21 CHARLOTTEThe jerk had conveniently forgotten to mention that I needed a bathing suit. But I couldn’t be mad because getting to see Luke, a whole lot of Luke, all tanned skin and rock-hard muscle, made it totally worth it. Plus, I’d never been skinny-dipping, so I got to cross that off my bucket list.
He turned and promised to close his eyes as I ventured into the water behind him.
I waded in up to my bellybutton, covering my chest with my forearm, but Luke guided me out to deeper water. For a moment I thought he might kiss me, but he didn’t. Instead, he dunked me and swam away laughing, which spawned a twenty-minute water battle.
Then we dressed and grabbed what Luke had brought. He led me on a hike around the lake, finally climbing up to a rocky bluff where we could see for miles. W
