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“We’re supposed to talk about sex. That’s why we came all the way out here, where no one will hear us.”
She doesn’t call me on dodging the question. “We will. But we have to do this first.” She motions to the water. “Swim.”
I can’t help a grin. “After you.”
Chapter Eighteen
River
Deanna shatters my previous image of her in one moment.
She takes my hand, races to the waves, and squeals as she jumps into the cold water.
She releases her grip, wades to her waist, dives under a wave.
She emerges with a come-hither expression that sends my blood racing south. The Pacific Ocean is no match for the appeal of Deanna Huntington.
Maybe in January.
But on a warm June day, it doesn’t stand a chance.
She looks way too good in that teal bikini. All long, lean curves, short wet hair sticking to her cheeks, water dripping off her chin and chest.
Even though her makeup stays perfect, she shows a tiny sign of vulnerability. It’s not her clothes, her grooming, her posture even.
It’s the way she looks at me like she’ll die if I don’t join her.
She wants me.
There’s no way she’s faking that enthusiasm.
She offers her hand again. “Are you going to stand there? Or have fun?”
“This is fun.” Too fun. There’s something primal about watching her in the water. In the big, beautiful ocean, the source of life and danger for half the planet. The two most powerful forces in the world: the Pacific and Deanna Huntington.
My body wants both.
I want to feel her against me, slick and soft and pliable.
Get a grip.
She blushes as she catches me staring, but she doesn’t call me on it. She smiles and dives under the water, graceful and gorgeous and utterly in her element.
She loses herself in the motions. The way she loses herself during sex.
No. The way sheshouldlose herself during sex. The way someone needs to help her lose herself during sex.
I need it, too.
It’s been too long. And it’s never been what I wanted. It could with her. For some reason, I believe that. But this is complicated. Too complicated.
The thought dissolves as Deanna emerges from the water and motionscome herewith her first two fingers.
That’s what I need. Everything I need.
I follow her deeper, wading into the waves.
Deeper.
