Free Believing Lies by Rachel Everleigh

Sophie and Conner pulled up next to us.
    “That was amazing!” Sophie screamed.
    “Glad you had fun, Babe,” Conner said, then turned around and gave her a sweet, small peck on the lips.
    “How about you, Princess? Was it amazing for you too?” Adam asked as he partially turned his head back toward me.
    I was on such an incredible high that I unintentionally flirted back. “Of course it was, but I’m sure everything you do is amazing .” Sophie’s mouth dropped. Conner looked slightly perplexed. Ah, but Adam, he looked down right triumphant.
    “Glad to hear you think so,” Adam said with a cocky grin.
    “Don’t get a big head.” He quirked his brow at me as soon as the words left my mouth. “Pervert. That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”
    He laughed. “Sure it wasn’t.”
    Sophie saved me from myself. “I’m getting really hungry. Should we go in now?”
    “Yeah. Sounds good. I’m hungry too,” I agreed.
    “You haven’t driven yet,” Adam said to me. “No going in until you drive.”
    “I’ve never been on a Jet Ski before today. Thanks, but no thanks. I’m not too thrilled about the idea of spending the rest of my night in the hospital.”
    “It’s easy. I’ll hold on to you, and we can go as slow or as fast as you want.” His tone was smooth, and his words were taking on a whole different meaning in my head—One that had nothing to do with Jet Skis.
    There was absolutely no way I was going to drive. “Okay, I’ll drive.” Wait. What?
    Before I could undo my answer, Adam was standing and carefully maneuvering himself behind me. The inevitability of the situation caused me to freeze up. He noticed, and instead of asking me to move forward, he put his hands on my butt and pushed. Sophie must have found this hilarious because she was laughing like a hyena. I didn’t think it was funny—slightly amusing, at best.
    Adam looked to Sophie. “Are you going to drive too?”
    She immediately stopped laughing. “That’s a hard NO.”
    Conner rubbed Sophie’s legs. “You should try, Babe. I’ll teach you.”
    “Not going to happen.” Her voice was firm.
    Sensing it was a lost cause, Conner didn’t try to further persuade her. “Do you want to keep riding or go on back to shore while Sienna gives it a try?”
    “Go back. I’ll pick up our stuff and pack up the Jeep, so we’ll be ready to go when they’re done.” She looked to me. “Don’t take too long. I need food sometime this century.”
    “Don’t worry. I’m not going to be driving this thing a second longer than needed to make it to shore.”
    She gave me a wave as Conner drove them off, leaving me alone with Adam.
    “Okay, let’s teach you the basics.” Adam taught me on how to work the controls and was very patient when I asked him a few questions. The fact that his body was wrapped around mine as he showed me what to do with the handlebars did not go unnoticed. After a couple of minutes, I was as ready as I would ever be, so I slowly moved the Jet Ski forward.
    “This isn’t so bad,” I yelled over the sound of the engine and the water shooting out the back.
    “Go faster then,” he urged me on.
    Feeling brave, I accelerated. The sense of power that came to me was shocking. It was incredible, and I was so glad that he’d talked me into doing this. I drove around the lake fairly fast, but we didn’t go airborne or anything like that.
    Adam tapped my leg twice, signaling me to slow down. “Great job, I knew you could do it. Now, let’s bring it in, so Sophie can get some food. It’s probably been about fifteen minutes, and I don’t want her to claw my eyes out with those red nails of hers.”
    I giggled. “You’re probably right. She gets wicked when she’s hungry.”
    I turned the Jet Ski around and drove to the shore. I hopped off when we got shallow enough, handed Adam my life jacket, and swam the rest of the way. Adam got the Jet Ski onto the trailer, which Conner had waiting at the boat landing