Page 58 of The Heartbreak Hotel

“God. Ella.” Riley’s attention fell to her nipples, her waist, her bare legs, then landed on her mouth. “You’re so unbelievably sexy.”

Ella flushed at the compliment. Suddenly, Riley’s mouth was on hers, silky and soft and drawing another moan from her throat. A low pulse throbbed between Ella’s thighs, encouraged by Riley’s wet tongue. Her fingers searched for Riley’s bikini string and she pulled it, letting it drop to the floor.

She kissed her slowly, purposefully, controlling the pace as her hands worked to undress her until they were both naked on the edge of the hot springs. She let her fingers trace across Riley’s skin, gentle and soft enough to raise goosebumps, remembering the effect it had on her the first time.

Riley inhaled, her irises soft and swirling. “I’ve never done this before,” she admitted.

Ella leaned back, taking in her small breasts and perky nipples. She let her gaze dip lower, past the amethyst necklace lying against her sternum, over her firm stomach and sharp hipbones, the adorable little freckles decorating her tanned skin. She was truly a goddess. “You live in paradise, and you’ve never skinny-dipped?”

“Nope.”

“Well, I’m more than happy to be here for your first.”

Riley nodded. “After you.”

Ella dipped her toe into the water and let out a heavenly sigh. She sunk lower, the water coating her like hot silk. Oh my god. All her muscles relaxed as she delved deeper.

Riley joined her, taking a seat beside her in the springs. She chuckled, floating her arms through the water. “It feels so different naked.”

Ella tilted her head up to peer at the sky through the leaves. Overhead, the trees shaded them, but streaks of sunlight filtered through, casting patterns across the water. She let out a deep breath. “Freeing?”

“Yeah.”

“This is amazing.” She turned to find Riley already watching her. She brushed a strand of wet hair off her forehead. “It looks different from the brochures.”

“So you did read the brochures?”

Ella shrugged. “I skimmed.”

“Those are the tourist springs. This is for the locals.”

“Ooh. The VIP experience. I like it.”

Riley’s hand found Ella’s thigh under the water and gave it a squeeze.

The heat from the spring wasn’t the only thing warming Ella’s centre. She swivelled her body so she could climb onto Riley’s lap, catching the way her eyes widened.

“Definitely the VIP experience,” she teased.

Riley kissed her, and she wrapped her arms around her neck, deepening it. When she slipped their tongues together, Riley clawed at her back.

“Ells,” she breathed against her mouth, making her tingly everywhere. The steam floated around them, making it even harder to breathe.

Ella ground against her, their bodies slipping together under the water. She took Riley’s soft lips in hers, before moving across her jaw and neck, kissing away the water droplets, enjoying the mix of sweat and perfume on her skin before sucking at the same spot Riley had earlier.

Riley pulled back, looking into Ella’s eyes with a wild ferocity that electrified her. Her hands held her back with a strong grip, her chest heaving as her focus darted between Ella’s mouth and eyes. “We…we can’t.”

Ella’s body hummed. Making out with Riley, feeling her strong touch, her body underneath her, was more than enough to set her off. If there was nobody here then…“Why not?”

Riley nodded, and Ella turned to read the sign sticking out of the ground. In big red letters, it read:

No sex

No pastries

No goats

Ella cracked out laughing. “What is it with the goats on this island?”