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He s hot That flio The irl Within seconds, he succeeded in peeling the thin blueit onto the dock

He slid his hand to the waistband of her shorts touching the sensitive skin below her navel A roaring sound filled his ears, and his entire body shifted to the left and then jerked to the right Maggie clutched at his shoulders as they jerked back and forth once again The entire floating dock was bouncing over wave after wave that seemed to appear out of nowhere

“What in the hell?” He looked up, bracing one arie’s waist to steady her “Da off to the right at the shiny silver speedboat zoo-batters in their souped-up fiberglass race cars with outboards No respect for the water That da the waters around here”

Maggie jerked away from his embrace, rolled left, and reached for the discarded tank top

He let her go, and readjusted to a sitting position “Sorry, didn’t s I take seriously—respect for the water and well, you know …’’ He watched with appreciation while she pulled the tank top over her head “That—what you were doing to me”

Maggie blushed a deep red and looked away, out over the sound where the island lory

“Maggie,” he said, looking over his shoulder at her “You knoould have happened if that boat hadn’t sped by?”

She nodded Yeah, he thought so She was ready for hiht

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Reid

Reid turned to face her, and shifted her so she was in his lap He ran a hand through her hair, guiding her head so she was looking into his eyes and resting his hand at her shoulders

He couldn’t seem to keep away fro,in her sweet scent laced with a hint of jasot close to her, his thoughts went a little haywire, and for once, he wasn’t focused on calculating the size of wood planks or where the next dollar was corance and hearing her laugh

“It’s daylight We’re practically in the onna be whizzing by in moments As much as I hate to say it, this probably isn’t the ti about us by noon”

“I’irl” She pouted That almost did him in He never wanted to test out a state to see if it was true “But I guess you’re right This island is s impression—even if I don’t know that many people The ones I’ve met so far seem nice, and I wouldn’t want the I didn’t mean that Definitely—not bad” She shook her head and blushed again

Reid gave her a half shed “Not to mention what you’d do to soil my reputation I am one of the island’s favorite sons, you know”