I smile. “By all means.”
I take off my life jacket to make it easier for her. She takes her time rubbing the lotion in. The entire time I am savoring her hands on me, I keep an eye on the kids as well.
“Can we go in now?” Tanner calls.
“Life jackets on and attach to the rope,” I call out.
I watch as he helps his sister get her life jacket on before attaching the rope to her, anchoring her to the boat, then he does the same to himself.
“That was smart,” Jane whispers.
“I’ve seen other parents do it. It keeps them anchored to the boat so they can’t go too far. I don’t see them going too far in, but I would rather be safe,” I tell her.
“I appreciate you thinking about them. Seriously, you are always doing things for us that surprise me.”
I turn to her, grabbing the lotion from her hands as I squirt some on my chest. Her hands immediately go to rubbing it in as she looks up at me.
“I like taking care of all of you. It’s no hardship to make sure you are taken care of,” I tell her.
“It’s not something we are used to,” she admits.
“Then you better get used to it, because it’s not going to stop.”
Her lips twitch as she smiles. “I don’t think I mind it not stopping.”
“Mac, come help me build a castle,” Emily calls out.
“Coming,” I yell before taking some lotion in my hands. “Strip.”
Jane’s eyes flare as she stares at me. Slowly, she takes off her life jacket. Then she takes off her shirt and shorts, leaving her in the least revealing one-piece I have ever seen, but, fuck, she looks gorgeous.
Swallowing hard, I use my finger to indicate she should turn. Then I rub sunscreen on her back. When I’m done, I turn her back around.
“You better do the front.” I glance down at her breasts before looking back at her face.
“Yeah. I should,” she says, breathless.
I hand her the bottle back before I take off at a jog toward the kids. When I glance back, her eyes are still on me.
Fuck, I love that woman.
“Tanner is trying to help, but he doesn’t know how to make one either. We haven’t done it before,” Emily tells me as I approach them.
“Well, the easiest way is to put a little water in the maker, then some sand. Then repeat until it’s packed in. Then you turn it over.” I show her a castle coming out when I flip it.
“Wow, you are magic. Do it again. I want a whole kingdom.”
I laugh. “Anything for the princess. Right, Tanner?”
“I’m the queen,” Emily says, running to the water to get some more.
“You having fun, bud?” I ask.
He looks from his mom to his sister.
“Yeah, I am.”
That has my heart feeling lighter than it has in a while. I’m glad he is having fun and feels comfortable with me.
