She was right.Control had kept me alive in prison.At least, controlling as much as I could.Which was probably the whole problem.I’d never had much control.What I did, I guarded with my life.But out here, with Ada, maybe I could afford to loosen my grip, just a little.
I relaxed with a sigh, letting myself float slightly.“Fine.You win.”
Ada’s eyes lit up at my surrender.She swam closer, and this time I didn’t reach for her.She circled me once more, her body occasionally brushing against mine underwater.Each contact sent a jolt through my system.
Then she was in front of me, close enough that I could see the individual droplets of water on her face.“See?Not so bad, being at the mercy of the elements.”
“It’s not the elements I want,” I murmured.
Her smile changed then, shifting from playful to something hungrier.She moved closer still, her legs brushing mine beneath the surface.“What do you want then?”
“You,” I admitted, my voice low.“I want you.”
She didn’t respond with words.Instead, she pressed her body against mine, her arms sliding around my neck.The sensation of her wet skin sliding against mine sent heat rushing through me despite the water surrounding us.Her lips found mine, tasting of chlorine and desire.
My restraint cracked, then shattered completely.I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her tight against me as I deepened the kiss.Water sloshed over us, creating small waves that lapped at our shoulders as we disturbed the water with our movements.Her legs circled my waist, ankles crossing at the small of my back.
I walked us backward until her spine met the pool wall.She gasped into my mouth at the contact, her fingers digging into my shoulders.The blue from the underwater light rippled across her face as she pulled back slightly, her eyes dark and wanting.
“Here?”I asked, surprised at the rough edge in my voice.
Her answer was to reach down between us, tugging at the waistband of my boxers.“Here,” she confirmed.“Now.”
The water created a barrier between us and the world, a cocoon of privacy within the empty warehouse.I braced one hand against the pool wall as she shifted her underwear aside.When I pushed into her, she buried her face against my neck to muffle her cry.
The water made every movement dreamlike, creating a resistance that forced us to move slowly, deliberately.Her legs tightened around me, heels digging into my back as she urged me to fuck her faster.Deeper.Harder.I held her weight easily, the water making her nearly weightless in my arms.
“Look at me,” I demanded softly, and her eyes found mine immediately.“Look at me when you come.”
She did, screaming as she orgasmed in my arms, her body tensing against mine, her gaze never leaving my face.I followed her over the edge, burying my face in her hair to stifle my own groan as release washed over me and I came deep inside her.
Without a condom.
We stayed like that for several long moments, breathing hard, bodies still joined, the water lapping gently around us.For once, my mind was quiet.At ease.There was only Ada, warm and real in my arms, her heartbeat gradually slowing against my chest.
“Uh, honey?”I didn’t want to ruin the moment, but this needed to be addressed.
“Hmm?”She had her cheek against my shoulder, face pressed against my neck.Her legs were still locked at the ankle around my hips.If we were in bed, I had no doubt she’d be asleep already.
“I, uh, didn’t use a condom.”
She didn’t move.Didn’t stiffen.Didn’t acknowledge me.I was afraid maybe shehadgone to sleep.“Ada?”
“I know,” she said in a sing-song voice.“I was waiting to see if I panicked.”
“I… what?”
“I was waiting to see if I panicked at the thought you came inside me.I mean, you told me you had to be tested before you were released.”
“Yes.I’m clean.”
“I’ve got an implant to prevent pregnancy, and my last physical was six months ago.I was clean then and haven’t had a partner since.”She smiled up at me.“At least until now.”
“I’m sorry,” I said.“I didn’t even think.”
“Well, clearly I didn’t either.”Her smile wasn’t dimmed in the least.“And I don’t regret it.”
I leaned in and kissed her, a long, lingering pressing of our lips.I could kiss her all day.Or just hold her in bed.For hours.
