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“Same.” She tipped her head and kissed him.
“Your lips are turning blue. You were crazy to take me up on this.”
“What can I say? Whenever I’m around you, I do crazy things.”
“I’m not gonna lie, I like that about you.” He wrapped his arms around her back and held her close. “You deserve to have some fun.”
“What else do I deserve?” Her legs wrapped at his waist, she rubbed her center against his budding erection. Amazing. Even in cold water she could bring him to life. Every part of him—especially one part—wanted to lose himself in her heat. But he forced himself to wait. There would be later. When they were both a hell of a lot warmer.
“You know,” she said, absently toying with his wet hair, “when I asked you to help me with this rule-breaking thing, I didn’t expect to be naked with you in Mountain View Lake. But now that I am...” She surprised the hell out of him by grinding her hips against his. Now parts of her and parts of him were brushing against each other, the murky water between them icy cold and sharp, yet soft at the same time. “How do you feel about breaking in your brand-new bed?”
“Fantastic.” Unbidden, his brother’s warning about letting her know exactly what Gavin was thinking came out of nowhere and rang in his ears. He wasn’t sure when the best time would be to bring it up, but hell, why not now? “Hallie... We should probably talk about your expectations.”
“Okay,” she said pragmatically. “I expect an orgasm. Two, if you can manage.”
He choked on a laugh as his own teeth began to chatter. “If you recall, you had two the other night.”
“Yes, but that could have been dumb luck. I also expect these rule-breaking experiments to continue a while longer. At least until I’m accustomed to breaking them. And—” she held up a finger to punctuate her point “—I want to try the hot tub. I deserve it now that I’ve been forced to skinny-dip in this freezing lake.”
Damn, he liked when she was confident. Take-charge. Willing. She’d thoroughly shaken off her timidity with him. No matter what happened when this was over, he’d be the one who’d helped Hallie Banks break out of her shell.
When his thoughts devolved to how things might end between them, he shook them off—not hard to do while suffering from hypothermia. She liked him and he liked her a whole hell of a lot. He rerouted his focus on the challenge she’d issued.
“Shimmy your cute ass up the ladder and grab your clothes,” he told her. “And then you and I will see about those orgasms.”
