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And me, what did I do?

I watched her

I’d never felt like a creep before I guess because I was someone ent after what he wanted when he wanted to, so I never found er than a fewmy shot

The thing was, Shawn seemed to be bulletproof

So the day turned to evening without her saying another word to me

It was soured I’d fallen asleep, that I heard herher way down the stairs

Curious, I got out of bed where I hadn’t been able to sleep anyway,toward the s at the back of the house

And there she was

In a barely-there yelloimsuit that put her perfect body on display as she passed each of the ht of so up her side, but she was too much in shadow to make it out

My gaze followed her as she made her way toward the stairs that led up to the slide, and there was no denying the s that was her intent

To enjoy the amenities of the villa

Withoutthem

I barely knew the woman, but it sure as hell seemed pretty on-brand for her

I watched as sheall, though there wasn’t ht Then she took a slow, deep breath before lowering herself down onto the top of the slide, going flat, then with a big-ass smile on her face, she pushed off

And down she went

I probably should have minded my own business, let her have one moment of private joy, but I couldn’t seem to make myself stay in my room

I was right there at the ladder when she started co up

As if sensing s, her head shot up

“I hate you,” she declared “Not your slide,” she added,her way up, the water cascading down her body as she got closer to the top “Are you going toherself eye-level with my pelvis

And she aze slid over ered onto find me a little soft under all the suits It would fit with her distaste of yht want

But unlike many of my fellow former trust-fund kids, I’d been forced into thethat had instilled incare of my body

Which hy, but I had the eight-pack I’d sported back in my military days

She also may have been surprised to see the scars