Page 36 of Fast Fury

At his low command she slowly rolled onto her back, unashamed by the way her nipples pressed against the fabric of her top. There was no way to hide it anyway, and she wanted him to see what he’d done to her.

Kai’s gaze stopped at her breasts, the desire kindling there giving her a heady rush of feminine power she hadn’t felt in…maybe forever. “You’re so beautiful,” he said softly.

From any other man she would have dismissed those words and assumed he was either flat out lying or just trying to get in her pants. But not Kai. She believed him because that look on his face, like he was thinking about all the things he wanted to do to her, combined with his touch—those were real.

Closing her eyes, she let herself drift while he spread the sunscreen all over the front of her, making her tingle and throb. He finished by pushing her sunhat off and tossing it aside, kneeling over her to smooth the cool lotion over her forehead, cheeks and nose. Abby had never felt so cherished or wanted.

“Okay, all done.” He withdrew his hands, causing her to open her eyes and look up at him. His face was directly above hers, giving her a prime view of those powerful shoulders, arms and chest, that gorgeous, chiseled face. “Ready for some fun in the water?”

Her entire body ached with need. What she wanted was to drag him into the tent and do bad, bad things to him. But that wasn’t going to work when it was broad daylight and five of his friends were wandering around. And this continual build of arousal was too delicious to end now.

“Okay,” she whispered back.

He stood and reached down a hand for her, the sensual promise in his eyes making her heart pound. “Come on, shortcake. Let me show you my idea of paradise.”

Chapter Ten

A few days ago, Kai thought the most fun part of this trip was during that race with Freeman back on Oahu, but he’d been wrong. Dead wrong. Nothing could touch what he’d experienced with Abby this afternoon while they played in the water together.

“That was incredible,” Abby gushed, tossing her snorkeling gear to the sand beside their tent. They’d been in the water for almost an hour, exploring the reef just offshore. The water was calm, the tide just beginning to come in, the sun dipping low on the horizon, about an hour away from setting.

Kai smiled. “Glad you had fun.”

Rubbing the sunscreen into her creamy skin had made him hard as stone, but he’d also seen something from her that surprised him. She’d hesitated before coming out of the tent in her swimsuit, and she’d been almost shy with him at first, as though she’d been anxious about him seeing her body.

If she’d only known how desperate he was to see her, she wouldn’t have worried in the first place. He’d loved what he’d seen, couldn’t wait to seeallof her. Thankfully she’d relaxed after he’d told her how beautiful she was. Once he’d helped her with her fins, mask and snorkel and gotten her into the water, she’d loved it. He’d pointed out all the different fish and a couple of sea turtles.

She gave him a coy look as she pushed her wet bangs out of her face. “You sure know how to show a girl a good time.”

He’d just shared his love of the ocean with her, and romanced her with food he’d known she would love. But he wanted to show her so much more. Like how amazing chemistry translated to incredible sex, for example. That was at the top of his list right now. “Oh, shortcake, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”

Her cheeks turned pink but she didn’t look away, a grin tugging at her lips. “You sound very sure of yourself.”

“I’m pretty confident in my abilities.” He’d show her exactly how much fun he could be soon enough. Heat gathered low in his belly, his growing erection pressing against the front of his swim shorts. “One more quick swim before we shower up for dinner?”

“Okay.” She studied him, her gaze lingering on his chest, sliding lower, making the shorts even tighter before she met his eyes again. “I’ve never seen anyone as good as you in the water before. You’re like a fish. Or a merman.”

“Well, my name does mean ‘sea’.” Without giving her any warning, he bent at the waist and grabbed her, hoisting her over his shoulder.

She shrieked out a laugh and grabbed at his waist. “Kai! Put me down!”

“Nope.” He whacked a hand across her left butt cheek and carried her back into the water, waiting until he was waist deep before gripping her hips and tossing her into the waves.

He caught a glimpse of shock on her face, her wide, pretty blue eyes just before she went under. She surfaced two seconds later with an expression of horror, her hands clutching her bikini top to her breasts, which had come undone at the back of her neck.

Chuckling, he took a wading step toward her. “Uh oh, wardrobe malfunction. Need a hand?”

She narrowed her eyes at him. “I’d splash you for that, but my hands are full right now.”

They were full, all right. “I’ll help. I’ll hold the top in place while you tie it.”

She snorted. “No, I’ll hold and you tie. You think I’m that easy?”

God, he loved her sass, her confidence. “No, you’re not easy at all, except for when it comes to being with you,” he murmured, bending to kiss the tip of her nose as he pulled the ties into place at her nape and did them up.

Abby gazed up at him with those gorgeous, vivid blue eyes, looking like a little blonde water nymph. A sexy one. Then her hand flashed out, shoving a wave of water right into his face. He sputtered and coughed, wiped the water away to give her a mock glare.

“Serves you right,” she said, and bravely stood her ground.

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