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Brendan had fit none of that pattern so far Theyd met a year before the first real date happened, and here they were, just a few days later, in deeper and faster than any relationship shed ever had She couldnt iineand desperately didnt wantfor it to end, but this was uno of her hand once, nevera uide in a forest, one she wasnt sure she valued solely for being a guide, or being who he was

Stea to coreeing to stop at his favorite coffee place to pick up a hot beverage, because the inlet temperature hadnt been as comfortable as the fall Florida weather He put the vehicle in park and stretched his arers

I cant go swi for earlier, safer topics You knohen you said I could go with you?

He lifted a brow I didnttoday The dip wasnt planned

She chuckled, but shook her head I mean I cant swim

Not at all?

No My parents dont swi up A rt, nature classes, ot overlooked We didnt live near any water, no friends with pools, so it never beca, but if there were strea

Do you own a swimsuit? His attention wandered over her knit button down shirt It showed decent cleavage, particularly highlighted with the wooden Tree-of-Life pendant she wore nestled there Preferably a bikini Its much easier to learn to swiether in a s to teach me?

Everyone should kno to swim A nd youd love it A t that park ent to today, theres a hike to a creek area that not a lot of people know about because it takes a while to get there Theres a cave, and you can swim into it, listen to the drip of the water off the rocks Youd love it, he repeated His fingers shifted, tracing the soft skin beneath her eyes But thats not why stea on it Okay?

Okay She could tell it took hi a submissiveshe dictated to hi around the Jeep, he opened her door for her, handed her out A s he did, shestroke of her hip Ilad those boxers were too wet to wear under your jeans

I to keep watch while I stripped theave her a wry look, not just about that, but also telling her he ell aware she was enjoying her power over hi uy like you, afraid of a pack of naturally curious fourteen-year-olds?

Pack being the key word there, he said, ain Do you want some coffee?

Hot chocolate for me, hipped cream and marshmallows

Does it come any other way? When he slid his arm around her shoulders, she looped hers low on his waist, hooking her fingers in his waistband and feeling the movement of bare skin and hip bone under her touch

You know, Brendan, Iriuilt You dont need to Yeah, I do He brushed a kiss over her brow Not until you say it, Chloe

What if I order you to abandon that idea? Climax a hundred times?

Id say Ill need hydration, fast

She scowled at him and his evasion, but nature intervened before she could pursue it further Their ti the park had been propitious, because the sky had been darkening during their drive Now a roll of thunder greeted the them into the coffee shop, which was too crowded for the personal conversation to continue

The late afternoon rain shower arrived as he was paying for their purchases, the lights flickering at a particularly sharp and brilliant shard of lightning She loved storms, so shed moved to a table for two at the atch while he waited for their order Shed offered to pay, but hed given her a look of et theeous, ht brought, and eyed the thru down, broken into panes by the wind The way the treescenter across the street Florida thunderstorms often blew up fast and scary, but she was pretty sure it would already be dying off before they left

Brendan joined her then, sliding her cup to her Can we adot hot chocolate, so Irinned Of course, Tyler prefers coffee over tea She finally put a small pot on the counter for hiive hiave hiuerite i cowboy swill instead of a civilized beverage, you cant share in any of hed Yep Thats exactly how shed say it