Oceans Apart (Ocean Dreams Book 1) by Emma Fitzgerald Page B

time. It crossed her mind that if he were even half as good a surfer as he was in bed, it was no wonder he was the world champion.

    Annie was lying across Cam’s chest with her eyes closed. Her golden hair fanned out across him and tickled his side when she moved slightly. He knew she wasn’t asleep as he had watched her sleep the night before and knew how her breathing slowed down when she was relaxed.
    “Annie.”
    “Hmm. What’s up?” she said from beneath her eyelashes.
    “I have something I want to ask you.”
    She raised her head up and placed her arm across his chest to help prop herself up. “Okay. Shoot.”
    Inhaling deeply before letting it out slowly he said, “Would you like to come and stay with me? While you’re here in Sydney.”
    Annie didn’t move but he could tell her stare was getting more intense and questioning.
    “The beach is right at my door. It would save you money not having to be here, too.” He pleaded his case to her.
    “I can afford to stay here.” Annie’s lips pressed together. Was she pissed? He wasn’t sure.
    “You shared the how and why you can afford to stay here, but it would be bloody awesome to have you with me all day and wake up to you every morning, too.” And with that statement, her face softened and a smiled appeared. She leaned up and placed a light kiss on his lips.
    “Are you sure it’s just not so you can have me whenever the urge takes you?” she questioned him sarcastically.
    “Well, yeah. That too.” Annie’s eyebrows raised in surprise and Cam laughed at her. “Joking.”
    She smacked him on the chest with a smile. “I would love to. Thank you for asking.”
    She put her head back on his chest and he pulled her in tightly toward him. He’d had girlfriends before, but there was something so unique about Annie. She was refreshing and seemed equally as keen to spend time with him and get to know him. Cam wanted her in his life for as long as she would stick around. He really couldn’t believe how this one woman was making him feel so good, both in and out of the bedroom.
    Five minutes had passed of peaceful bliss in each other’s arms before he said, “Crap! I forgot just one thing.”
    “What?”
    “I have to go away for a few days. I have a sponsor commitment I have to keep in Hawaii. No way I can get out of it.”
    “Oh. Sure. No problem. I understand.” She turned over onto her back and put her head up on the pillow while drawing the sheet up to her chin. Was he trying to back out of this now he had thought about it a little more?
    Nah…you don’t get it. It really is a quick trip. I get there, spend two nights, and then I’m on the plane home again. Nothing that exciting.”
    Annie rolled her eyes. “What! Hawaii isn’t exciting? Bullshit.”
    “That’s not what I meant. I have meetings with my sponsors and Hawaii is just where they are. Anyway, I would love to take you but they are seriously boring. We would hardly see each other. And you could stay at my place with Bowie and have company.”
    Annie sat upright in a flash and turned to him, pulling the bed sheet to her. “So you want me to dog sit for you. Have I got that right?”
    “No. I didn’t mean that either.” But Annie was up and in the bathroom before he could grab her and hold her down to listen. He needed to backpedal this conversation and fast. He tried the door to the bathroom but, of course, it was locked.
    He leaned his head on the wooden board. “Listen, Nashville. I just meant that being at my place you would have the company of Bowie. Not that you would be there just to look after her and the house.”
    He was met with no reply. “Annie. If I didn’t have to go, I would stay with you. Be with you. But this is business and as much as I hate it, it pays my bills.”
    The sound of the lock made Cam step back a little. “Please talk to me, baby,” he pleaded at the door just before it opened slowly. A confused looking Annie stood there, now dressed in a