Is He Or Isn't He? Read Free Page B

machine. I figured we could listen to some lapping waves and the screech of seagulls before we switch over to music.” Anthony glanced at his watch. “I better gochange before everyone gets here. You better go change, too.”
    â€œInto what?”
    Anthony’s mouth dropped open. “Paige Elizabeth Crane! You’re not telling me you didn’t bring a swimsuit, did you?”
    â€œWhat’s wrong with what I’m wearing?” Paige was wearing a short-sleeve hot pink cotton blouse tied in a knot at her waist with white shorts and flip-flops. Her light brown hair was worn in a ponytail tied in a matching pink ribbon and she had a pair of sunglasses perched on top of her head.
    â€œNothing, but you don’t look like you’re going to the beach. You look like you’re going to a family barbecue out in the suburbs.”
    â€œI do not!”
    Anthony grabbed Paige by the hand and dragged her back into the apartment. “Come with me.”
    After depositing Paige in his parents’ bedroom, Anthony returned with a box filled with brightly colored fabrics. He handed the box to Paige.
    â€œWhat’s this?” she asked suspiciously, knowing Anthony was up to something.
    â€œSwimsuits from this year’s L & F line. My parents have a whole storeroom full of stuff next to the kitchen. You should be able to find something that fits in there.”
    Paige fingered through the string bikinis. “These don’t leave much to the imagination.”
    â€œThey’re not supposed to!” Anthony huffed in exasperation. “You’ve got a great body, Paige! Show it off! Use it to find yourself a boyfriend.”
    Paige’s lack of a boyfriend was a sore point and a topic she didn’t like discussing. She was seventeen years old andstill hadn’t had a serious boyfriend. Sure, there had been dates and a few kisses here and there, but she still hadn’t had a deep, feel-it-all-through-your-body-toe-curling kiss from the one guy who you know is the one . Of course, one needed to be asked out on a date in order to acquire a boyfriend, and for the last few months her phone hadn’t been ringing. Hopefully that would change with the beginning of senior year.
    â€œI’ll meet you outside in fifteen minutes,” Anthony said. “Make yourself into the gorgeous babe I know you can be!”
    After Anthony left, Paige went through the box. There had to be something in here that she could wear. After digging through the tiny bits of fabric, she finally found something she could live with.
    â€œLeave it to you to find the only one-piece swimsuit,” Anthony sighed fifteen minutes later when Paige joined him back outside wearing a one-piece L & F swimsuit in neon yellow.
    â€œYou said to find something in the box,” Paige said with an innocent smile.
    â€œOkay, you win this round, but I’m not giving up. One of these days I’m going to unleash the sexy babe that I know is inside you.”
    â€œIf it’s any consolation, you look like you could star on the WB.”
    Anthony was wearing a pair of boxer-cut swim trunks with a lime green and yellow diagonal stripe pattern. Around his neck he had a white shell necklace on a thin leather strap and he was wearing a white tank top.
    â€œIf we had more time I’d do something about your hairbut we don’t,” Anthony said.
    Paige reached up to her ponytail in a panic. “What’s wrong with my hair?”
    â€œNothing! But straight guys love chicks with long flowing hair.”
    Paige raised an eyebrow at Anthony. “And how would you know that?”
    Anthony raised an eyebrow right back at Paige. “Gym class. Locker room. Straight guys. You do the math.”
    â€œGotcha.” Paige plopped herself down on a chaise lounge. “When is everyone supposed to start arriving?”
    â€œEight o’clock. I’m sure the place will be packed by nine. Have