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Talia and Diomid are hosting the start of the summer pool party.
I’m wearing my favorite pink sun dress, because it’s the one that turns Marlen on the most, and beneath it I have my bikini on because there’s no way I won’t jump in the pool with how hot the weather already is.
“You wore this dress on purpose, didn’t you?” Marlen asks as we walk into the party.
“Of course, I did. I told you, you were asking for trouble,” I grin.
Talia and Angelika run over to hug me. “Yay, you’re here. You guys are always late!” Talia moans. “Did you bring the tequila?” she asks.
Marlen laughs and hands her a bottle of tequila. He winks at me and my heart somersaults.
Angelika grabs my hand and pulls me toward the pool. “We want to swim, but we waited for you,” she says, dragging me away from my husband.
The house is colorful, with everyone dressed on theme and wearing bright, happy colors. Even the guys have been bold, choosing bright yellow shorts and neon green t-shirts. Marlen is wearing blue shorts and a red t-shirt. I told him it didn’t match, and he said that wasn’t the point. I admit, even in his mismatched outfit, it’s hard to keep my eyes off him.
From the swimming pool, I float around, enjoying the cool water and watching our families interact. It’s crazy how close we’ve all become. Through winter, we had cozy family dinners at our place because we have the biggest fireplace. Then, in spring, we had family events at Timofey and Talia’s place because their entire garden was covered in the most colorful spring flowers.
Summer parties, it turns out, will be hosted by Talia and Diomid because their pool was voted the best for barbecues and volleyball.
They are right. The layout is perfect because from the pool I can still see everyone.
My eyes drift over my brother’s, standing around the barbecue, beers in hand, laughing with Marlen and Simon.
Valery swims up behind me, grinning as she stares across the party at Jaroslav. “I really love that man,” she smiles.
“Are all the men over there and all the girls in the pool?” I ask, just noticing it for the first time.
“Yip. We’re the fun ones,” Nikita calls out from the other side of the pool.
Angel and Talia are too busy dunking each other to hear any of this.
“Did you just say the girls are more fun than the guys?” Simon asks, shouting from the barbecue.
“Yes,” Nikita shouts back. “Without a doubt,” she laughs.
Not wanting to let us get away with such a shocking claim, the guys start running toward the pool.
Marlen pulls his shirt off and throws it aside just before he bombs drops into the water, closely followed by Simon, Jaroslav, and Diomid.
The pool turns to chaos and laughter.
Marlen grabs me and pulls me close to him, smirking.
“How’s the water?“ I ask.
“It’s great,” he says.
“Not too cold?” I grin mischievously as I push my hand between his legs and start playing with his cock.
“What the hell… Stef!” he mutters in a harsh whisper. But he doesn’t pull my hand away, and his cock grows hard in his swim shorts.
“You’re really dangerous, girl,” he murmurs against my ear.
“I just decided I’m done swimming,” I declare, biting my lip and kicking away from him.
“Stef!” he shouts, horrified. “Don’t leave yet,” he groans, smiling at my audacity.
