A smile crosses my face. “I’ll race you to the top. Loser buys dinner.”
“You’re on.”
Ridge
She kicked my ass each time we raced to the top, and she hasn’t stopped smiling since. Most guys would hate being beaten by anyone, and I’m no exception, but with her? I don’t mind. I’ll let her tease me about it as long as she wants because she’s having a good time and she’s happy.
So fucking happy, and it looks good on her.
“What’s this?” she asks as we pull into our next destination.
“Have you ever heard of a beer spa?” I ask as I put the truck in park.
“No…”
“Well, I booked us a private couples spa. We will have our own room where we will have a bath. There’s an infrared sauna and a shower. They will have beer and one of those cheese, meat, and cracker boards for us.”
“Charcuterie board,” she corrects.
“Sure.”
She looks at the building in front of us with a small smile on her face. “So that explains the bathing suits. I didn’t even know this was a thing.”
“I didn’t either until I found it online,” I confess, making her laugh.
I jump out of the truck and round to her side. After opening her door, I grab our bags from the back seat. Without overthinking it, I take her hand in mine and lead us toward the front door. We check in, and the lady behind the desk, whose name tag reads Harmony, leads us to the private room.
I can’t help but smile as Rain’s breath catches. I might have warned her what we were about to do, but I didn’t tell her I got us the couples package where they cover the room in flower petals and candles. The room screams romance.
The rock climbing could have been considered two friends doing an activity together, but this screams date. It sets the intention of what I want to happen between us.
“This is too much,” she says quietly.
“Do you not like it?”
She shakes her head rapidly before I can even finish my question. “No, I love it. I just know this must have cost a fortune.”
“You’re worth it.” I shrug.
I set our bags down, and we grab our swimsuits. She steps into the shower stall to change while I do it out in the open. Grabbing the two beers that were pre-poured, I move them over to the tub and get in. I can’t help but hiss as the water touches my skin.
It’s hot as hell, but somehow I know she will love it. When she steps out of the shower stall in her little blue bikini with white stripes, I bite back a groan.
Don’t get hard. Whatever you do, don’t get hard.
“You okay?” she asks, smirking.
“I’m good,” I lie, holding out my hand.
Rain places hers in mine and carefully steps into the water. She sighs as she sits down.
“This feels amazing.”
“It really does, doesn’t it?” I ask as I pass her beer over to her.
As she takes a drink, her eyes flutter shut. Pure happiness crosses her face as she sinks lower into the water across from me.
“This is really something,” she says quietly after a few minutes.
