Page 28 of Stuck with You
I feel like I’m ten years old again.
I daintily step into the water, like I usually do — I’m not a jump-right-in kind of girl. It isfreezing.
Alex runs right past me and dives right in. When he reemerges, his hair is slicked back and he looks like a God. He grins playfully at me. “You’re going in, Corrie. Whether you want to or not.”
“No way. It’s freezing!”
“Hell, yes.”
I try to run away from him but it’s useless. He catches up to me and wraps his long arms around my waist. He’s kind though. He doesn’t just throw me in, he holds me tightly and drags me in slowly. My breathing shallows and my pulse races as I sink deeper into the frigid water. We stare into each other’s eyes as we go down — it’s painfully delicious.
When I’m finally fully immersed, I revel in the coolness of the water and the pulse of my beating heart. I feel alive, like I haven’t in ages. Ever since Jacob and I separated, I’ve been on auto pilot, a walking zombie.
Alex and I swim around each other. Every now and then, he dives into the water and grabs me from below, scaring the shit out of me. I laugh hysterically every time.
I’m having the time of my life, not a care in the world, when it all comes to a halt. Jacob is standing there in the distance, watching us. I can’t quite see his expression because he’s too far away but I know he’s not happy.
I float away from Alex, wishing Jacob hadn’t seen us. The last thing I want to do is hurt him. I’m just trying to move on with my life.
Alex is all smiles when he waves at Jacob. Jacob throws a hand up and continues on his way, shoulders slumped.
Alex heads straight at me with anI want to get kinky in the waterexpression. I press a hand on his chest when he reaches me. “How old are you?”
He grins. “Twenty-seven. Why?”
Just as I thought… about ten years younger.
“How old are you?” he asks, curious.
I smirk at him. “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”
He laughs and dives in again.
