Chapter 32

Jake hauled his arms around his ribs to stop the ache, but Hunter raised a knowing eyebrow at him. They knew it wasn’t that simple.

“Touche!” He winked at Jake but was met with another heavy sigh.

“Yeah, whatever.” Jake shrugged and once again pushed thoughts of Emma away. He didn’t want to think about this right now.

“So?” Hunter pushed at him with a finger, and Jake glared back. Telling him was inevitable, and some of him wanted to talk about it. Let it out of his head.

“We kissed… for a while… would have been more if some idiot hadn’t nosedived off the fucking boat.” Jake shrugged and tried to relax but talking about this had him tense and edgy. He couldn’t pinpoint why. It had been everything he had thought it could be, but now in harsh daylight and sober as hell, he was worried about what would happen now, how Emma would feel. Maybe not getting to sex had been a saving grace instead of a calamity.

“You don’t think she wants more, do you?” Hunter wa