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“Don’t be like that, Mama M.” Luna laughed. “Lulu will be fine. I’ll make sure he takes a nice, hot shower after. It’s been ages since I’ve done a polar plunge. Maybe I’ll join you.”
It was absolutely ridiculous for me to blush at the thought of Luna bursting out of that freezing lake like she was in The Little Mermaid. I had seen her naked so many times at this point that it made no sense for that to be what tickled my brain.
“There’s no ice,” Meg said. “This would hardly count as a polar plunge.”
“All the more reason we should let Luca do it,” Luna insisted.
“There’s robes inside if you want to impress Luna and piss off Mom,” Nicky said.
My blush only got worse now that I had managed to draw everyone’s attention to myself.
“Nicola, don’t encourage him.” Mom sighed.
Dad laughed, a grin taking over his face. “You discourage the children as if we didn’t also jump in lakes against our parents’ wishes. Naked, I might add.”
“Oh god, no.” Nicky buried her face in her hands. “I’m going to request zero mention of naked parents on my birthday.”
Everyone burst out laughing and Dad patted her knee. “We were young once, too, Nicola.”
“I’m very aware of that, but I don’t need to know any details.”
Luna kicked off her shoes. “I’m going to see how cold the water is.” She scrunched her leggings up by her knees and carefully maneuvered across the grass and gravel to the lakeshore. “I’ve had worse,” she called back after dipping a toe in.
She waded further into the water, swishing around with the cutest smile on her face. I saw the opportunity for what it was, quickly stripped off my socks and shoes, and scampered after her, shucking my jeans en route.
Luna turned back to me, her eyes wide when I didn’t slow, bending down to scoop her straight over my shoulder.
“Luca, don’t you dare! I will drown you! No! Luc?—”
I plunged us both into the water, and the moment we surfaced, Luna launched herself at me, sending us straight back down. It kicked off a splash war, dragging me right back to my childhood of summer sprinklers and water fights. Except this time was better because it was with Luna.
Her playful shriek was too fucking cute, and me hurling us into the lake had seemingly given her permission to stop worrying about being watched when she had watery vengeance to take.
Two motorboats rumbled up and I scooped Luna into my arms to hold her above the wake that washed over us. We climbed out of the water, soaking wet. One of Nicky’s pack, Tony, took us inside to show us where the washer and dryer were, handed us fresh towels and robes, and made sure the bathroom was all set up for us to rinse off the lake while everyone went motorboating.
With Nicky and her pack piled into one boat and the rest of my family and Meg piled into the other, Luna and I were left in the quiet at the cabin. We waited for everyone to disappear, and I gave some head scratches to the two pack kitties that were nestled on the giant bed before stripping off my wet clothes and tossing them into the washer.
Luna held her arms above her head with a grin, letting me peel the sodden fabric off her to join mine. I nudged her into the bathroom once she was naked, took the robes with us to hang behind the door, and locked it behind us. Everyone would probably be out on the water for at least an hour, and that would give me plenty of time with Luna.
“Did you dump me in the lake so we could have alone time?”
“Maybe.” I shrugged. “It worked, didn’t it?”
“Suspiciously well. You’re lucky no one stayed back from the boats.”
“Luck, fate, destiny, whatever you wanna call it, we have it today. Maybe I’d like a little extra time with you in the bubble before everyone finds out about us. When are we telling them?”
“I figured after dinner. Does that work for you?”
I backed her up against the towel-covered warming rack. “I’m happy with whatever you want.”
“Okay. I didn’t want to steal any focus from Nicky on her birthday so I figured the later the better.”
“Sounds perfect. Now no more talking about my sister because I have some very special attention to give you.”
Luna laughed and swung her arms around my neck, standing on her tiptoes to reach me. I dove into the sweet perfection of her mouth, letting myself get lost in the feel of her body pressed against mine, the eager nip of her teeth when she demanded more, and the soft whine she emitted when I gave it to her.
I got the shower running, and once the water was hot, I pulled her in with me, alternating carefully tending to her with teasing her until she fussed at me. I scrubbed her hair clean and got it slicked with conditioner before pinning her against the wall, my fingers disappearing between her thighs. Mango lemonade was a thick haze around us, the steam capturing every scent molecule so that she filled my lungs and clung to my skin.
