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“Did I forget to mention that we freshened up the water today? We had to drain some to make a small repair.”
She splashes me in the face and swims away. Hushed giggles travel over the surface when I grab her ankle as she gets to the middle where the water reaches my chest.
“I’ll warm you up.” She hooks her arms around my neck when I pull her to me.
“Mmm,” she hums, slipping her tongue between my lips. Her legs wrap around my waist. After a long, languorous kiss, she lets go of me and floats backward. “I’m not getting nasty in the pool. Water sex is not fun in my experience. We’re here to swim.”
She’s right. The fact that water makes it too dry is wild. “Hey, you brought me out here and kissed me. I’m the one being seduced here.”
Her long legs carry her away quickly as she swims on her back. Reaching the edge of the deep end, she holds her nose to duck under, tilts her head back and resurfaces, slicking her hair back. She’s so fucking beautiful it hurts.
She sits on a rung of the ladder, letting the water lap at her waist. Her nipples harden in the night air, and she grins when she sees me staring. “You’re pretty slow. I thought you said you were good at this. Show me what you got, Mr. Swim Team.”
Oh, this I can do. Joining her, I gesture to the ladder on the far side, at the shallow end. “Okay, sweetheart, I’ll give you a head start and still beat you to that ladder. Half the length.”
“Half the length?” Her eyebrows rise along with her smirk.
“Go on. Swim out halfway, tell me when you’re ready. Any style you want.”
“You’re on.” She swims to the center, then looks back at me. “Ready! No pushing off the wall!”
“I don’t need to. On the count of three?”
“You count.” She turns around and gets ready, glancing back to see me move a couple feet away from the edge.
“Okay, one, two?—”
“Three!” she calls and dives underwater. I knew she’d choose underwater because she’s not a strong surface swimmer. As soon as she’s submerged, I take a huge leap back, climb up the ladder, and dart around the pool. I’ve just slipped into the water beside the other ladder when she surfaces to see me standing there.
Covering a fake yawn, I lean back against the wall. “Was that in slow motion?”
Her jaw drops and it takes about two seconds for comprehension to strike. “You cheated!”
“How dare you accuse me of such a thing!”
“You left wet footprints, you idiot.”
“Hey!” Both of us freeze at the sudden shout. “I see you! I’ve called the police!”
“Fucking Susan.” Maren scrambles up the ladder and runs for her clothes with me right behind her. “Would it be against the law to board up her windows?”
“I’m pretty sure that’s a fire hazard.”
“What if we painted them black instead?”
Our gazes meet as we hurry to pull dry clothes over wet skin. Both of us break into laughter. “You’ve got me ass out in public with cops on the way. I knew you were a troublemaker,” she says.
“This was your idea!”
“Not naked!”
My shorts are instantly soaked through, and Maren’s shirt is nearly transparent, clinging to every curve. She grabs my hand, and we start back down the street. I’m not sure what the usual response time is for such a call, but we make it a few yards down the street before a squad car flashes its lights at us.
“Want to make a run for it?” I tease.
She snorts out a laugh, then turns around with me while the cop gets out of the car and approaches us. “What are you two doing out here?” he asks.
“Just out for a walk,” Maren says. “What are you doing out here?”
