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“I’ll keep my body under the water so you can’t even see it.”
I still saw it, though it was distorted in the ripples. I craved to see all of her. Every bit of me battled getting in with her. I kept telling myself I had a meeting with my men as I checked my watch. While debating my morals and devouring her sultry, naked body in my pool, she splashed me.
Astonished, I stared down at my black Armani shirt, slacks, and shoes. Gradually, I tore my gaze away, glowering at her. “What the actual—”
She was standing close to the edge, her perfectly round breasts were now in plain view above the water. “Get in.”
Closing my eyes, I inhaled. “Eli—”
“I promise to behave.” She made praying hands in front of her, batting her lashes. “I’m just bored. You can get out before your meeting.”
“Your halo is slipping.”
She was lying, and we both knew it. Pretending she had innocent intentions and against my better judgement, I carefully got undressed, laying my clothes on the chair to dry while she watched.
“And those?” She lifted her chin to my boxer briefs.
“Nice try.” I offered a lazy grin. “Those stay on.” I sat on the edge of the pool, looking down at her chest. It would benefit me to stay out of the water as long as possible.
“Get in.” She took a step closer, taking my palm in hers.
“Eliza, you know this is wrong.” Both frustrated and turned on, I ran my fingers through my hair, trying to wipe away the desire.
“Vinny, I’m not asking you to touch me.” She let go of my hand. “I’m asking you to just get in and have some fun. I’m sure the prison didn’t have a nice saltwater pool.”
“They didn’t have naked women either.”
The corners of her lips twisted up, menacing, as she tried to maintain her angelic tone. “More reason to get in.”
“You’re trouble.” Keeping as close to the wall as I could, I slid off the edge into the pool. The water was just cool enough to be refreshing on another hot summer day. Any other time, I would have been ecstatic to have a stunning nude woman in the pool. Just not someone who would ultimately be the death of me; and not because of James’s opinion. My world was not something I ever wanted her exposed to. I would always be overly protective of Elizabeth.
“You have no idea.” She bent back, wetting her hair. Her breasts were once again exposed over the water’s surface until she brought her head back up. She sunk back down, wiping her eyes. Her gaze settled on mine. “What?”
At that point, I was not trying to hide that I was staring at her. I wanted to know more, or at least I thought I did. She’d piqued my interest. “So, you and the professor.” A topic I knew I’d later regret bringing up.
“What about us?” She swayed back and forth, gathering water in her palms and letting it rush through her fingers.
“Did he satisfy you?” I shouldn’t have asked. Unfortunately, by the time the words evaded my lips, there was no time for regrets.
“Um, I guess in many ways.”
“You guess?” I cocked a brow.
“He taught me how to please an older man,” she sighed, “but he wasn’t who I wanted.”
“And what makes you think all older men are the same?” Jealousy seeped through my pores, and I became furious.Now, I regretted asking. I approached her slowly, forcing her to walk backwards until her back was pinned against the side of the pool. “We crave different things, Lizzie.”
“I told you not to call me that.” She whispered, swallowing hard.
“Well, then, that’s where he and I differ.”
“What do you mean?”
Cupping water in my hands, I poured it over my head before slicking my hair back. Taking a step closer, I closed the gap between us. “I don’t like being told what to do.”
“Oh.”
Reaching up, she placed her thumbs on my cheeks, wiping the droplets of water away like tears. Eyes lowering, she traced the details of my intricate chest tattoo with her fingernails. The way she touched me caused an instant reaction, rendering me mute. I wanted to kiss her, taste her, take her to my room and fuck her until she forgot that damn professor for good. It was wrong, and I needed to fight it as long as I could, but I was failing fast. I did not want to hurt her or ruin the friendship I had with James.
