“I vote for both.”
“I’m with Vinna I vote for both," Knox agrees.
The rest of the boys all make affirming noises and start stripping off shirts and shoes, and I find myself completely absorbed in watching them do it. I giggle to myself, see, I fit right in… I’m a perv too.
“Whatchya smiling about, Bruiser?”
“Wouldn’t you love to know,” I challenge, batting my lashes coquettishly at Bastien.
I mentally file away the image of these half-naked examples of perfection, to be reviewed at a later, more private time. I kick off my shoes and take my bag off. I start to unbutton my shorts when Bastien grabs me and throws me over his shoulder. He starts running toward the water.
“Bastien no, let me take my clothes off first!” I squeal.
He ignores me and wades thigh deep before he throws me in. He is one strong fucker because it feels like I fly ten feet before I hit the water. My air time gives me plenty of opportunities to take in a big deep breath before I’m submerged.
I hold my breath, getting my bearings and swim stealthily back towards Bastien. I hear a surprised yelp when I grab his foot and yank on it. He loses his balance and falls back into the water. I break the surface laughing, and rush away from him.
I run out of the water and take off my now sopping clothes. I find the t-shirt that Bastien was wearing and lay it flat in the grass. I put my wet shirt and shorts on top of it, giggling at what his reaction will be when he realizes what I’ve done. Ryker and Sabin both watch what I’m doing, and I wink at them conspiratorially.
The twins and Knox are all splashing each other but suddenly stop when I’m walking towards the water.
“What? Are you waiting for aBaywatchmoment?” I jest. “Because I’m not going to slow-mo run for you. Especially you, Valen, you’ve had enough boob action today.”
They all start laughing, and I even wrench a chuckle from Sabin before he shakes his head like he’s mentally chastising himself. I wade back into the water with Sabin and Ryker behind me. I look back and catch Ryker focusing on my lower half.
“Not you too Ryker?”
He looks up, and a blush spreads across his cheeks and neck. “I swear I was just looking at your runes.”
Ryker holds his hands up in a gesture of innocence. Sabin passes me, mumbling something, and I turn to watch his hot, grumpy ass dive into the water. I feel Ryker’s chest against my back, and he leans in, his mouth next to my ear.
“I guess it’s lucky for me that you have runes on your ass.”
I gasp in fake outrage and swat Ryker’s ass as he walks by me laughing.
“Uh oh, Vinna has opened the ass slapping door," he announces to the other guys. “She just swatted my butt, so hers is fair game now.”
I put my hands over my butt cheeks and laugh, sinking into the water.
“I don’t make the rules, Vinna I just follow them," Ryker adds, faux innocence dripping from his words.
19
The day is getting even hotter, and the water feels nice against the punishing warmth. We swim around for hours, playing chicken and racing each other. I take out all of the guys in chicken, and I can tell that they were seriously trying hard to win. When it comes to racing, the twins stomp us all, no contest.
I start to shiver in the water, and my teeth are chattering so I climb out to dry off and get warmed up. The guys are still playing, and I start rummaging, hungry, through the packs and cooler to set out the picnic. I get everything accessible and call them in to eat. We all crowd onto the blanket and start digging in.
I take a bite of a sandwich and moan. It’s delicious.
“Did one of you guys make this or do I have the sisters to thank?”
“The sisters," they all admit in unison.
“I swear, every time I eat something they’ve made it’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten.Every single time;how is that possible?”
The guys chuckle.
“I’m going to have to start doing two-a-days in the gym just to counteract their good cooking," I say absently.
