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Frantically stepping to the ledge, I look. “Yeah, baby! Woo-hoo!” His voice rings throughout and echoes off the rock walls, and he disappears under the water. Within seconds he resurfaces and looks straight at me, grinning from ear to ear. “Your turn. You ready?”
Ready as I’ll ever be.
“I got you! You can do this. I’ll be right here. It’s cold, but you’ll love it. You’ll thank me after.”
“Promise?”
“Yes, Solia, trust me.”
His aura transfixes and convinces me to be braver than I am. “I’m ready.” I am ready to take this leap with him, to trust he’ll be there, to be fearless enough to release control.
Jackson yells and the sound again reverberates off the rocks, allowing every living being around the woods to hear. “Three, two, one!”
I hold my nose with my right hand, keep my left by my side, let out the loudest scream ever, and jump. Time stops for a moment, and there’s so much space between me and the water, but then I hit the icy chill and it envelops my entire body, encasing me in a frozen layer of skin. As soon as I submerge, I bob back to the surface.
“Swim, swim to me.” Jackson is holding on to the rock with one arm and reaching for me with the other. I push my hair off my forehead and swim toward him. “You did it! You OK?”
My teeth chatter, but I’m OK. Better than OK—I’m terrific! “Yes! That was such a rush.” I smile as I look at Jackson. He wraps his arm around my waist, just as the sun peaks and shines between the trees. The warmth of the sun and the heat between our skin makes me forget we are submerged in freezing water.
“I’m proud of you for jumping.”
“I trusted you.” I lean closer to him so the space between his body and mine disappears.
“Girl, you are brave. Look at you taking the leap. Solia, I consider myself a tough guy, and you have me feeling so much right now.”
Jackson pulls me tighter, and my goose bumps melt as excitement and heat flow through my body. I push my chest against his, and he glides us around several rocks. “Here, over here. It’s not as deep.” We’re standing in knee-height water, soft, gel-like sand under our feet. He slides his wet hands along the sides of my body and lifts me onto a flat rock sitting at the water level. He kneels in the sand in front, waist-deep in the water, leans forward, and places his mouth on my neck, kissing a path from my ear to my collarbone.
Soft, wet, kisses delicately and strategically placed cause my body to ache with pleasure. His lips find mine, and Jackson kisses me with a passion I’ve never experienced. His body, his emotion, and his want for me can be felt in every groan and touch, connecting us on a deeper level. His soft lips travel the back of my neck. He gently bites the strap of my bikini and teases it further down my arm.
With the strap lying near my elbow, the breeze warms my breast, and I watch as Jackson takes in the sight of me. He lifts his mouth to my breast and caresses every square inch with his strong, pulsating tongue.
There is simply no restraint strong enough to hold in my want. I groan in pleasure and whisper “Jackson” into the air. He lifts his face, focuses his gaze on mine, and makes his way to my neck, across my chest, to my other bikini strap. I arch my back and place my hands behind me. The icy water, the privacy of our surroundings, and the heat between us are almost too much to bear.
I spread my legs wide, allowing Jackson to crawl toward me. He places his hands on the rock while his mouth licks and caresses the path from my chest to the edge of my bikini bottom. My heartbeat thumps between my legs but no longer from the icy temperature of the water. He teases me by guiding his tongue along the edge of my bathing suit bottom; the heat radiates through the fabric and spreads to my insides.
Is this happening?I suddenly understand the meaning of primal urge.
Reading my mind, Jackson raises his tongue off the edge of my bottoms, bends low, and leads himself where I need it. He presses urgently against the fabric with his tongue and continues to lick until he reaches my navel.This has been missing my whole life?I moan louder than before and pant his name. Just as Jackson pulls his body against mine, a scream and a splash startle us out of the moment.
“Holy shit, someone else jumped.” Jackson stands, revealing he is just as excited as I am. I wrap my arms around my breasts, stand in the shallow water, and run to the back side of the rock. I shove my breasts back into my bikini and adjust the straps. I can’t contain my laughter—this situation is completely ridiculous.
Did we honestly think no one else would show up here?
During those few moments, the outside world didn’t exist. It was him and me, heat and friction, and I’d do anything to rewind the clock and freeze time.
Jackson joins me, wide-eyed and grinning. With my back against the rock, Jackson presses into me, places his chiseled arms by my face, and leans in. He bends his head to reach my mouth and whispers, “Solia, you drive me wild.”
He pushes himself off, grabs my hand, and glances back at me. “Let’s jump again.”
All I can do, all I want to do, is leap again.
13
Ishould’ve expected people would walk over and catch us. What was I thinking? For once, I’m one hundred percent living in the moment. When I’m around Solia, she appears in portrait mode and everything fades into the background. She makes me smile and laugh and turns me hot as hell.
The later afternoon has gone as well as the first half. We make small talk with our party crashers for a little while, but they eventually head out into the trail system. With the place to ourselves again, we jump and climb the rocks over a dozen times. Our energy and playful screams seem to put a force field around the area, encasing us in a bubble where time stands still. I manage to keep the rest of the afternoon PG but would be lying if I didn’t say I enjoy watching every inch of Solia’s body climb over the rocks. Her bikini bottoms are much appreciated, but it makes stifling my erection more difficult.
With towels wrapped around our waists, I unpack lunch from the cooler.
