Irresistible Bachelors: Books 1-5 by Landish, Lauren (classic literature books .TXT) 📗

me before today that I’d be doing this, I’d have said they were out of their fucking minds.

But now . . .

“Over there.” She points. “That’s Shera’s Bakery,” Brianna says as I drive by a bright pink clapboard building.

“Who is Shera?” I ask, raising an eyebrow.

Brianna replies, her eyes on the building as we pass, “She’s a nice old lady who loves to help people.” She shakes her head, pushing her hair out of her eyes. “When I was eight, I crashed my bike and twisted my ankle near her shop. When Shera saw me sobbing in pain, she didn’t bat an eye. She brought me inside, gave me a donut, and called her son to escort me home because my bike was busted up from my fall.”

“That was nice of her,” I remark.

Brianna nods. “Yeah. She’s just like that. She’d give you the clothes off her back if you asked her to.”

“I’d like to meet her one day,” I say without even thinking.

Shit, Gavin, what are you doing?

Brianna’s eyes widen with surprise.

Can’t go back now.

Brianna is touched, gently patting my leg. “She would love that! She’s never met a celebrity before.”

Before I can say anything, Brianna snaps her finger. She points as we come up to an intersection. “Turn right there.”

I turn down a road lined with beautiful trees and sunlight filtering through the branches. It’s beautiful, unlike any view you get in the city.

“There.” Brianna points as we come up on a small sign just behind a tiny parking area.

“Bear Lake Park?” I ask, rolling the car to a slow stop.

Brianna smiles, a dreamy expression coming over her face. “Yeah. We’re here.”Brianna

The birds sing and the insects buzz as Gavin shuts off the engine of the sports car. Inside me, though, my engine is still running hot. I seem to be in overdrive anytime I’m in his presence.

“So, where should we eat?” Gavin asks. “After all, you know this park better than I do.”

I’m not sure if he’s meaning to do this, but it’s powerful. My head is swirling in confusion after the fact that I just accepted a second date with him. But by giving me the choice of where we go on the date, I feel like I have more confidence, more control over what’s happening. If I take him to one of the open spaces, there’s no way we’ll get into anything naughty.

But on the other hand . . . “There’s a small clearing up ahead, along the trail,” I say softly.

Gavin gets out of his side of the car and then helps me out. The low-slung sports car makes me have to stretch out my leg, and I notice the way he looks at my thighs as I get out of the seat, but I don’t care. His wandering eyes make me feel hot. Wanted.

“Get the food,” I order, “and I’ll show you where to go.”

Gavin chuckles at the audacity of my commanding tone, but his sexy smirk tells me that he’ll play this game for a little while longer. “As you wish, gorgeous,” he says in a deep voice, bowing his head.

A flush comes to my cheeks and my nipples tighten at his tone. Nothing has happened and my heart is already bouncing around in my chest.

Gavin comes around the car and holds his arm out to me in a gentlemanly fashion. I shake my head and reach out and take his hand. “Here, let me show you where,” I say softly.

Gavin looks surprised that I took his hand, but then he smiles and shakes his head. “You know, it’s funny. I can’t remember the last time I let a girl lead me anywhere.”

How many girls have you been with? I hate that it popped into my head, but I ignore it.

“Well, you won’t have trouble remembering after this, will you?” I ask.

Gavin arches a mysterious eyebrow and replies in a low voice, “That depends.”

I shiver at his words, a flush spreading across my cheeks.

Lowering my head to hide my embarrassment, I lead him through the park, turning at the spot where the trail leads away from the lake and deeper into the woods that surround the area. I’m grateful for the shade. It’s hot as hell, one of those days where the humidity makes you feel like you’re taking a shower even with your t-shirt on.

As we move through the trees, a cool breeze gusts through the area, kissing my skin and making me feel refreshed.

Finally, we reach the clearing I had in mind from the moment I decided to come here. It’s not very big, only about fifteen feet across, and it’s semi-famous in the town for its location as a make-out spot.

Gavin lets out a low whistle, surveying the area. “This looks like something out of a storybook.”

I can see what he means. The grass in this area is a brighter green and softer than the normal bluegrass that dominates the surrounding land. On one side is a brook, a burbling little rivulet that adds a touch of coolness and pleasant background noise. “I’m glad you like it.”

Gavin spreads out the blanket in the shaded area and then looks around. “This place seems so peaceful and serene.”

“Yeah,” I say, sinking down onto the blanket and taking off my sandals. “I used to come up here all the time with Mindy to play hide and seek when we were little. This was one of our secret play areas. Later, I started jogging, and I found this a great place to relax after a jog around the lake since it’s always cool here. It’s too bad. When I started school and working at the hotel, all that stopped.”

“That sucks,” Gavin says, relaxing with his hands on his splayed-out knees. I feel a need growing in me as I see the bulge of his cock inside his black jeans. Fuck. Is he hard for me?

I tear my eyes away from the mouth-watering image. “Yeah, but thank God cleaning all those rooms and going