In his shorts which showed off his strong tanned legs, and a fitted shirt through which I could see the outline of his chest, I longed to press myself up against him again. Every touch we shared was amazing. Fireworks, thunderstorm inducing, volcano erupting amazing.
“Hey,” He smiled, his voice husky as he gave me the once over. He leaned across, gently gripping my neck as his lips met mine. I could have stayed lock in that embrace for hours. I couldn’t keep the disappointment off my face when he finally pulled away. I wanted more, dammit!
“There’ll be plenty more time for that later, Lil,” He murmured. I smiled. That made me very happy, an afternoon fooling around with Dane.
“So where are we going, anyway?” I asked, locking my seatbelt into place.
“I want to show you something,” He smiled, then laughed at my wicked grin, “Not that, you dirty girl. Well, I do want to show you that, but that’s not what I meant,” He muttered. I giggled as he fumbled his words. If only he knew how much I was looking forward to seeing that.
As we drove down the central highway, I gazed out the window at the stunning scenery. I had no idea where we were (I was possibly the most geographically challenged person on this earth), but between the winding roads, the green treetops and the amazing view, I didn’t care.
Dane’s hand rested on my leg, a feeling I loved. It felt so comfortable.
I felt so comfortable. I felt like I’d known this guy forever.
“It’s beautiful,” I said, turning my head to smile at him.
“Very beautiful,” He agreed, his eyes on me. I blushed. He pulled into a small dirt road, and a few hundred feet down the track we stopped in what seemed to be a makeshift parking area.
“We’re here,” He grinned, getting out. I looked around, confused. We seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. He chuckled softly, “Come on,” He coaxed. I eyed him suspiciously, but followed him and his knapsack down a narrow track. Was he going to kill me and bury me out here? I mean, there were rumors of rape and murder.
After a few minutes of walking up hill, the trees cleared into what was the most amazing pool of water I had ever seen. White as white sand stretched the length of the clear blue water, all of which was surrounded by massive rock like boulders. It was truly beautiful, and I wished I’d brought a camera with me so I could capture this memory. I turned to Dane, who was watching my reaction.
“Dane it’s beautiful!” I stepped out, taking my runners and socks off and letting my toes curl into the warm sand. Dane took my hand and guided me down to the water.
“I thought you’d like it,” He grinned, “This is my favorite place in the world. I’ve never brought anyone here. I’m not even sure anyone else knows about it,” He sighed as he looked out over the water. I shook my head. How could a place this beautiful stay a secret?
I watched as Dane lay a blanket down on the sand. We both sat down. I leaned against him, letting him pull me into his arms.
“It’s beautiful,” I sighed. I knew I was repeating myself, but I honestly couldn’t help it. This was the most stunning place on earth. And the most romantic. “Thank you,” I turned to him, tilting my head to meet his tender lips. His hands under my top, on my bare back felt so warm.
I stood up, walking to the water’s edge, and dipped my toes in.
God it felt nice. It had been ages since I’d gone swimming. I think the last time was on a family holiday the year before Abby was diagnosed.
“You should have told me to bring my swimming gear,” I said accusingly, turning back to Dane. He grinned, pushing himself off the rug and coming over to join me.
“Why exactly do you need swimmers?” He whispered in my ear suggestively. I pushed him away, laughing.
“I’m not going skinny dipping with you, if that’s your plan,” I retorted, laughing.
“Hey, who said anything about skinny dipping?” He held his hands up innocently. He gave me a smile, and lifted his shirt over his
head, “You’ve got underwear on, don’t you? How different is that to a bikini?” He asked.
I opened my mouth to respond. Nothing came out as I was distracted by the sight of his bare, naked chest. Tanned like the rest of him, I couldn’t resist putting out my hand, running my fingers over his ripped muscles. I groaned inwardly, touching him was making me so unbelievably horny. He was so god dammed hot.
His hands glided upwards on my back, lifting my singlet top in the process. I raised my arms as he guided it over my head. The discarded top fell to the sand as his hands roamed over my skin.
“You look so fucking amazing, Lil,” He kissed me deeply, his fingers trailing over the cup of my bra, brushing over my breast. I pressed myself against him, reveling in his kiss. His lips trailed down my neck, over my breasts, down my stomach, until he was kneeling in front of me, his head level with my naval. I breathed in sharply as he slowly undid my shorts, not breaking the contact with my eyes.
Ever so gently, he tugged at the side of my shorts. Not needing much encouragement, they quickly fell to the ground. I stepped out of them and kicked aside. His hands travelled up the back of my legs until they reached my thighs, finally resting on my buttocks. My eyes grew wide as he leaned in and kissed the point where my panties began. He was so close. So damn close.
Suddenly, without warning, he hoisted me onto his shoulder and ran towards the water.
“No!!” I screamed, laughing, knowing exactly what was coming. I screamed again as he threw me, water engulfing me. I emerged from the water to see Dane standing, knee deep, laughing hysterically.
“You should see the look on your face right now,” He sputtered, wiping away tears. I glowered at him.