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“Damn, it’s chilly out tonight,” Brady mutters. “I’ll have to remember to bring a hoodie with me next time.”
I can’t seem to stop myself from glancing at his chest out of the corner of my eye, and yup, sure enough, his nipples are, ummm…erect,and he’s got goose bumps along his body that raises the little golden-colored hairs along his arms. And now I can’t stop looking at his nipples like some kind of pervert. I mean, mine have been hard the entire time too.
Who knew male nipples could be so enticing?
I wonder what they taste like. Would they be salty because of the ocean? Would all of his tan skin taste like that?
I tug on his hand, pulling him to a stop. I can’t look him in the eyes, and I know it’s not smart because I don’t want to ruin what little progress we’ve made tonight. But I’m me, and the one thing I’m learning about myself this summer is that I can’t seem to stop myself from rocking the boat.
“I want you to trust me. I’m going to show you something I found the other day. I keep checking, and for some reason it’s always empty. It takes a keycard to get into, and I asked housekeeping about it. They were all too happy to give me a keycard for it. It’s a hidden gem. Fingers crossed it will be empty tonight. I’d hate for Tristan or Chelsea to find it, they’d ruin it for me,” I say in a rush, my voice trembling with nerves.
“Greer, I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he says in a gentle voice as he squeezes my hand, the corner of his lips quirked up with amusement.
He doesn’t pull away, so I take that as a good sign that he’s up for an adventure with me, and that’s all I need to get me walking again. I happily drag him along behind me, and for once he doesn’t question me and just plays follow-the-leader like a good boy.
The part of the resort that my sister and I are staying in has more than just suites. I found this out the other day when I got bored and went exploring.
I found a small gym that I never plan on using, but that didn’t stop me from snooping around in it. It’s got a large unisex bathroom and a mammoth room for showering. There are no shower stalls, it’s just an open room with several showerheads attached to the wall with dials and settings above waist level for the water. There’s enough space between them so you have room to move around without fear of touching your neighbors, but there’s still zero privacy. A small locker room is attached to it for changing and whatnot.
Those are the boring parts. It gets better.
There’s also a sauna room and a room with a hot tub, but it’s not just any ordinary hot tub. It’s built into the ground and big enough to fit a small party.
I lead him to the room with the hot tub, using the keycard housekeeping gave me to get us through all the locked doors. Lucky us, the entire place is empty.
Brady remains quiet, but I can feel his eyes on me as I mess with the panel on the wall, turning on the jets in the tub and adjusting the water temperature. There are buttons to change the lighting, but I don’t mess with those. I don’t want to send him running if I turn the lights down low.
He might think I’m trying to seduce him or something. I mean, I am, I’m just not very good at it. This is totally uncharted territory for me.
I hear my bag hit one of the chairs, but I still can’t bring myself to look at him to see what he thinks of all this.
I unwrap my towel from around my body and drop it onto the chair beside the one my bag is sitting on.
The jets are now all fired up, and the water in the tub is bubbling away. I grip the handrail tightly as I take the first step down into the tub, submerging both of my feet. I hiss a little at the heat, but I stand here until I’m used to it. I walk down the next three steps and I’m submerged up to my waist, the feeling of being cold now a long forgotten memory.
I sink down into the hot water and swim over to the farthest corner. I sit down on the bench seat and rest my head back against the lip of the tub.
“Here, lift your head.” Brady is suddenly crouching down beside me with a rolled up towel in his hands.
I lift my head, and he slides the towel underneath. I lay my head back down on the towel turned pillow and close my eyes as I offer him a quiet, “Thank you.”
There’s a large splash and the water shifts beside me. There’s all this room in this giant tub, but I feel him press up close beside me as he sits on the bench seat.
He sighs happily. “Thanks for bringing me here. You’re absolutely right, it’s a gem. I needed this after the past couple of weeks I’ve had. We always work our asses off during the summer, but it’s never been this stressful before.”
“What’s stressing you out now?” I can’t help but ask. Wasn’t the money what was stressing them all out before? I already sorted that problem for them.
“Nothing is stressing me out at this very moment, sweet Greer.” His voice is all teasing and playful. “You made sure of that. I’m honestly kind of scared to tell you if I did have any other problems, because there’s no telling what your do-gooder ass would come up with to fix them for me,” he says with a smile and a twinkle in the dark blue depths of his eyes.
I should be insulted, but I’m not. I find myself smiling because, just maybe, he’s not wrong and he’s totally figured me out. I’m the type of person who can’t ignore other people’s distress, especially people I like.
And I really, really like him calling me sweet in that deep, husky voice of his that has my nipples tightening and a trail of heat flooding to my core. I thank the beach gods that I’m sitting down, because I doubt my knees would support me right now.
I crack open my eyes to check on him and shut them immediately because he’s staring right at me. The soft, tender look on his face is one I haven’t seen before. It sets those butterflies off in my belly again.
“Tell me something no one knows about you, Greer. Tell me anything,” he says, his eyes darkening a little, and I have to remind myself how to breathe.
I cringe, because I don’t think I’m really all that interesting, and I really don’t want him to findthatout about me.
