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thought he was nuts, she was doing a damn good job of playing it cool. She leaned against him, wrapping her fingers around his arm. The only indication that she was even remotely pissed was the fact that her nails were digging into his flesh in a way that would’ve been a total turn-on under other—that is, naked—circumstances.
    “That’s right, sweetness ,” she said. “Guess that cat’s out of the bag now.” Her smile was tight and forced, but her aunt didn’t seem to notice. “I… I was going to introduce him at the rehearsal. I just figured we’d let everyone catch up tonight first. Keep the spotlight on Anna and Jake, not make a big deal out of things. You know Anna’s… sensitive about stuff like that.”
    Her aunt was clearly not buying it. “So you snuck off to have sex on the beach? Haley Marie, what’s gotten into you?”
    “It’s not… we just wanted some time alone.”
    After an eternity, the woman finally threw her hands up in the air. “Fine. I’ll leave you to it. You know I’m not one to pry. I just don’t think this is a good idea.”
    Haley stiffened in his arms, but kept her mouth shut.
    “Don’t be too long,” the woman said. “Your mother is looking for you, and I can’t promise she won’t wander down this way.” The woman shot Max another nasty glare. “And from now on, I’m smoking when I want, where I want.”
    Max nodded. He didn’t fucking care.
    She shot one more glare at Haley, shook her head, and then she was finally gone.
    Unlike Max’s erection, which had only gotten harder with Haley in his lap.
    Eager to erase the last five minutes from memory, Max slid his arms around her waist, kissing her neck. His hands were already working their way into her dress, ready to strip her bare once again.
    “Okay, Haley Marie,” he whispered. “Where were we again?”

Chapter Four
    “ A re you kidding me ? I can’t believe you just did that.” Haley climbed out of Max’s lap and dropped to her knees, searching for her undergarments. It was bad enough Aunt Bev had seen her naked—asking for a condom, for God’s sake—but now she’d have to keep up appearances with Max for the whole weekend, or risk even more family gossip. And if word got back to Brian? Oh, God. What a freaking nightmare.
    “This was supposed to be a one-night stand,” she said, brushing past Max’s legs and feeling around the floor beneath the counter. Where the hell was her underwear? “Not a freaking relationship .”
    Even as the words left her mouth, she knew she was being ridiculous. Max wasn’t looking for a relationship any more than she was. The truth was, she’d wanted to keep him all to herself. A secret, just for her, not subject to her family’s scrutiny.
    Too late now. There was no way in hell Aunt Bev wouldn’t tell everyone what she’d seen.
    “What was I supposed to do?” Max asked. “That woman was out for blood, and you froze. You totally left me out to dry.”
    Haley stood up and dusted the sand from her hands, abandoning her search. “Sorry if I had other things on my mind. Like not wanting to get caught having sex in the lifeguard tower by a member of my own family.”
    “You think getting busted by Aunt Cougar was on my bucket list?”
    Haley narrowed her eyes at him. “Did you… did you seriously just call my aunt a cougar?”
    “Dude.” Max ran a hand through his hair, leaving it all sticking up. “She propositioned me three times tonight.”
    Haley wasn’t surprised, but she felt the need to defend her aunt anyway. “Maybe she was just being friendly?”
    “She grabbed my ass, flashed me her tits, and asked me to sneak off to an abandoned cottage for a quickie. Do you have friends like that? Because I sure as hell don’t.”
    Haley’s jaw was on the floor. Aunt Bev was insane. Her whole family was insane. Max had only seen the tip of the crazy iceberg.
    “Well I hope you like family functions,” she said, “because now you’re on the hook. And