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But I did have control over myself, and I wasn’t going to succumb to the temptation. I would keep my eyes where they ought to be, reading her as we moved together in the pool.
“You know, I had no idea you had any kind of a skin condition,” I told her.
“It wasn’t like you put it on the job application,” she teased. “And it’s not the first thing I tend to tell people when I meet them.”
“That’s fair,” I said. “But the fact that you did that with the dress the other day – I mean, you could have just told Libby about it, or you could have just kept it to yourself. But you didn’t. You showed her that you not only have scars and such, but you’re willing to share that with the world. That’s got to be huge for someone like Libby who feels like she’s the only one on this whole island who is dealing with something like that.”
“Thanks,” she said. “I know how it feels. When I was a kid in school and dealing with it, I felt like a freak. I hated it, and if I had someone who had been able to show me that it was okay, or that I wasn’t alone, I don’t know, it would have meant the world to me. Since I didn’t have that, I had to forge my own path, but if I can be that for someone else, then I’m going to do it.”
“You’re definitely cut from the same cloth your dad is,” I told her. “He’s going to be so proud of you.”
“Oh, you don’t have to tell him,” she said. “Just tell him I’m doing a good job if he asks about me.”
I laughed. “I’ll say you’re acceptable.”
“There you go,” she said with a laugh of her own. “Anything that makes me seem like I’m doing good enough, but no reason to try to make it sound above and beyond.”
“You’re your father’s daughter,” I told her. “A lot like him in a lot of ways.”
“Hopefully Libby will grow up to be a lot like her dad, too,” she told me as she took a stroke toward me. “Because you’re pretty incredible too, you know?”
“I don’t know,” I said. “I feel like I’m doing an okay job in some ways, and I’m barely keeping it together in others.”
“I think that’s life,” she said. “That’s how I’ve been feeling since I started college. I assumed it was going to get better when I graduated, but I’m struggling just as much now with knowing what the fuck I’m doing as I was then.”
“Yup, that is a feeling that doesn’t go away,” I admitted. “But you know, it’s not as scary when you’re making those decisions for yourself as when you suddenly have to be the one who is trying to make the best decisions for someone else. It’s rough knowing that her mental wellbeing is in my hands when I barely have a grasp on my own.”
Erin laughed again. “I know what you mean. But I guess she likes the way I do things, and if you think I’m doing as good of a job as you say, then we must be on the right track at least a little bit.”
She was only a couple feet away from me, bobbing a bit in the pool as she treaded the water. Her athletic body was able to keep herself afloat without much effort, and I kept my eyes on hers. But I took a small stride forward, reaching out to touch her shoulder. There were still some scar remnants that were creeping around her neck, and with the way the water was running over it, her skin looked so pure. I just had to touch it.
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I just wish I could show you how much I admire you. You’re wise beyond your years, and I really do hope Libby turns out to be as good of a person as you are. You’re a model of womanhood, and there really needs to be a lot more women like you out there in the world.”
“I think she’s on the right track,” Erin said. “She has been through a lot, and while I know that’s hard for her and there are a lot of things she struggles with, I also think that she’s got a lot of drive, too. If she can channel that in the right direction, she’s going to go far.”
“I agree with that,” I told her, this time moving my hands down to her waist. I was tall enough to be able to stand on the bottom of the pool as we were closer to the shallow end, but Erin was still treading water. She wasn’t able to touch without her head going under, but when I put my hands on her waist, I was able to hold her up in the water without any effort at all.
She relaxed in the pool, letting me be the one to hold her up. Then, on an impulse, I leaned forward. I pulled her into me at the same time, and Erin closed her eyes, tilting her head to the side in just the perfect way. Our lips met, and I wrapped my arms around her more. She had her arms around my neck and her body pressed against mine as she kicked her legs slowly behind her in the water.
I kissed her deeper, sliding my tongue into her mouth. I teased the roof of her mouth with my tongue, and she moaned slightly. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to cause my body to respond. I was glad she wasn’t entirely pressed against me, as I didn’t want her to feel that against her torso.
I told myself as we kissed that it was all that was going to happen, that this was an impulse, and this was just both of us feeding into the draw we had toward each other. I was sure she would get up in the morning with it out of her system, and with any luck, I would, too.
She kissed me back, her lips soft and smooth, tasting like strawberries.
Her tits were pressed against me, and I forced my hands to stay around her waist, refusing to reach up and grab either of those supple breasts, no matter how much I wanted to hold them.
She nibbled my bottom lip, and that brought out the slightest growl from my throat. I hadn’t realized I had been that aroused before I did, and she moaned again.
I wasn’t sure how far I would let this go, but I knew my resolve was weakening. I was thinking about taking her out of the pool and carrying her right to my room when a sound snapped me out of the moment.
“Daddy!”
It was Libby. She must have been having a nightmare or something, but I wasn’t going to let her find me like this. I split away from Erin and practically leaped out of the pool, grabbing my shirt and yanking it over my wet body as I headed into the house. I heard the sound of water behind me, and I guessed Erin must also be getting out of the pool.
But I didn’t wait to see. I had to get to Libby.
I didn’t even pause to look behind me.
