Just for the Summer (Chasing Carolina #0.5) by Danielle Jamie Read Free Book Online

back of his neck again, which I noticed yesterday is a nervous habit of his, and for some reason, I find it to be extremely sexy. Every time he does it, his large, muscular biceps flex and go on display for me, showing off the tattoo along the inside of his right arm. It’s of two checkered flags, with his last name underneath them.
    It’s kind of cheesy, but I love it.
    “So…are y’all here alone?” He’s adorable when he’s nervous.
    I wonder where his date is from last night. Just thinking about her gets my blood simmering once again.
    “No, Tamara, Nikki, and Liam are around here somewhere.”
    As soon as I say Liam’s name, Chase’s smile disappears. It makes my chest ache seeing the look of disappointment in his eyes. “What about you? Where’s the girl from last night?” I ask, not hiding the annoyance in my voice.
    “I’m just here with Vance and Parker.”
    Parker tenses as his eyes dart towards the crowded bar. I follow his line of site and see it’s Liam who’s caught his attention.
    Seriously? Talk about worst timing ever.
    “Well, nature’s calling. I hope you have a fun evening, Ashlynn. I’ll see ya around.”
    “Yeah, it was nice seeing you, Chase.” My words are barely audible over the music; plus, by the time I say anything, he’s already disappearing into the bathroom.
    Of course the men’s room doesn’t have a mile-long line, letting him run away from me easily, while I’m stuck out here in the damn hallway.
    Seeing him turn away from me and head into the bathroom is like a sucker punch to my gut. The sparks between us are unlike anything I’ve ever felt before, and it feels like no matter how strong that pull is, something keeps getting in the way of one of us making a move.
    “Tamara is outside throwing up in the bushes. I just called a cab to come get her. She said if you wanted to stay, she’s fine with that, but if not, to meet her outside. She was on the phone with her boyfriend when I came to find you. Nikki’s outside with her,” Liam says when he approaches.
    Well, after all of this, my buzz is quickly wearing off.
    “Okay, we’ll go with her. If you can, let her know to wait for us. We’re next, and I really need to pee. I won’t last the entire car ride.”
    “I’ll go let her know,” he says and walks off in the direction he came from.
    As we’re walking into the bathroom, Becca grabs my arm, stopping me from entering the stall. “Wait a sec, Ash,” she says, halting my steps.
    Turning, I give her a questionable glance. “What’s up?”
    “How are you feeling after talking to you know who? I know my head is all over the place. Why the hell is Parker so damn hot? That man is a walking orgasm. I practically came as soon as he bumped me with his arm!”
    We burst into a fit of giggles, causing the girls at the sink washing their hands to give us weird looks.
    “I honestly don’t know. I really like him, but he is a player. I keep telling myself to just have fun. If anything happens, it happens. It’s been a really long four months, and Chase seems like the perfect guy to end my dry spell. If only I could stop getting jealous every time I see him around another girl. My mind doesn’t know how to do casual, Becca. I am afraid I’m going to leave South Carolina broken-hearted.”
    Becca pulls me in for a hug. “Follow your heart, not your head for once. I say go for it. Have fun. We’re only young once. So go have as many hot, random hook ups as your little heart desires. We’re on vacation. We gotta live it up, girlfriend!”
    “Some of us have to pee out here!” a woman—who sounds like a man, due to her chain-smoking—shouts at us, breaking us out of our moment.
    “Oh my gosh, sorry!” I shout, waving apologetically at her before hurrying into the stall.

    Tamara threw up two more times before our cab pulled up. Thankfully, that was the last time she got sick, because if she would’ve gotten sick in the car, I think it’d be safe to say