One
Summer Jones
“Oh, sweet baby Jesus.” Tori groans from beside me. Judging by her tone, she just saw another hot guy on the beach. I swear to God, the girl has made me look up from my kindle at least a dozen times since we got here an hour ago. She swats at my arm, but I ignore her, I’m going to finish this book if it kills me.
When she does it again, I look up at her and scowl. “What the hell is wrong with you? You begged me to go to the beach with you today, even though I just got off a fourteen-hour shift, when all I wanted to do today was sleep and read, then sleep some more. I’m here, now let me relax.”
“But-”
“I mean this in the best way possible Tor, you’re like a dog in heat. Either stop being shy and go talk to one of them-”
“Will you shut up and just look?” She says while laughing and rolling her eyes. She points behind me where she wants me to look, and I turn, then immediately realize why she made such a big deal. Sucking in a breath, I stare at the man that has been starring in all of my fantasies lately. I have no idea who he is or what his name is, but he has to be the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. He’s got dark hair and eyes, with a small amount of scruff on his face. What would it feel like against my skin? I’m five foot five, and he’s got to be at least a foot taller than I am.
The first time I saw him was when he was wheeling a guy out of an ambulance and into the emergency room. Now when an extra shift comes up in the emergency room, I take it, hoping to see him again. I’ve seen him a dozen times since then, and every time I do, it’s like I can’t breathe. Each and every time, my eyes gravitate to him, and it’s as if I’m spellbound. He’s always smiling and joking around with whoever he’s talking to. Last week he was bringing in a little girl who had broken her arm at school. He stayed and comforted her until her parents made it to the hospital.
What’s worse is I’ve totally built him up in my head to be this amazing guy. One night while Tori and I were drinking, I made the mistake of telling her about him. Now she won’t stop bugging me. She’s convinced that I need to talk to him, but I wouldn’t know where to start. A man as good looking as him probably has a wife or at the very least a girlfriend.
“Isn’t that the new EMT?” Tori asks innocently and immediately annoys the hell out of me since she knows exactly who he is.
I ignore her and watch him set up his chair, then lay his towel on the back of it. Like my best friend, I’m now in heat, watching as he applies his sunscreen over his tan arms and down his chest and over his abs. No man has a right to look as delicious as he does. He’s with a few other guys, some that I’ve seen working with him at the hospital, all equally as muscular as he is. My heart starts to race, but I can’t tear my eyes away. When his eyes connect with mine, and he winks, I turn away quickly, mortified that I got caught staring at him.
“You should go talk to him,” Tori says wearing the biggest cat ate the canary grin on her face.
“That’s not happening.”
“You are such a hypocrite, Summer. You give me crap all the time about being shy around guys, but you’re the virgin here.”
“It was one time Tori, and you didn’t even enjoy it. You said the whole thing lasted less than five minutes. It’s not like you can call yourself experienced.”
She scrunches up her nose and shakes her head. “It was so bad. Whoever said, just getting it over with was a good idea, was wrong!”
The face she makes has me bursting out laughing. “Oh my god, this is why I love you!”
“In all seriousness, are you going to let this opportunity pass you by?”
I shrug. “Look at him, Tor. He’s sexy as hell. There’s no way he doesn’t have a girlfriend.”
“You never know until you ask.”
Instead of answering her, I change the subject. “It’s hot, you want to go cool off?”
“Umm, yes, please!” She springs up from her position on her towel and waits for me to put my kindle in my bag. Once I’m set, we walk to the shore, me purposely ignoring the hot as hell EMT. We’re almost to the shore when two guys stop us.
“How’s it going ladies?” The dark haired one asks.