Free Wait (The Fast Series) by Ryan Ringbloom Page A

knee. “You should let me really thank you,” I say and I have a feeling the way my face looks doesn’t match the suggestive words I’m implying.
    Tucker scratches the whiskers on his cheek and grins at me. “How would you like to really thank me?”
    “Maybe, um, I don’t know.” I have no clue how to finish this sentence. I twist my shoulders in a flirty way. I think it’s flirty?
    “Is your bunk mate coming out tonight?” he asks, not seeming interested in my sexy flirts.
    “Nope. I’m all by myself.” I pull down on the shorts riding up my butt with both hands. “Sorry, I’m not wearing a thing under these shorts.” I almost laugh as I say it.
    “Oh yeah.” Tucker actually does laugh. “I imagine that’s a bit uncomfortable from the way you’re tugging on them.”
    Okay, this is so stupid, I can’t take this anymore. I need to finish this charade up, find out his answer and move on. “So you want to go to the hut with me for some crazy hot sex?” I ask real fast and tap my foot nervously.
    Tucker is still laughing. A little harder now. He stands up and walks closer to me. “I appreciate the offer, but no thanks. But you can do me a favor.” He shakes his head and lets out a little snort. “Next time you see all the girls, you tell them that I will not be going to the hut this summer, or any other summers for that matter. I got my eye on someone special. Make sure all the girls know, starting with your little roommate.” He nods his head down then walks off in the direction of the guys’ cabins, not the lake.
    Phew . That’s over with and he turned me down. Thank God. Good news for Tessa, I suppose.
    Unlike the last two nights at the lake there’s not too many people hanging out once I get down there. I guess that’s because the kids are coming in the morning and everyone wants a good night sleep.
    Sawyer is standing next to a small fire talking with Mark and Courtney. I walk over and give one big hello to all three of them.
    “What are you wearing? Damn girl, those shorts are insane.” Sawyer instantly pulls me into his side. His hand runs down over the backside of the short white shorts. “Cassie,” he groans. “Do not even tell me you got nothing on underneath these things.”
    Courtney puts her arms around Mark’s waist and giggles at us. Mark clenches his jaw looking down at my shorts, shakes his head and looks away. Why on earth would Sawyer announce something like that so loudly in front of others?
    Sawyer swoops me off my feet and tosses me over his shoulder exposing most of my bare ass towards Mark and Courtney. My hands fly up to try and cover it but it’s an awkward position and I can’t exactly reach. Sawyer gives my butt a hard smack. “I think I’m taking this girl for a walk into the woods.” He gives my butt a second smack.
    Courtney starts laughing even louder. “Geez, Sawyer. That’s Mark’s sister. You think he wants to see this shit?”
    Sawyer places me back down on my feet and faces Mark. “Aw hell, I don’t know what I was thinking. I keep forgetting she’s your sister.”
    “No, it’s fine with me. You guys go wherever. I think if the cabin’s empty me and Courtney might have to go take advantage of that.” Mark pulls Courtney in and gives her a mouth devouring kiss right in front of me. Watching this kiss is even worse than watching as he kissed Tessa. Courtney slides her hands up Mark’s back pushing her body in close to his. As much as it sucks to watch, I can’t look away. Mark pulls back from Courtney for a brief second and our eyes connect. The blue eyes looking in my direction are so empty and unreadable. The strong connection we built over the last year seems lost. This isn’t supposed to happen. We’re friends. I kept it that way on purpose so this wouldn’t happen.
    “Come here you,” Sawyer growls, sweeping me back off the ground into the same position as before. “Have fun you guys, don’t do anything we wouldn’t do,” he