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“Like what?”
I slink out of her grasp, movie playing in the background. Kira grunts in frustration. “Orlie, where are you going?”
I pull my shirt off, then go in for the pants.
“Orlie! What are you –”
“I’m going for a dip.”
Kira pushes her glasses up her nose. “What?”
“In the hot tub,” I say. I let my pants drop to the ground and then jerk my head to the back door. “Come on.”
I head out onto the back porch. Kira stumbles after me. “What? But your swim trunks are –”
“Don’t pretend like you didn’t catch me out back when you got here getting out of the hot tub naked,” I say with a casual laugh.
Kira crosses her arms over her chest. “It’s not sanitary.”
“The water is practically boiling. Of course, it’s sanitary.”
“That’s not how that works.”
I roll my eyes. Her playful resistance will only last so long before she gives in. “You’re being paranoid.” I pull my briefs down and then step into the hot water. “Oh, that’s nice. Perfect temperature.”
“Orlie!”
“What?!” I drop into the tub and sit in the corner, spreading my arms out. “It’s nice. Come on in.”
Kira frowns. “I’m not getting into the hot tub naked.”
“It’s not anything I haven’t seen before.”
“It’s not that, it’s –“ She shakes her head. “I’m not doing it.”
Okay, this resistance is clearly not as playful as I’d thought. “Kira, seriously, it’s not a big deal. We can cuddle in here.”
“Orlie, I don’t want to. Alright? The idea of being in the hot tub naked makes me uncomfortable.
I scoff. “You can’t be serious.”
“I am serious.”
“Don’t be a bore, Kira. Just come on in and…” I trail off when I see how her expression curdles.
Kira’s whole body has tensed in a way I’ve never seen, her head ducking down almost like a turtle trying to hide in its shell. Her fists tighten at her hips.
“I saidno. What don’t you get about that?”
“I’m –” Shit. I’ve crossed a line. However, I never thought it would be over skinny dipping in the hot tub. “Okay, you said ‘no’. Got it. I was just trying to have a little fun.”
“Well, this doesn’t seem fun to me.”
“Trust me, that much is obvious.”
Kira stares at me with laser intensity through her glasses, which only seems to magnify the beams more.
“Kira, listen –”
