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She’s visiting from the city for the summer.”
    That hot piece of ass was living next door to me for the whole summer?  I was practically salivating at the possibilities.  My dad saw the wicked gleam in my eyes and warned me, “Grady.  Behave yourself.”
    “Yes, sir,” I said giving him a half ass salute as I walked outside.  Time to meet the new neighbor.  I walked through the grass stopping a few feet away from Lana and her niece.  Now that I was closer I could see that she was barefoot with bright pink polish on her toes, and her skin was very pale, like her hair.  She was short, maybe 5’3” at the most and thin but rocking some serious curves and her face was very pretty with delicate features.
    But those eyes.   When she noticed I was standing there she turned those big blue eyes on me, and I swear my heart skipped a beat.  At the risk of sounding like a pussy, I knew the second she looked at me with those beautiful eyes that, good or bad, my life would never be the same.
    It wasn’t until Lana stood up and cleared her throat that I realized I was staring like the village idiot.  “Grady, this is my niece, Lindsay Ross.  Lindsay, this is Grady Hawke.  He lives next door.”
    Lindsay gave me a sweet smile and held out her hand.  I looked at her dainty pale hand for a moment before grasping it in mine.  The sparks that shot up my arm from her touch were like nothing else I had felt before.  From the way her blue eyes widened in surprise, I could tell the feeling was mutual.
    “Lindsay, I think I can handle it from here,” Lana said, wiping her hands on a towel and looking at me.  “Grady, Lindsay just arrived today and I haven’t had a chance to show her around much.”
    She didn’t have to ask me twice.  “Oh, sure.  We could grab some dinner and then take a ride around the lake.”  Lindsay smiled again and started to agree, but then her eyes landed on my motorcycle.
    “Oh , hell no.  I’m not getting anywhere near that thing,” she said planting her hands on her hips.  She was hot and feisty, and I think I just fell in love.
    Lana and I laughed, and I ran inside to get the keys to my dad’s truck instead.  But I vowed to get her on my bike one day soon.  I almost forgot my plans with Josh, so I sent a quick text and headed back outside. Who would have thought I would give up a sure thing with one of Leah’s friends for an actual date?
    Lindsay was smokin’ hot, but it was clear that she wasn’t the type to put out on the first date.  But surprisingly I didn’t care.  I just really wanted to get to know the beautiful girl with big blue eyes that reminded me of a baby deer.  Lindsay was waiting for me with her purse over her arm and flip flops on her feet.
    “You ready to go, Bambi?”
    She raised her eyebrows at my nickname for her.  When I opened the passenger door of the truck for her, she flipped her long hair over her shoulder and said, “Much better.” I enjoyed the view of her climbing up onto the seat in those tiny shorts and chuckled to myself.  This girl was going to be trouble.
     
    And was I ever right about that.  We were too far away to see her eyes, but I could never miss that light blonde hair, even from three blocks away.  I stood still in the middle of the sidewalk, and Josh walked a few more steps before realizing I wasn’t next to him.
    “What the fuck, dude?   You look like you just saw a ghost,” he said walking back to me.  I had just seen a ghost from my past, and she was walking across the street with Leah.
    “Uh, I forgot something at the shop.  You go ahead.  I’ll catch up,” I said turning around and walking in the opposite direction.  Josh went on without me and I turned the corner and leaned against the side of the building with my hands on my knees.
    So much for avoiding her.  She was obviously still in town.  And she was with Leah.  What the fuck?  Leah was my friend.  This is my life, and she’s pushing her way