Matt smiled. "Oh, no, the card means that you have to apply it to me. And I'm not wearing any."
I looked over at my friends for help. But there wasn't anything they could do. I noticed Rob whispering something to Professor Hunter out of the corner of my eye.
"And I also don't have any here, which means we need to go buy some first." He linked his arm in mine.
"Actually, I have some in my bag." I pulled my arm out of his.Crap, did I just agree to do this?
"Perfect."
I sighed.Whatever.I'd apply sunscreen to this muscular stranger and then I'd swim my laps and have a relaxing afternoon. I grabbed the sunscreen out of my bag and followed Matt over to his chair.
"Front or back first, sweetheart?" he asked.
Sweetheart? Vomit."Um...back?" The front was going to be more awkward.
"Sure thing." He lay down on his stomach.
"You really should wear sunscreen whenever you go outside. Just a few minutes in the sun without it can be very damaging, you know."
"It's good you were here to save me, then."
"If you'd like, I can just show you how to apply it properly by yourself so you don't miss any spots. The back is always the hardest, but it's doable. Do you want me to show you?"
"How about we talk about that after you apply mine real quick? I don't want to get burnt."
Fair point.God knows how long he had already been out here without it.I can't believe I'm doing this.I put a glob of sunscreen on my hand and sat down on the edge of his pool chair.
Rob crouched down next to Matt and whispered something in his ear.
"Nope," Matt said.
Rob looked up at me and winked.
Was he trying to get me out of this? That was really sweet. None of my friends had tried to help me.
Rob whispered something else in Matt's ear.
"Seriously?" Matt sat up and stared at him
"I swear."
Matt looked at me for a second and then stood up. "Why do I feel like I'm going to regret this?"
Rob smiled. "Because she's beautiful."
I knew I blushed at his words. When our waiter had said it last night, he was talking to all four of us. But Rob was saying it directly to me.
"Okay, well, thanks. I'll just...here," I said and put the glob of sunscreen that was in my hand onto Matt's hand. "You shouldstill apply that. You don't want to get burnt. Especially on your shoulders. Actually, you're going to need more than that. So just bring this back when you're done." I put the bottle in his other hand. "And I'm just going to go back over to my friends. It was nice meeting all of you." I turned away from them.
"Not so fast." I almost jumped at the touch of a hand on my waist and the warm breath on my neck.
I looked up at Rob. His face was close to mine. I noticed how his shaggy hair stuck a little to his forehead because of the heat. My eyes wandered down his face to the alluring deep brown of his eyes, which were intently staring at me.
I gulped. I wasn't one to get flustered over a guy. "Well thanks for saving me from that, Rob." I awkwardly stuck out my hand to him.
"Well, don't thank me yet. I didn't save you." He lifted up Matt's card. "I'm just taking Matt's place because I can tell you'd rather it be me."
Third Chances - Chapter 8
