Page 43 of Doctor I Do

I unbutton my pants and push them down. I stay in my briefs as I move to the edge and slip under, welcoming the cool water on my skin.

“If that’s what you wanna tell yourself,” she murmurs.

“What?” My brows pinch together at her boldness.

“You heard me, honey,” she mocks, sliding her hands up to her hair and gathering her long blond locks in her hands. I shouldn’t look, knowing it’s a bad idea, but my favorite part of her exposed neck is on full display right now. My fingers move under the water, remembering how her skin felt under the pads of my fingers. Soft, delicate, sexy. Tahlia is a deadly combination.

“Don’t be a brat.”

“Why am I frustrating you?” she asks with a devilish smirk, totally challenging me.

Yep, this woman is taunting me for leaving the bathroom last night. I float closer to her, forgetting this is a bad idea. I want this just as much as she seems to.

“Not at all,” I lie. If she were any other woman, I’d have fucked her so many times by now. But she’s not just anyone. She’s someone I care deeply about and someone I really like. The more I’ve gotten to know her, the more I like her. And fuck, I don’t want to hurt her. And that’s how this always goes the moment I have sex.

“Liar,” she argues with a knowing smile. Her cheeks are flushed from the heat of the sun. She looks incredibly sultry, and I’m struggling to hold back and not approach her.

“I have good control, unlike some,” I taunt her.

“You wish.” She bites back a grin and splashes me. Laughing hysterically, she swims away.

My dick twitches at how much I’d love to catch her and fuck her against the pool edge. Make her come so hard she’ll beg me to do it again and again.

And then I dive for her. She squeals and peers over her shoulder to see how close I am before a screech leaves her as she realizes I’m going to catch her.

As soon as I’m within reach, I grab her arm and she spins to back herself into the side of the pool. She’s breathing hard and fast. I remind myself she doesn’t deserve a quick fuck by the pool with an emotionless bastard.

But I still want to be near her. So, I close the distance between us, leaving only a few inches.

“You wanted me to chase you, didn’t you?” I ask, unable to tear my gaze away.

Her teeth catch her lip as she nods. “Of course. And you did,” she admits.

Her eyes don’t shift from mine. Holding strong.

“You thought I wouldn’t catch you?” I whisper darkly.

A wicked laugh slips from her lips before she breathes, “I don’t know what I was thinking, honestly.”

“I do,” I rasp, inching closer again, until my erection hits her stomach. She whimpers.

“No, you don’t,” she argues. “You wish.”

My head dips to whisper into her ear through clenched teeth. “I don’t need to wish. I know.”

I tilt my hips up, and she gasps, her head rolling back. I move my lips to her neck, breathing heavily. She rocks her body, so she slips over my erection. Growling, my hands fly to her hips, and I hold her still. I grind my hard cock over her naked pussy, and she cries out in pleasure.

I’m about to reach out to grab her face and bring her lips to mine when my pager goes off. Emergency call-in again.

Seriously?

“Fuck,” I grunt, dropping my hand back into the water. I get an idea as I pull away. With a playful smile on my lips, I splash her this time.

She squeals, “Alex.”

I swim away fast.

Her undiluted laughter fills the air as I go.

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