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“Hi, what’s your game? We want to play.” The one in front looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t place her. She had long blonde hair, but it was dull instead of vibrant, and her eyes were more green than blue.
I was about to brush them off when Alex placed his elbow on my shoulder and smiled at them, all dimples. Fucking Christ.
“What’s your name? You want to get wet?” Alex asked.
All three girls blushed, but the blonde stepped forward. “Summer. How do you play?”
Jax wet his lips, his gaze focused on the girl’s chest. “Forty-five seconds in the tub gets you a ticket for the draw. Double if you play against someone who can go in longer.”
“I’ll play you.” Piper’s smooth voice came from beside me, and I jerked in her direction. She strode up to us, a smile on her face.
“Dibs on Summer.” Jax already had his hand around her waist, guiding her toward the furthest tub. I could just make out the red bikini revealed when she took off her shirt from the corner of my eye.
“Looks like you’re all mine,” Alex smirked at Piper.
Acid burned in my chest, and I walked up to them, staring her down. “Are you even wearing a swimsuit?”
She raised a brow, and Alex chuckled in my direction. “You really do like starting shit, don’t you?”
Piper lifted her shirt, revealing her smooth stomach, and my mouth went dry. I followed its path over her sports bra and right into her pissed-off gaze. Wherever the sweet Piper was, she was gone now.
She hooked her thumbs into her shorts, and a low growl escaped my throat. Her gaze snapped to mine, and she gave me a devious smirk, pulling them down.
My shirt was over my head and onto hers before I could process what I was doing. The black fabric engulfed her, falling mid-thigh. She huffed but tucked her arms through their corresponding holes, then looked up to Alex.
“You’re my tub buddy?”
“Fuck yes, Pips. Going to kick her ass.”
“Like fuck you are.” I grabbed her arm and practically dragged her to the ice bath. The blonde stared up at Jax, but he just looked between Piper and me with a light in his eyes. Fucking guy saw too much.
Alex came up, holding the timer. “Ready?”
Hell no.I took a deep breath and stepped in. The water was so cold it burned, and I had to push air through my nose to stop myself from holding my breath. I held my hand out to Piper once I got my balance, but she ignored it and stepped over the tall rim.
The second her foot submerged into the water, she made a high-pitched squeal that went right to my fucking dick. At least I knew the water would take care of it before it became a problem.
“Count of five,” Alex said.
While Jax flirted with the shivering girl beside us, Piper looked dead ahead, not bothering with me. The ends of her hair brushed against the smooth column of her neck, falling from where she’d pulled it up in a high ponytail. The sun caught the strands, making them more golden than blonde. The perfect match for her warm, tanned skin. She was like the fucking sun.
I nearly missed Alex’s signal to start. I sank down into the chest-deep water and hissed out a breath. God dammit, it was always worse than I remembered.
Piper was shaking in front of me, body tucked into a ball, making sure we weren’t touching, even in the small tub. Fuck. My shirt was slick to her body, and goose bumps trailed up her neck. She shook so hard it created ripples in the water. Screw this. I reached forward, grabbing her by the hips, and dragged her backward until she sat snugly between my legs. She made a sound of protest, but I reached around her chest bone, pinning her back with one arm, and clamped my other hand holding her hips back on her stomach.
Her skin was smooth and silky beneath my fingers, and I momentarily short-circuited.
“Let me go, Lucas,” she hissed.
“Do you want to win or not?” I was banking on the fact that she was just as competitive as the rest of us because there was no way I was letting her go.
“Fine.” She sucked in a shivering breath and leaned further into me. Heat flooded where we connected, and I had to stop myself from leaning forward and burying my face into her neck. Instead, I whispered in her ear. “I’m guessing fifteen more seconds till she’s done. You got it in you?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Piper trembled, and I tightened my arms.
“It’s okay. I’ve got you.”
She stiffened in my arms, and a low growl rumbled in her throat before she struggled to get up. She yelled when I didn’t release her. “Let me go, Lucas.”
