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So he did.
The kiss was intense and passionate, but sweet at the same time, a lot like us.
He nipped at my lip and my mouth opened beneath his, welcoming him.
The water sloshed against our shoulders, moving us with the current, but we didn’t care. I clung to his shoulders, tightening my legs around his waist.
His lips moved to my chin and he sprinkled small kisses down my neck.
“Was it worth the fall?” He asked huskily with warm green eyes.
“Yes,” I answered, knowing he wasn’t referring to the jump.
“Good,” he kissed me again.
By the time we extracted ourselves from each other’s arms and made it to shore, my fingers were wrinkled. Shivering, I said, “I’m not looking forward to walking back up there with no shoes.”
“Stay here,” he pinched my side as he passed me. “I’ll throw your stuff down and then you can walk up.”
The twigs on the ground didn’t seem to bother his feet as he walked back up to the cliff. Maybe he really had been a boy scout.
He threw my shoes down and I ducked to avoid them.
“Sorry!” He called.
“Uh-huh, sure you are,” I laughed, retrieving my shorts and t-shirt.
Once my shoes were tied I made my way back up to the top of the cliff, luckily I managed to avoid falling and skinning my knees.
The trek back to the house went a little faster, but I was still on the lookout for critters that might be determined to take a bite out of me. I knew I was small and defenseless looking, the perfect target for a hungry bear.
When we stepped into the yard, I breathed a sigh of relief that I’d made it through alive.
Trace made us breakfast and we ate outside before settling on the big leather couch in the family room. He didn’t turn the TV on, but he did turn the gas fireplace on low. It was completely unnecessary, but I loved it nonetheless. It would definitely be fun to visit this place in the winter and see all the snow. We didn’t usually get much snow where we lived in Virginia and I actually missed it.
I curled myself against Trace’s side but soon found myself sprawled on my back with him hovering above me.
“What are you doing?” I giggled.
“Nothing.”
“You’re up to something,” I remarked.
His lips quirked at the corners. “That may be so.”
Suddenly, he rolled off the couch, taking me with him. I landed against his chest and the air gusted out of my lungs.
“What was that for?” I gasped.
“I thought the rug looked mighty comfortable, of course,” he spread out his arms and legs like one would if making snow angels.
“I’m sure it’s very comfortable,” I commented, going to move off his chest, but he rolled over again and pinned me beneath him.
“Seriously,” I laughed, “what are you doing?”
“I don’t know,” he answered honestly. “Playing, I guess.”
“What are we, five?” My body shook with laughter.
