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“Where are we going?”
“You’ll see.”
The environment changed as we drove from the stunted, water-starved live oaks to ancient cypress trees bigger aroundthan my truck bed and thick green bushes. I parked the truck near the old cabin on the side of the grassy meadow.
“We’re here.” I got out and went around to let her and the dogs out of the truck.
“Where is here?” She watched the dogs take turns peeing on my truck tires, then take off running, chasing butterflies around the lush green field. After the unrelenting brown of a Texas summer, the green here by the creek was shocking.
“Come on. I’ll show you.” I took Rae’s hand and led her to the cabin. The old, weathered stone and wood building had been repurposed into a luxury poolside pavilion. It was another of the prior owner’s over-budget projects. The remodeled cabin was complete with necessities like a bathroom, towels, and a full bar.
The dogs followed us in and flopped on the cool stone floor, panting from their romp in the grass.
“Oh, wow.” Rae looked out the back wall of glass patio doors at the creek in stunned appreciation.
“It’s Blue Star’s swimming hole.” Way to undersell it.
“What is it?” She took a few more steps forward, her nose almost pressed to the glass.
“A wide spot in the creek fed by a spring. It stays a perfect 78 degrees and crystal clear all year round.”
The cabin sat at the edge of a large rock shelf that formed a beach next to the water. The pool was the same vibrant aqua blue as the Caribbean Sea. Massive cypress trees arched overhead, creating a private cathedral-like setting. The trees’ knobby knees jutting out of the water further added to the mystical aura of the place.
“Amazing. Can we swim?” She turned from the view and looked hopefully at me.
“That was my plan.” I sat on the couch and tugged off my boots and socks.
She followed my lead and did the same.
“I don’t have a swimsuit.” She looked around the cabin, searching for an option. The party pavilion was well stocked, but not with bathing suits.
“Is that a problem?” I asked, yanking off my shirt while I stood and went to work on my jeans.
“I don’t know…” She fisted the hem of her shirt, almost ready to pull it off. “I haven’t gone skinny dipping since one time in college.”
“Time to relive our youth.” I let my pants and underwear fall to the ground.
She sucked in a shocked breath, looked me up and down, then turned away and huffed out a small laugh.
“That better be nervous laughter.” I dropped my hand over my dick like a fig leaf on one of those roman statues. This time, I knew she was laughing at me.
“I, ah—you know what? Fuck it.” She yanked her top off and shimmied out of her skirt and, after a second of hesitation, slid out of her bra and panties. “No one who knows me would believe I’m going skinny dipping with a man in broad daylight.”
I took in the sight of her, her pale skin and slight figure. She was slender but lush in all the right places—a dream come true. It was humbling to think I had been given permission to touch her. I didn’t deserve it. She was spectacular inside and out.
“Nah, you’re fearless.”
“I’m really not.” She fidgeted, not sure what to do with her hands. Cover up, put them on her hips, let them hang at her sides. Her gaze snagged on my collarbone and didn’t slip lower—too bad.
“Could have fooled me.” As I kissed her, my hands roamed over her skin, tracing down to cup her ass. I didn’t contain my growl of appreciation. Touching her bare skin had my dick going hard. If swimming was on today’s agenda, we’d better get to it.
I tucked her under my arm and led her out the back of the cabin and toward the pool, grabbing towels from a cabinet on the way out. I made sure the dogs stayed behind; there was nothing sexy about running around buck naked after a rogue dog chasing a squirrel.
The mottled shade cast by the trees over the small valley we were in gave the sensation we were in a verdant oasis far from everyone. A simple handrail had been bolted to the rock ledge, and it made stepping down into the water easy.
“This is amazing.” She sucked in a breath as the cool water lapped over her thighs and toward her waist.
I murmured my agreement, but it wasn’t the setting that enthralled me; Rae had me under her spell.
