Page 104 of Scandalous

“As long as nothing important is showing.” She shrugs.

“I don’t know how I feel about people seeing you so vulnerable.” Ezra frowns.

“Her body, her choice. If she’s okay, we have to respect that,” Santi says as he eats a pastry.

“If you want, I would be willing to let you vet the photos before I post them.” She bumps her shoulder into Ezra’s.

“I would like that.” He nods. “Outside of that, do we have anything going on? I need to check in with the DJ and make sure the stage and everything is set up, ready to go.”

“I can’t believe it’s tonight,” Liam says, rubbing his hands together. “It’s going to be a fucking blast.”

“Cheers to another event going off without a hitch,” Santi says, holding his cup up.

We all raise our glasses except for Ezra, who’s frowning at Santi. “I swear on all that is holy, if you just jinxed us, arsehole, I’m going to shave your eyebrows off while you sleep.”

“Don’t worry, Santi, I’ll protect you from Ezra,” Aurora says, making us all laugh.

“You’re crazy.” I shake my head.

“What? Ezra has more bark than bite. He’s like a teddy bear.” She leans forward, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

Ezra pulls her into his side and nips her shoulder.

He growls. “Love, if I’m anything, I’m the Big Bad Wolf.”

I bite back a smile as Aurora’s breath catches. Since her eyes are turned toward Ezra, I can’t see them, but I know they are dilated.

“Is it just me, or did it just get hotter out here?” Liam murmurs, breaking the moment.

Aurora licks her lips and shakes her head as she pushes her chair back. “So fucking hot.”

She walks over to the pool, stripping along the way. Then she stands, glancing back at us before she dives in. We all groan as she comes up, pushing her hair behind her head. Something about that move is so fucking sexy I can hardly stand it.

“Who’s taking photos?” she calls over her shoulder.

I stand up. “Let me grab the camera.”

“Lucky bastard,” Ezra mumbles.

“He might get to take the photos, but we get to watch,” Santi points out.

The guys chuckle as I head inside and grab it off the kitchen island. Within minutes, I’m back outside and in the pool. Immediately, I start snapping photos of Aurora from all angles.

Treading water with the camera above my head, I move to her side. Her breasts are pressed against the glass retaining wall. Her arms are folded on the top with her chin resting on them.

She looks so fucking beautiful. Continuously I snap photos until she turns her head and smiles at me.

“Get enough?”

Swimming backward, I go to the edge of the pool and set the camera down, out of the way of any water that could spill over the edge. I move back over to Aurora and wrap my arms around her waist and rest my chin on her shoulder.

“I think I got some good ones,” I say after a moment of silence.

“Good,” she says quietly.

She leans over and kisses me.

“Did you get what you needed?” Ezra says as he and the guys slip into the pool next to us.

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