Page 90 of The Taste of Deceit

“That’s my man.”

I laugh, tossing my shorts onto the pile with the rest of our clothes. I wade into the water and pull her against me.

“Baby Girl, you got naked.” I smile. “I’m a simple man.”

She giggles, running her hands down my arms.

“You’re so easy.”

I laugh.

“Can you blame me?” I slide my hands around her waist. “My girl’s a fucking goddess.”

She smiles, her hands sliding up my chest until they settle behind my neck. Before I can kiss her, she splashes me. Cold saltwater hits me square in the face.

I blink.

“Really?”

She laughs and takes off toward deeper water.

“Oh, you’re in trouble now.”

She squeals as I chase after her. The water climbs from my waist to my chest before I finally catch her, wrapping an arm around her middle. She laughs so hard she nearly loses her balance.

“I surrender!”

“No, you don’t.”

“I absolutely don’t.”

I shake my head. She splashes me again anyway.

“Oh, that’s it.”

I scoop her up before she can escape, lifting her completely out of the water. She throws her head back laughing, droplets scattering through the moonlight.

“Luca!”

“You started this.”

“I know.”

“You don’t seem very sorry.”

“I’m not.”

I laugh and lower her back into the water. She immediately wraps herself around me, her arms circling my neck and her legs settling around my waist beneath the surface.

“There.”

“There?”

“You can’t chase me if I’m already attached to you.”

I smile.

“I don’t think that’s how that works.”