by Logan Chance
The black rocks off to my right call to me. I take a seat, tilt my face to the sun, and close my eyes. Once upon a time I took long walks with her here. Laughed with childhood friends as we collected seashells.
“Excuse me, Sir. Can you move?” a lilting, annoyed voice calls out.
I open my eyes and focus on the dream before me. Long brown hair, flying in the wind. Sweet, rosy lips. Eyes as blue as the ocean. Pink Wonder Woman t-shirt hugging a set of pretty wonderful tits. A body composed of tight curves with long legs flowing out from a jean mini skirt.
Her eyes narrow on me. “Well?” She gives me a little move along head gesture.
“I’m sorry?” I ask.
There’s not a soul in sight, so I’m not sure why she needs me to move. Or where she even came from for that matter.
“Can you please move?” she repeats.
“No, I can’t.” Fuck this. Public beach. Public property.
“I asked nicely.”
“Noted.” I close my eyes, breathing in the saline air once again, trying my best to tune her out.
“I need that rock between your legs,” she continues, apparently oblivious to my zen seeking state.
Now she's got my attention. I open my eyes. “Well, I’ve never been propositioned like that before. Let me get this straight, you need the ‘hard rock’ between my legs?” I crack a smile. “Wow, and I don’t even know your name.”
“It’s Cat, and that rock is perfect,” she says, not catching my meaning.
“I’ve been told that. A perfect, hard rock between my legs.” I wink, grabbing my crotch with one hand. “I’m blessed in that department.”
She blushes. “Not that.” She shakes her head. “I mean the rock at your feet. I need it.”
She needs a rock? I glance around at about five hundred other black rocks littering the beach.
“Right,” I draw out. “So, Hell Cat, you need a hard rock? Please, tell me more.”
“You don’t understand. That one is perfect for what I’m doing.” She brandishes me with a pleading stare.
“What could you possibly need a rock for?”
“A waterfall.”
Her eyes sparkle when she smiles. I want to keep looking at her, but I don’t.
“Well, I’m sure the other rocks will work just fine. A rock is a rock.”
“You’re not very nice.”
I laugh as her cheeks redden with anger. “I know. Some say it’s my best quality.”
“Well, that’s just sad.” She sighs. “Let's start over. My name’s Cat. I run a little business called Cat’s Landscaping Creations. I’m working on a waterfall, and that rock right there,” she points to one flat, black rock at my feet, “would be perfect for it. I was just coming back for it after I dropped a few off at my truck.”
“Well, I’m relaxing.”
Sure, I could move out of her way, but where's the fun in that? I wouldn't get to see her riled up. Watch the expressions on her face change from anger to astonishment. Isn't that what life's about? Acting and reacting?
Her blue eyes hold my brown in a stare off. I pull the rock closer with my foot. A little gasp escapes her before she turns away.
Nimble and agile, like her namesake, she climbs a few more rocks, grabbing a couple and chucking them into a pile. These aren’t little rocks she's collecting, so I’m impressed at her dedication.
“Hope you can relax when I come for that rock,” she threatens, stalking closer to me.
“What the fuck?” I ask as she marches even closer, bending at her knees to grab the rock at my feet. She tugs a little, but doesn’t give up.
“If you’d just move this leg.” She bumps my leg with her shoulder, and I can’t help but laugh a little.
“Need help?” I glare down at her.
“Yes, would you mind?”
Her deep-aqua eyes catch mine, and she really is something else. Unlike the women back in LA with plastic faces and too much makeup, her face is fresh and bare—almost innocent. We hold each other’s stare, each of us silent. It would be so easy to lift this rock out of its spot and hand it to her, hell, even take it to her car. Ask for her number. Maybe even offer to buy her a drink. Something. But, I’m paralyzed.
My lips lift into a quick smile. Raising a brow, I say, “I don't mind at all. Would you like me to unzip my shorts?”
She stands in a rush, abandoning the perfect rock. “You’re an asshole.”
Maybe I am. Truth is, she’s irritating me. I came here for peace and quiet, and all I get is this chick talking about waterfalls and rocks.
I pick up the rock, it’s kind of heavy, but nothing I can’t handle with one hand, and she smiles holding out both hands as if I'm going to give it over.
Something snaps within me, and I chuck it right into the ocean.
“There ya go. Now can I get back to relaxing?”
“What did you do that for?” she almost yells at me. Her indignant eyes are wide. “You’re… I can’t… Ugh.” She storms off, abandoning the little pile she created.
If I were in a different frame of mind, I’d chase after her. Apologize. But, I can’t be bothered with some beauty I met for five minutes on the beach. Hopefully, I’ll never see her again.
Hours pass. The tide creeps closer to me. Beautiful and deadly. When I can no longer take the jarring thoughts in my brain, I walk once more to the edge of the frothy water, spotting the rock I threw a few feet away. The perfect rock. Nothing’s perfect.
I pick it up, brushing off a few grains of clinging sand, and carry it home.
Home. As if this place could ever be fucking home. I grab a bottle of Jim, pour a glass, yes, a glass, and settle in for a night with no power. And no sleep.
HEARTBREAKER is now available on Amazon
STUCK is the 3rd book in the series, releasing soon. Here’s a sneak peek…
You may think I'm weird, or even a little cuckoo. And heck, maybe I am. Who knows? All I know is I'm not like most guys. Why, you ask.
Well, because I actually want to fall in love.
Relationships don't give me hives, and I'm not allergic to being monogamous.
But dating in this day and age is a train wreck if I ever saw one. Too many walls, and lies, and deceit.
It's all madness and insanity at its finest.
And well, I'm done looking.
You can call me a hopeless romantic that's given up searching.
I used to give my heart out to everyone I met. Every girl I dated was worthy of holding my heart, but all I got back was a bloody, broken mess as they threw it back in my face.
So, wishing for love, and what do I get instead? Money. Lots of it. So much money I don't even know what to do with it all.
An inheritance, and no one to share it with. Lucky me.
So now I'm stuck in this life of never knowing if the women I meet even want me for me, or the me with all the money.
So, now I'm stuck. Somewhere in the life I want and the life I have.
What's a man to do? You guessed it, I packed my sh*t up and headed into the wilderness. A wealthy man's wilderness, but the wilderness still the same.
To figure it all out, and to try to teach my heart that loving is for the birds.
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LIKE A BOSS
Boss Romance with a hot Alpha Male and a feisty sexy heroine
Theo Sullivan is the new boss of The Lopa, a classy tiki bar in the heart of South Beach, Miami.
Little does he know, a certain bartender doesn’t think he has what it takes to make it.
Personalities collide as Penelope Marks goes against the boss and tries her hardest to defy him.
Theo is determined to be a success.
Penny is determined not to lose.
What happens if these two get more than they bargained for?
What if the one person you want more tha
n ever is the one person you hate even more?
LOVE A BOSS
The music had all but played out. My life was in turmoil. My only fault was falling for my new boss.
Penelope Marks is now the boss of Lopa, a tiki bar in the heart of South Beach.
Theo Sullivan is still the owner, who sold his soul to the devil himself.
What will these two do to overcome the forces trying to keep them apart?
Continue with the Boss Duet as Theo and Penny try to take down the ones making their lives miserable.
Fall in Love with Theo and Penny in the BOSS DUET. Available now on Amazon.
The Sex Me Novella Series
DATE ME
Erik Murphy, bad boy pilot, has everything figured out, or so he thinks.
His ex is getting married. He needs a date.
Two meddling sisters and One dating app later, Erik finds himself in a whirlwind of online dating.
Will he be able to find a date in time? Will he find something more instead?
Kayla MacPhearson thinks her best friend Belinda Hittle, an extreme introvert, needs to spice up her dating life. Kayla hooks her up on a dating app and sits back to watch the sparks fly.
What happens when it all doesn’t go as planned? Will these two find love?
STUDY ME: A Student Teacher Romance
A forbidden Student Teacher affair that will heat up your kindle and melt your hearts.
Study, eat, and repeat. For the life of a medical student Marley Murphy has her work cut out for her.
To make matters worse, her professor Houston Dale is one of the hardest teachers around. His sole purpose is to make each student suffer.
When Marley is asked to be his assistant for the semester forbidden sparks will fly between them.
Houston Dale hates teaching Anatomy. With a secret past he won’t let anyone get too close.
But, when his assistant lives across an alleyway and he can see all the naughty things she does in her bedroom at night, Houston can’t contain himself.
Forced to choose between his past and present, will Houston be able to be strong enough to withstand the temptation of his student?
This is a forbidden Professor/Student affair. Get ready as Houston and Marley heat up the pages and your hearts.
SAVE ME: A Military Romance
A HOT & SPICY friends to lovers military romance.
Ryan Wagner, is fresh out of the service, and trying his hardest to settle into his life in Miami.
Lizzy Packer hasn’t seen Ryan since he left for boot camp.
The boy who left is nothing compared to the strong man who has returned.
As a physical therapist, Lizzy gets to rub her hands all over his strong arms.
It’s just a friendship.
A friendship she’s cherished since she was a little girl.
But, when the lines blur and then become nonexistent, will she be able to keep her feelings at bay?
What happens when life throws you a curveball, and nothing is as it seems?
For these two, sometimes seeing is just an illusion that one day fades.
BREAK ME
Bad Boy Pollux is on a mission.
Katy needs a fiance to help her land a promotion. She hires Pollux, and can't fight off her attraction for the mysterious Alpha male.
Posing as Katy's fiance is a lot harder than it seems.
But, he’ll get what he wants from her.
But, what he wasn’t expecting was to get so much more.
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