me a glimpse of her tan skin. I barely held in my whimper as I tried to adjust the way I was si
Seaside Pictures Chapter 18
DaniHe'd finally left. Not that I wanted him gone, I just needed some time alone to process the fact that, in the last two hours, I'd said more sentences than I'd manage to accomplish in the past year.Deep breaths. That's what my therapist always said. "And when that fails, try counting to ten while envisioning yourself walking along the beach and watching the waves."Sometimes it felt like psychobabble crap.But right now? I needed something - anything - to center me. I quickly glanced out the window and started counting the waves as the tide rolled in, my hand clenching my cell phone.I felt guilty that the first time I'd talked was with a Hollywood actor who was basically paying me to get his coffee, while I couldn't say one thing around my sister or brother-in-law, or even my best friends.My brain hurt from trying to figure it out.Was this just a special one-time thing? Or was I suddenly going to be completely fine? Was it the whale? Lincoln? The kissing?Maybe that w
Seaside Pictures Chapter 19
Lincoln"I'm impressed." Dani cleared the last dish and loaded it into the dishwasher then grabbed a rag and started wiping down the bar area. "You can actually cook.""One of my many talents." I tipped back the last remnants of my Corona and winced at the memory of how our dinner had started..."You know, you can drink beer if you want to." Dani grabbed a Pepsi and pointed at the six-pack that I'd requested before I'd actually thought about it."Nah." I waved her off.She rolled her eyes, grabbed a beer, and tossed it in my direction. "I'm seventeen, not a saint. It's not like I've never witnessed someone drink."The beer was freezing. I popped the cap and took a long sip. "Does, uh, that mean you've been to lots of parties where you get completely drunk and need your sister to drive you home?"Dani reached for her long, golden-blonde hair then pulled it back into a tight, low ponytail. "Well, back in the day, you know, when I was sixteen and still drinking milk at night an
Seaside Pictures Chapter 20
DaniHe was kissing me.And he wasn't acting.There were no whales.Just me and Lincoln and the buzzing sensation of his mouth as it explored mine. My response should have been different.Pulling away would have been wise.Laughing it off, probably wiser.But I kissed him back.Because Lincoln Greene didn't look at me like a puzzle that needed to be solved in order for us to be friends. He didn't try to fix the pieces. He simply accepted them for what they were. Screwed up.It was as if he saw the fear, hurt, anger - the ugly - and accepted me anyway.His kiss deepened as he reached around my body; his hands tugged the seal shirt off. Cold air bit my back as it made its way to the floor.Smooth lips slid past the corner of my mouth when his hands found my waist and lifted me. Our mouths broke contact, and I grasped his biceps with my hands, steadying myself as he lifted me into the air and carried me to the bed.The soft down comforter kissed my back as he lowered me onto
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