Page 14 of Accidental Love

“So you say.”

“I will throw you in if I have to.” He raised an eyebrow at me.

“You wouldn’t,” I said, although I knew he would. I wouldn’t put it past him to do so.

“You wanna bet?” He came toward me. Dodging his advances, I moved around him. He grinned, still coming toward me. Now that I had moved I was closer to the pool. Without thinking, I grabbed the front of his shirt and used all my strength to push him into the pool. I was rewarded with a big splash as Liam fell in. He resurfaced, wiping water from his eyes.

“Warm?” I asked, grinning and putting my hands on my hips.

“Why, yes, it is.” He paddled toward me.

“No, not falling for that trick,” I said. Looking away from his now-clean face, I moved to the other side of the pool, far away from him. I squatted down and dipped my fingers in the water. Surprisingly, it was warm. Before I noticed my mistake, I felt a firm hand grabbing my forearm and I was pulled into the water. Warmth enveloped me as I sunk in the pool. Coming up for air, I looked around and saw a smug Liam treading water a little bit away from me. I didn’t know how he got to the other side of the pool so quickly.

“Loser,” I muttered. But I wasn’t that mad. The water actually felt good.

“What was that?” he asked, swimming toward me.

“Nothing.” I shot him a smile before disappearing under the water. I scrubbed my face with my hands before resurfacing. Now that felt better. I gasped and automatically moved away when I came up. Liam was right there. “Stop scaring me like that!” I reached over and slapped his shoulder.

“You are fun to scare,” was all he said before he moved back to the shallower end of the pool. I trailed behind him, liking the water. When Liam came to the part where he could stand fully, he stood and started stripping out of his shirt.

“W-what are you doing?” I stammered, seeing his bare chest. You would think I was used to it by now, but I wasn’t.

“I’m taking my clothes off to get fully cleaned. You put eggs down my shirt,” he said, throwing his shirt on the ground.

“Oops,” I said, but grinned. He shook his head at me and continued to undress. I watched as he took off his pants and reached for his underwear.

“What are you doing? Your boxers aren’t dirty,” I said, looking away.

“Jenna, it’s not like you haven’t seen it before.” I could practically hear the smirk in his voice. “You better do the same. I think egg went down your shirt.” I knew he was right. Moving away from him and with my back facing him, I took off my shirt and pants, which left me in only my panties and bra. Not caring that Liam was watching, I ducked lower under the water to scrub my arms, chest, and shoulders.

“Hmm, I can help with that,” he said, his voice right by my ear. I shivered, feeling him pressing his naked chest against my back. His body was slick from the water, and as he moved his arms around my waist, I couldn’t help but shiver. I leaned back against him and felt him moving us. His strong arms turned me around in his hold so my front was pressed to his. “Now that’s better.”

We came to a stop when my back hit the edge of the pool. His body pressed me back against it, and his breath fanned my face. With one hand on my waist, he brought the other one up to my face. My body started to tingle as we pressed against one another and as he trailed his finger down my jaw.

Liam teased me for a little while before I finally had enough. Grabbing his head, I slammed my lips against his, molding my body against his. I didn’t care that the pool edge was digging into my back. It just made me push more into Liam. His hands moved on their own accord, and he unclipped my bra before they moved south. I smiled against his lips as he slipped my underwear off, not caring that they went to the bottom of the pool.

With our bodies pressed against one another and my hands tangling in Liam’s hair, I kept kissing him. I wrapped my legs around his waist and his hands were holding me up. We let ourselves block everything out until all that was left was the two of us.

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