Chapter 31: Beautiful
Abby dismounted bike, her mind filled with confusion. What had just transpired? One moment, he’d been sharing smiles and a seemingly perfect moment with her, and the next, it was as if he’d brushed her aside.
"The place is really nice. Why ..." Her words faltered when she met the intensity in his eyes as he turned toward her. Her tongue lightly moistened her lips, and his gaze immediately locked onto her mouth. Abby’s voice dropped to a whisper, her confusion growing with every passing second. "Bring me here."
The atmosphere between them seemed to shift, and she couldn’t fathom why.
The sudden attention he was paying to her mouth left her feeling light-headed and vulnerable.
She questioned herself silently—what was happening here? Why was he fixated on her lips like that?
His response shattered the fragile tension. "Don’t worry I’m not going to kill you here, freckles."
The use of the nickname sent shivers down her spine, and it sounded anything but casual.
"It’s peaceful here at night, it’s quiet. And there’s no people around, thought you might like it."
They walked together toward the edge of the lake, their footsteps barely making a sound on the soft sand.
Abby’s fingers dipped into the cool, clear water, the gentle ripples she created mirroring the ripples in her own heart. She was aware of Remo’s presence beside her, and it sent a pleasant shiver down her spine
"It’s breathtaking," she said, catching Remo’s eye to find that he was watching her instead of the lake.