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“Can I swi an impulsive hand on Tair’s arm “I don’t have a suit but it’s dark out and you won’t see—” She broke off, remembered herself Remembered him “Unless you have a suit for me?”

“Not readily, no”

“So your lady friends don’t keep suits here?” she asked, knowing she was being arch and unable to help it She was curious after all

“No” He closed the French doors, so that they were alone in his walled garden with the pool reflecting the very nearly full moon

“They swim naked?” she persisted

Tair moved toward her, took the outer robe in his hand and drew it off, over her head and dropped the dark fabric in a puddle at her feet His gaze lowered, lingered, taking in the fullness of her curves beneath the thin silk of her aqua gown

“They swim naked”

Naked

Tally sucked in air, heat flooding her liain

The man had a ords

Trying to hide her flurry of nerves, Tally e of the pool She crouched at the side, reached in, touched the water Not hot like a spa, nor cold Just perfect

Staring toward the bottom she tried to make out the depth of the pool and she couldn’t see the bottom, not easily It wasn’t a shallow pool And it wasn’t small It was a pool one could swim in, exercise in

Tally stood, dipped a toe into the water, the he in the water, too

“You’re getting your robe wet,” he said, watching her from the shadows

She smiled “I don’t have a suit”

“And so what are you going to do?”