Firebrand (2013)
“Unlike the day before, they moved slowly, half their attention on the job and half on each other. Alice had taken to wearing a tank top that scooped low at her chest and ended a couple inches above her waist. Her tanned skin glistened with sweat. Sunlight caught the ripple of muscles in her arms and stomach.
Jerren noticed me watching him and turned away. He was embarrassed too—I could see it in the way he fought to make a simple knot—but he shouldn’t have been. Even I found it hard not to ...peek as Alice paused to lick the sweat off her upper lip.
Now Jerren was watching me, and I was the one turning red.
“Have you seen Griffin?” Alice asked.
Hearing her voice startled me. After what Ananias had told me, it was hard not to look at her differently. “Not since this morning.”
“He wanted to tell you something.”
That was strange. I hadn’t been hard to find.MoreLess
Jerren noticed me watching him and turned away. He was embarrassed too—I could see it in the way he fought to make a simple knot—but he shouldn’t have been. Even I found it hard not to ...peek as Alice paused to lick the sweat off her upper lip.
Now Jerren was watching me, and I was the one turning red.
“Have you seen Griffin?” Alice asked.
Hearing her voice startled me. After what Ananias had told me, it was hard not to look at her differently. “Not since this morning.”
“He wanted to tell you something.”
That was strange. I hadn’t been hard to find.MoreLess
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