being torn to pieces by razor-sharp teeth. All of a sudden, a set of hands burst out
of the water and grabbed my arm, pulling me into the lake with a loud splash.
I kicked and fought off my attacker under the water and forced myself back up for
air. Once I gulped in enough oxygen to breathe, a face surfaced just in front of mine.
Bright blue eyes peered at me mischievously beneath a full head of dark hair.
"Bastard! You almost gave me a heart attack!" I screamed at Connor and splashed his
laughing face with water. Zoey lifted her head up slightly to gaze at us before stretching
and rolling onto her back. She returned to napping with her front legs pointing up
at the sky.
"I'm sorry," Connor choked out the words between laughs and watery coughs, "I'm sorry…you
just looked too comfortable…I had to mess with ya." He reached forward and grabbed my upper arms, tugging me into his
chest.
"Relaxing was the point, jackass!" I struggled in his strong grip but my slight frame
was no match against his long and lean one. I let my mouth fill with water and spit
it at him, enjoying his shocked expression.
"Did you just spit in my face ?" He pulled me tighter into him, sliding an arm around my waist, effectively pinning
my chest to his. His fingers began a rhythmic prodding up and down my side and hip.
I squealed with laughter as he tickled me mercilessly while our bodies slid together
and bobbed up and down in the water. I tried several times to dunk him, but couldn't
push myself far enough away from his grip to get the proper leverage.
The sun beat down on the top of my head, warming my scalp. As I felt his hand move
slowly over my hip and tug on the string of my bikini bottoms, I narrowed my eyes
at him. "What are you doing?" I gasped as he answered by pulling the material free,
tossing it onto the empty float drifting a few feet from us.
"It was in my way."
I lost myself in the sugary-lemon taste of his tongue as he crushed his mouth to mine
while his hands expertly roamed around my body. Breaking free just long enough to
take a deep breath, Connor pulled me through the water toward the raft and lifted
it above our heads, depositing the plastic inflatable behind us, between our bodies
and the shore.
"That won't stop anyone from seeing much if they look hard enough." I giggled as his
mouth sucked and nibbled my earlobe, slowly working its way down my neck.
"I don't care who sees us. I want you. Now ."
His eyes lit up with lust as he pulled me close. Somehow, I missed the moment when
he slipped out of his shorts and was pleasantly shocked when our hips met…skin to
skin.
"You have a very naughty streak, Kevan O'Connor." I purred into his ear while kicking
my feet steadily in an attempt to keep my head above water.
Connor bristled against me and instantly released my waist, using both his hands to
cup my face. I ignored the wind that rolled along the top of the lake and let my arms
fall from his shoulders as I floated in front of him…mesmerized by his gaze. Drops
of water fell from his long, dark lashes as his watery-blue eyes bore into mine.
"Say that again." The need in his voice was husky - sexy .
I tried to cock my head to the side but he held my face firmly in place. Our feet
and legs bumped into each other as we were jounced around like human buoys in the
middle of the lake.
"You're very naughty," I said with a smile.
"No…" he shook his head slowly and as he did the look of playful lust dissolved and
turned into more of a desperate plea. He took a deep breath and searched my face with
his gaze before he whispered, "My name - say it again. Please."
With one hand, I reached up to gently stroke his lower lip with my index finger and
whispered back, "Kevan O'Connor."
Our mouths met again, as well as our hips, and we pushed and rubbed against one another,
hungrily drinking in the taste and feel of each other until the need to become one
was
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