Before I knew it, our hands were everywhere, in each other’s hair, caressing over necks, and brushing against nipples. It was like I’d found something rare and precious which had been hiding in plain sight all week. My breathing became ragged and so was hers. I loved her intensity. I wanted so much more and didn’t care if it would be legal or not to fuck on a stranger’s boat.
“Lily,” I whispered, unsure what I was going to let myself suggest.
“Mn-hmm?” She bit down on her lower lip, her eyes all hazy and glazed over.
“I really want to…”
She kissed me so tenderly that it caught me off guard. I felt the fire between us re-ignite, into something even more real.
“Guys?” Bouchra’s voice. Kaira and Bouchra appeared in the water behind us. “Oh shit. Sorry.”
We pulled apart. They must have seen us kissing.
Kaira’s eyes were so wide.
I cleared my throat. “Um, we were just…”
Bouchra smiled at us like she knew exactly what was going on. “Take your time. We were just going to head back. We’ll be on the jetty when you’re… ready.”
Once Kaira and Bouchra swam away, Lily and I smiled at each other like we had been caught red-handed.
She held my hand. “That was hot. The kissing, not the being interrupted.”
I blushed again. Or rather, actual heat burned the skin on my chest, neck, and cheeks. I felt too shy to speak.
“Let’s swim back,” Lily said.
“Good idea,” I agreed, when really I wanted to stay here with her on this boat and stretch out this sexy moment together. But I was also eager to see where we were going to take this next. I walked over to the steps which led off the boat.
“Oh no, no, no, no, no you don’t.” Lily shook her head. “We’re jumping, remember?”
I had totally forgot.
Like everything that I did around Lily, the jump in was exciting and bold, and I forgot who I was. Or maybe this was me remembering? The water was all consuming in a way that reminded me of the kiss we just shared, plus it was a welcome cool down before we had to go back and act normal around everyone.
The moon shone down on us. She gave me that seductive smile of hers again, arms out to the side while treading water. Her eyes were sparkling.
I wanted to pause time and take a picture of her in this moment. I already knew this was going to be the start of something beautiful between us, and that I would remember this experience for the rest of my life.
~ 9 ~
Lily
There were good nights in life and then there were great nights. Tonight was one of the greats. I threw on my clothes, making them wet, trying not to smile too much at Rona around Kaira and Bouchra. They were giving us silent and suggestive looks, glancing at us as if catching us kissing was the sweetest thing they could think of.
“Is there something on your mind, you guys?” Rona asked Kaira and Bouchra, who were also back in their now wet clothes.
“Oh no, no. Minding our own business here,” Kaira said.
“Are we fuck,” Bouchra chimed in. “We’ve been talking about you this whole time.” She laughed. “You guys are fucking cute together.” She looked between us both.
I wasn’t sure kissing passionately while skinny-dipping constituted cute, more like hot and horny, but I was happy they were on board.
“I thought so,” Rona said. She was barefoot, her trainers hooked on each hand.
“I can’t wait to tell Vicky and Mathilde,” Bouchra blurted out.
“Dear God. Could you be making this any more awkward?” Rona addressed Kaira and Bouchra, not catching my eye.
