Above and Beyond (Twist of Fate 4)

Lucky sighed and asked, “How was dinner with Jake?”

“Fine,” I said. I knew what Lucky really wanted to know—whether I’d told Jake the truth about why I’d left the military. Since I didn’t want to disappoint him with the truth, I added, “Jake and I drank some homemade ale he made. It tasted like jet fuel. I overdid it so I slept on the couch. I sent you some texts but they kept coming back as failed because of the reception.”

Lucky glanced at his phone and began looking at my messages. His smile widened with every one that he read. I remembered how frantic I’d felt when I’d realized there was no way to let him know I was spending the night with my brother. Lucky was already so on edge about me leaving him…

The reminder had me focusing on the road instead of the man next to me. I followed Lucky’s directions out of town and down a quiet winding road until he pointed to a packed-dirt pull-off.

“Come on,” he said. “Do you still have any of those water bottles in the back?” He began rooting around in the back seat until he came up with an old beach towel and a couple of water bottles. “Perfect.”

I followed him along a narrow trail through the woods until we came to a wide stream rushing with clear water. “This is nice. How come more people aren’t here?”

Lucky turned back to me. “There’s a huge waterfall about two miles farther down with a bigger swimming hole at the bottom. Everyone goes there instead. This one never has anyone in it. It’s small, but private.”

He turned back around and reached over his shoulder to pull at his T-shirt, yanking it over his head and revealing the flawless skin of his back. As he followed the riverbank to an area where it widened and deepened into a swimming hole, he continued pulling off articles of clothing.

I almost tripped over every obstacle in my path since I couldn’t take my eyes off the free strip show.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

He turned back toward me after arriving at a large boulder and setting his clothes down. “Skinny dipping. With you.”

Lucky shucked off his boxer briefs and turned back toward the water, showing me the pale skin of his luscious ass below the darker tan line of his lower back. Good god.

I looked around frantically, wondering if anyone could see him from any vantage point. When I realized no one was around, I wondered if I could fuck him right here in the woods. My dick was way too hard to undress without becoming a spectacle.

“Lucky,” I croaked.

He stepped into the water before turning to face me. His flaccid cock and heavy sac hung between his muscular thighs. The neatly trimmed patch of dark curls above it made me wonder if he ever thought of me when he pulled out his clippers.

“Take off your clothes, old man,” he teased. “It’s just us boys out here.”

I pulled off my shirt and tossed it on top of his clothes on the rock. “Don’t forget old men know how to spank naughty boys,” I warned, stalking closer.

His laugh was light and open. He looked so damned carefree and at home here in the woods near his home. I watched as he navigated the slippery rocks out to the center of the stream before making his way closer to the deeper swimming area. He was a natural.

As I finished removing the last of my clothes, I watched him swan dive off a rock into the dark blue depths of the swimming hole, his nude body catching the dappled sunlight as it arced through the air.

I raced to the edge of the water to make sure he hadn’t hit his head or gotten tangled in any debris. But his head popped up right away, revealing a wide grin full of white teeth.

“Come on in, the water’s great!”

I strode in without questioning him and screeched to the heavens the minute the frigid water reached my balls.

“Fuck!”

His laughter almost made it worth it. I turned to make my way out of the ice bath, but Lucky grabbed my wrist and yanked me all the way in. I splashed down next to him, completely submerging myself in the glacial runoff.

“Jesus,” I sputtered when I came up for air. “Do you hate me? This is horrible.”

He continued to laugh as he grabbed me and wrapped his lithe body around mine. My hands automatically went to his sexy ass and held on.

I leaned in and kissed his purple lips. “You’re frozen,” I murmured against his mouth.

“Warm me up,” he said back.

We made out in the water, making our way over to a submerged rock at the edge so we had something to sit on. By the time we finished feeling each other up, we were more used to the awful temperature of the water and able to swim around to warm up even more. We teased and splashed and flirted for who knew how long until I realized Lucky’s phone was ringing.