Without You (Love Wanted in Texas #1)(78)

I looked down at Luke’s swim trunks. They were mostly white with a light-tan band running around it. My mouth dropped open when I noticed what Meg was laughing about.

Grace busted out laughing as she pointed to Luke. “Dude, I can totally see your dick!”

Luke looked down and then back up. He quickly looked at Libby, which caused me to look at her. She was blushing as she stared, and she was staring hard. She finally snapped out of it and then glanced back down at her magazine.

Luke grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist as he looked at Grace and Maegan. They were both still laughing their asses off.

“Fuck off, both of you.” Luke started off toward his truck.

I couldn’t help but giggle as I watched him walking away. I turned back and looked at Libby. I leaned over and bumped her arm. “Don’t let Maegan get to you, Libby.”

She raised her hand like she couldn’t care less, but I could see it all over her face. She might be dating Zack, but her heart belonged to Luke.





As we walked down the street, making our way to Desserted Island Ice Cream, I listened to Luke and Libby arguing about where to have dinner. I rolled my eyes and looked down at Lex.

“I don’t want to go where our parents are all going, Lib,” Luke said.

“Then, don’t, Luke. I haven’t seen my parents since New Year’s, and I want to spend time with them.”

“I have to agree. I’d like to have dinner with my mom and dad,” I said.

Lex nodded her head. “Me, too, Luke.”

“I’m with Luke. I say ditch the parents,” Colt said as he and Luke slapped hands.

“We can just go pick up a few girls then,” Luke said as he winked at Colt.

“Nice. Don’t you have a girlfriend, jerk-off?” Lauren asked as she pushed Colt.

Colt smiled. “Why, no, Lauren, I do not. I happened to walk in on her and some dick football player from Fredericksburg getting it on at a party a few weeks ago.”

Lauren frowned. “Oh…I’m really sorry, Colt.”

Colt shrugged his shoulders and looked straight ahead. “Doesn’t matter. I’m done with the whole bullshit thing called relationships. All women do is f*ck with your head…and heart.”

“Amen,” Luke said.

Libby peeked over to him and then looked straight ahead. Lauren peeked up at Colt and then looked down and away with a sad expression on her face.

After we walked into the ice cream parlor, I held Lex back. I kissed her sweetly on the lips. “I love you, Lex.”

She smiled. “I love you more, Will.”

I smiled bigger, and my heart melted.

“I’m so blessed to have you in my life. I just wanted you to know that. Thank you for loving me.”

My stomach did a weird little flop, and I looked down at my thumb rubbing across her promise ring on her left ring finger. We hadn’t told anyone we were secretly engaged. For now, we were using the promise ring as an engagement ring.

She placed her hand on the side of my face. “I’m just as blessed, Will.”

I leaned down and kissed her again.

“Dude, that’s my sister you’re sucking face with, and it kind of grosses me out. Stop, please,” Colt called out from across the room.

I pulled back just a bit and smiled.

She smiled back and whispered, “He’s just jealous.”

I laughed and shook my head. “Probably.”

I took her hand as we walked up and ordered.

Libby and Luke each ordered the espresso-soaked brownie sundae. For the last five years, they’d been ordering it to share with one another after declaring it to be the best sundae they had ever eaten. This was the first time they hadn’t split it.

I sat down next to Libby and smiled as I took a drink from my chocolate milkshake.

“I say we camp on the beach tonight. Throw up two tents and build a fire,” Luke said.

“Oh my gosh, yes!” Lauren hopped up and down.

“Totally sounds like a good time,” Meg said with a smile.

“We can make s’mores,” Colt said as he looked at Lex and winked.

“We have to have s’mores!” Lex said with a giggle before turning to me.

I looked at her and gave her my panty-melting smile. She gave me a sexy smirk as she bit her bottom lip. I already knew what she was thinking because I was thinking the same thing.

“Taylor, you in?” Colt asked.

She nodded her head. “I’m in. Sounds like fun.”

Luke looked at Libby. “Lib? You down for some camping?”

She smiled weakly and nodded her head. “Why not? Sounds like fun.”

“Grace? You down?” Luke asked as he gently hit her on the side of the arm.

“Hell yes, I’m down for that!” Grace said with a laugh.

“Then, it’s a plan. We’re camping on the beach tonight,” Luke said as he glanced around the table and smiled.



Colt, Luke, and I all sat on the sofa while our fathers just stared at us.

“Camping on the beach, huh?” Jeff asked.

I glanced over to Gunner. He was looking at me. It was almost as if he had read my thoughts from earlier.

“Yes, sir. We have two tents. One for the guys, and one for the girls.”