We keep walking. “Greyson was married here. Dad, Greyson and I built the party barn for Granny for the reception and now she uses it as a secondary income for weddings and parties. Paulina’s sweet sixteen was here only a few months ago.”
“You should make something in the off-season and auction it off for the funds to go to your foundation.”
She looks up at me and I swear I see my future. Someone who cares about the same things I do.
She follows my gaze as we go out into the clearing and the waterfall looks more beautiful than I’ve ever seen it. Purples and oranges from the sunset reflecting off thewater.
“It’s majestic… gorgeous.”
“It is.”
The waterfall isn’t massive but it’s steady. Water spilling over rock into a pool. This place has always felt like it was a place to cure your mind and body.
Urban sprawl hasn’t touched this place. Granny is committed to keeping the horses and vegetable fields far away and keeping this place as a respite for all of us.
“Wow,” she says under her breath.
I watch her more than the water. The way her shoulders drop and her breathing slows like she feels the peace of this place too.
“Have you ever done something reckless but fun?” I ask.
Her chin falls an inch as she arches a manicured brow. “That depends on your definition of reckless. I guess hooking up with you is reckless since it can cost me my profession.”
“I’m the best thing that’s happened to you,” I tease. “But you’re the best thing that’s happened to me too.”
I pull her against me, cup her beautiful cheeks in my hands and brush my lips over hers. It’s soft and tender with so much feeling, I’m about to explode.
When we come out of the kiss, I grin. “I mean have you done something like this? Something you’ve always thought about but never done.”
“What’s this?”
“This.” Before she can question it, I pull my shirt over my head, and scurry closer to the wading pool. I toe off my boots, slip out of my socks and take my pants and briefs off.
“Parker,” she says, her eyes like saucers.
“Come on. Live a little.”
“You’re serious? This is a terrible idea,” she mutters as she undresses.
“You said that about us, yet, we’re happy and together.”
She laughs, soft and genuine and I realize that I love her. Truly love her. I’m deep in thought when I dive into the shockingly cold water. “Whew. That’s… refreshing."
She sheds her clothes, gasping as she steps into the water. “Oh my God.”
“You’ll get used to it,” I chuckle as her nipples harden into peaks.
“You’re insane.”
“Probably.”
We move deeper and she wraps herself around me to stay afloat. The space between us disappears. I pull her against me with one hand and sneak my other hand between us, rubbing my thumbs over her taut nipples.
Water moves around us as I kick my feet enough to stay afloat. Her hands are on my shoulders. I move mine to her waist.
Her breath catches as I pull her in tighter, feeling her breasts against my chest.
“This is reckless.”
