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Though that doesn’t ht ht his Fair is fair

When we reach the end of the dock, I s her lips when she looks at me “Ready?” I ask her

“Mm hmm,” is all she says

I wrapher in close The hitch of her breath is undeniable, and the intensity of her reaction storms across me in a fierce wave Just like that, I’m rock hard and aware of her next to me in ways I’ve never been aware of her

Deterinal plan, I raise the cellphone, tilt my head toward her My focus narrows, not on her s her eyes

Right when I lower the phone, she snatches it froh That’s a terrible photo of me Let me take another”

I’m admittedly surprised Mallory doesn’t seem the type of woman who focuses heavily on her appearance Albeit, I don’t know her well but Aria is the most down-to-earth woman I know, and they’re best friends

She slowly lifts the phone up, but it’s in those seconds that she acts One ers brush acrossall of her body weight, she ra under the crisp water I break through the surface, finding Mallory at the edge of the dock, laughing

Quite proud of herself, she stops laughing and points atain Got it?”

“Oh yeah, I got it” I got so else, too Heat floods htly cool I like when she calls th in her eyes, the fire In fact, I didn’t know Mallory had that in her She’s both quiet and full of spark, a contradiction for sure

I swim toward the dock’s ladder and am quickly out of the water and back on the wooden platforainst the water in the soles of my sandals, but my only focus is her

At whatever she sees ine “Do you think that phone is going to keep you safe, sweetheart?” I ask, amused

“It is a very nice phone” She grins, obviously thinking she’s won “You don’t want to ruin it, do you?”

Before she can take another step back, I lurch forward and gather her in ainstin this water”

Her squeal echoes around me when I toss us both into the water, feetfirst A second later, I break through the water first