The Billionaire Best Friends: The Doctor Book 2

Jackson

Elizabeth looked stunning after running into me.

I had just gotten out of the shower and slicked back my hair with my fingers to keep the water from dripping. I heard a noise and when I went to investigate we ran smack into each other.

She stood shorter than my 6'5 frame but tall nonetheless at 5'10". Her long legs were tanned and bare and and her feet were clad in tan Burks. Elizabeth stood, embarrassed by my nakedness no doubt, in a cute little navy dress.

With Lex out of my house Elizabeth wasn't a constant fixture anymore and I had forgotten how gorgeous she was. Memories of our kiss flooded back to me.

Her blonde hair was down and under a big beach hat. My body responded to seeing her in a way that made me thank god this was a big towel.

After her apologies and Lex and Rhys sudden appearance. I was left alone to get dressed.

My navy swim trunks matched Elizabeth's dress perfectly and I silently laughed to myself. I hadn't seen her since our kiss and now that her face was in my minds eye and I knew I needed to talk with her about that night.

Shortly after I went outside Lex and Rhy excused themselves to continue preparing, and Elizabeth had removed that short dress to reveal her tight toned body clad in a small polka dot bikini. I groaned inwardly as I sat next to her.

I gathered whatever bravery I had

"Elizabeth...could I talk to you?"

She eyed me warily.

"I wanted to apologize. About that night, on the beach. For leaving you alone and for avoiding you. It wasn't you it was me."

Geezus could I be any more cliché? "I...uh...I didn't know what to say to you afterwards."

"It's totally cool Dr. King, we can forget it ever happened" her lips where a tight line as she spoke. Her eyes avoiding mine.

Her anger could be heard loud and clear in between her words. I didn't blame her for feeling mad and probably rejected.

I couldn't help myself as I reached for her hand. Her smooth skin felt good under my fingers.

"I promise you I haven't forgotten."

Her green eyes turned to me, surprise evident in them. I smirked doing my best to impress. Truth was I had replayed that kiss over in my head every night since. And in my dreams I removed that white dress and made love to her in the sand, in the ocean, and in my bed.

"I can't forget Elizabeth, but I'm not sure what I can offer you. More than friendship I mean."

"And what about what I want. What I could offer?"

I turned the thought over in my head. Was I being selfish by staying away?

Could I give her more than a quick one night stand? Hurting her wasn't something I wanted but I'd been a lonely man for a long time. But my heart had been irrevocably damaged already.

"Honestly I don't know what to do, there's so many factors to this" my logical brain was trying to justify staying away but the only thing I wanted to do was to kiss her again.

Lex picked that moment to make her entrance again. And I got up to give Lex the chair next to Elizabeth so they could catch up. I headed in to find Rhyne's liquor stash. It was only fair since he stole from my own supply often.

I found Rhyne at the bar set up for the party and he ordered a second drink for me as I walked up.

"So already getting naked for Liz" his smug face at his lame joke made me want to punch him into next week.

"Shut up and you're an asshole" I turned to my drink and took a gulp. His booming laugh filled the room at my angst.

I turned to him hoping for some best friend advice. "Rhy I can't get her off my mind I told you about the kiss but seeing her today made the memory fresh. I can't man I haven't opened up since..."

My friends big hand clapped my back. "I know man, I do. But when I finally let things happen with Lex it was right. And amazing and..."

"Stop right there, I don't need the details man."

Rhy's sheepish grin had us both laughing.
"Age is just number bro, and Lex will be happy for you, she worries about you being alone on that big house brother."

He picked up his drink and headed out to the pool to be with his wife, leaving me to ponder my own feelings. I ordered a double of jack downing it quickly and ordered another jack to go as I made my way back outside mulling his words around in my brain.