Free Him by Carey Heywood, Yesenia Vargas Page A

she's a jealous cunt."
    I give him a wet smile , all the while wondering what Jessica could possibly be jealous of me for. We skip the rest of the slides in favor of the wave pool. We lay our towels out to dry and go in together. This wave pool is huge and has a sandy bottom. I wiggle my toes in the sand and laugh when Will pulls me deeper. Normally, when we come to the park I hang out in the shallower end while Will grabs a boogie board and plays in the big waves. Today, he makes no move to leave me. I bump his hip with mine and nod towards the boards in a silent question. He shrugs and pulls me deeper. The waves aren’t huge where we're standing but big enough that we have to jump as they pass to avoid being knocked down. We half-heartedly body surf a couple of them.
    When I look at him , I see him chewing on the corner of his mouth. "You okay?"
    He looks down at me and gives me a lopsided grin . "I'm great."
    He then sweeps my legs out from under me and tosses me into the next wave. He's clutching his stomach as I come up sputtering. I wrinkle my nose at him and charge him, knocking him over best I can. It all seems to be going well until he pulls me down with him. At least this time we both come up sputtering. I make a half-hearted attempt to avoid him when he comes after me. This time, he pulls me to his chest, my hands on his shoulders. I give him a strange look, my eyes widening when I see him close his eyes and hold his breath before he pulls us under. I try to kick away, but he only locks his arms around me tighter. Just when I think he'll never let me go, I realize he's turned on. His arms release me, and we both surface, panting. His face is red. Does he know I felt it?
    Neither of us say anything. We just tread water, looking forward for a couple minutes. He's chewing the corner of his lip again. He then takes my hand and starts towards shallow water. When we get out of the water and to our towels, he stretches out face down. I follow suit, loving the way the sun feels on my back. Our faces are turned towards each other. He grins at me before I close my eyes. We are joined by some of our classmates. I fume, watching a couple girls exaggeratingly adjust their bikini tops in front of all the boys. I gasp when cool water drips onto my back and look up to see JJ standing over me.
    "What the hell , JJ? You’re dripping on me."
    Will's head pops up , and he glares at JJ. "Seriously, dude. Back off."
    "Chill out , Will. Hey, Sarah. Do you want to come in with me?"
    I'm about to say I'm cool when Will cuts me off . "She's good."
    I'm fuming and move to stand . "I'd love to."
    Will grumbles and gets up to come with us. I can feel his stare hot on my back as I walk with JJ to the water. I've barely put one toe in when I'm suddenly airborne and hanging over Will's shoulder, his hands hot on the back of my thighs. JJ looks pissed , and I mouth sorry as Will carries me further in.
    "I can walk , you know," I grumble.
    He lowers me slowly so I slid e down his body. His eyes are dark, and he's chewing on the corner of his bottom lip.
    "What the hell was that , Will?"
    He shrugs, his hands still on my waist. I put my hands on his chest to push him away. He only holds on tighter.
    Exhaling , he closes his eyes and leans down to rest his forehead on mine. "Why did you have to wear that today?"
    "You suck , Will." His eyes pop open. "My suit is way more covered than most of the girls in our class, and I don’t see you giving them any grief."
    "I just don’t like the way other guys are looking at you."
    My arms relax, but I don’t remove my hands. "Why?"
    He turns his head, his breath tickling my ear . "Maybe I want you all for myself."
    I'm incapable of speech . My mouth drops open. He lifts his head and studies my expression. I see the corner of his mouth pull up as he slowly lowers his lips to mine. He barely dusts his lips across mine before pressing more firmly.
    I jerk back . "Will, what are you doing?"
    "I'm trying to kiss