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“It’s what we call what you do to women.”
“And what exactly do I do to women?”
He shrugs. “You know, the whole chase–the flirting, the bagging, the tagging–and then you just disappear.”
“I don’t do that.”
“You literally call the move you do to get a girl to leave… the disappearing act.”
“That’s because they disappear, not me.”
“Because you make them leave.”
“Why are you riding me so hard today?”
He looks out into the hall to make sure nobody is there.
“Because I like Cassidy. And I think she deserves to be wine and dined and treated right.”
“And you don’t think I’m capable of that?”
“You’re leaving Hicks. What do you plan to do? Win her over and have a long distance relationship? And what’s she going to think when you tell her your plan with the kids?”
Now I look to make sure nobody’s around.
“I’m doing what I have to do,” I whisper yell.
“I know you are. And that’s your choice to make. But I know what you’re doing. And it’s going to blow up in your face unless you come clean.”
Is there some kind of give Joshua a wake up call campaign set for today? First my mom. Then Cassidy. Now freakin’ Keelan.
“Everything will be fine.” I wave him off. “Beach day. Call up the boys.”
I leave the kitchen more annoyed than I care to feel. Beach days are fun. And I plan to have lots of it.
Chapter 11
Cassidy
“Ihaven’t been to a beach since I was kid,” Rina admits.
Izzy stretches out her beach towel next to her while I slather sunscreen on Parker who’s aching to join his siblings and new friends in the water.
“Closer, Liam!” Kesley yells to her son who’s slowly venturing out further into the water. She sits back in her beach chair and lowers her shades.
“Thanks for coming out,” I tell them all. “I know this was all so last minute.”
Izzy looks over at me then down at her belly. “I’m afraid I won’t have very many beach days left before nugget comes. I’ll take any I can get.” She rubs her belly softly.
“There! All done, Parker.” Before I have a chance to say anything, he goes running off to the shore where the kids are building sandcastles.
“Hello, ladies.” We all turn to see Libby dressed in a revealing bikini that makes her boobs pop. I think we all notice it.
Kesley reaches out and gives them each a boop. “I wish mine still looked like this.”
Libby rolls her eyes. “What? Huge and obnoxious? It’s not by choice, trust me.”
She takes the seat next to Kesley and I realize I’m stuck in the middle of all these Heatwave girls. I’m the oddball out.