Love, Comment, Subscribe (Ponto Beach Reunion, #1)

by Cathy Yardley

“Trust me, we have never gotten together,” Tobin said with a grin. “She would probably literally kill me.” But what a way to go.

“I’m silly, and happy, and mostly harmless,” he explained. “You, on the other hand, are a cat. You’re beautiful and finicky, and despite any attempts for a dog to play with you, you would probably hiss before clawing the hell out of me.”

“You’ve got a trainer, huh? I shouldn’t be surprised,” he said. “Your body is insane.” The two of them blinked. “I mean that in the most respectful, my-goodness-you-look-healthy way possible,” he added immediately. “How about I shove a burger in my mouth before I say anything else horribly inappropriate?”

“Oh, you don’t?” He tilted his head at her.

She frowned. Not that she needed a boyfriend, she quickly chastised herself. Who had time to maintain one of those, anyway? She couldn’t keep a plant alive.

“Yet.” She grinned herself, nudging him with her shoulder, which surprised him enough to make him pause. She sounded playful.

“So, you’re not hurt.” God. His heart finally started beating double-time in his chest, and the tightness of his breath relented. “He didn’t hurt you.”

“And look below that,” Tobin said, his grin widening. “We’re getting shipped.”

She turned, walking past him. “I’m sleeping with you,” she announced, then looked over her shoulder. “Coming?”

He could smell her perfume. He could hear her soft, even breathing.