"Assholes," I mumbled with a smile on my lips and helped her move off my lap.
"Nope. Just horny idiots like us." She wagged her eyebrows and moved over to take the driver's seat. "I'm driving, so hold on."
*
She wasn't kidding about holding on.
I saw my life flash before my eyes a few times on the way back to the cabin with the crazy girl driving. She seemed to be enjoying herself, and there was no way in hell I was showing any more insecurities for a while. I gripped the side of the boat like it had the power to save me should we flip over.
"There. No big deal, right?" She smiled as we pulled up to the dock.
"Yeah, you're not allowed to drive anymore." I tied the boat up and pulled myself onto the dock before offering her a hand.
"What? That was fun." She pulled herself up and wrapped her arms around me. "You seemed to like the thought of action and adventure. I was just giving us a thrill."
"On TV." I kissed her nose and turned, taking her hand and walking us across the street. "You wanna go into town and grab something to eat or
see what the guys are up to and make a quick sandwich?"
She glanced down at her watch and let out a cute little yawn. "Let's just make a sandwich and go snuggle in your bed."
"You mean have wild sex that leaves us both lusting for more, right?"
"Is that what we're telling our friends?" She gave me a cocky smirk and walked up the stairs just in front of me.
I popped her butt and laughed. "We can, but I was half serious."
"Your lust knows no bounds, does it?" She paused at the door and glanced over her shoulder, stealing my heart with her beauty.
"With you? Fuck no." I reached around her, brushing my arm by her breasts and opening the door. "Behave in here. I don't want anyone looking your way. I'd hate to kick a man's ass tonight. Especially a friend."
"Kick whose ass?" Derek glanced over his shoulder as he sat at the kitchen table to our right. They guys were playing dominoes and had at least three empty beer bottles sitting beside each of them.
"Your ass." I wrapped my arm around Cora's shoulders as we moved up beside the table. "Did you guys eat anything?"
"Yeah." Clay glanced up and winked at Cora. "There's a couple of burgers on the stove. Help yourselves."
"And then, get in here and help me whoop these idiots at their own game." Daniel pulled the toothpick from his mouth and smiled. "Bring Cora, too. The more of us playing, the better odds of me winning."
"That's ‘cause you're a chump." Derek laughed. "Take a few risks and you'll win. Shit. How many times have we told you this?"
"You've been teaching him our trade secrets for winning?" I asked and tugged Cora into the kitchen.
"You win because you cheat," Clay called after me.
"Lies, all lies." I pulled the buns from the cabinet above our heads. "Get the mustard and cheese out of the fridge, baby. We'll make these burgers and then head to my bedroom."
"I wanna play dominoes. Can you teach me how you guys do it?" She glanced back toward the table as the guys let out a loud holler and someone slammed their dominoes down.
"Hell yeah, I can." I worked on my burger and watched her out of the corner of my eye as my chest filled with pride. She was the whole deal: the perfect woman as far as I was concerned. It was scary to think that I had something so close to perfection in my grasp, and yet there was a high chance that I was going to fuck it up.
She took a big bite of her burger and nodded toward the fridge. "There was beer in there. Grab two and come in here with me. I want to watch the game for a few rounds and then I can jump in if the guys will let me."
"Oh, they'll let you." I smirked and grabbed the beers. "They think you're going to be an easy target, so get ready. They might be gentleman on the lake, but around a game of bones? Fucking forget it."
She laughed and turned to walk back into the dining room. "You guys mind if I watch and then join in?"
I rolled my eyes as I sat down beside her. All of them were chattering loudly about her playing and them wanting to help her learn the game.