dock. Falling ungracefully face first into the water, he surfaced quickly to find her doubled over laughing.
“Ready?” she asked him, and he nodded, walking backwards away from the dock to watch her jump in. Whether she did it on purpose or not, she rose up under the water right in front of him, bumping against him with her luscious breasts, which thrust out slightly as she ran her hands through her hair.
“Clever little minx.”
“Don’t underestimate me. I may be cute and short, but I’m feisty.”
Indeed.
“I promise I won’t in the future. Race you to the end?” He leapt away from her and began to swim, twisting onto his back to watch her cut through the water like a fish. Hell. She was so pretty he kept forgetting she was an athlete. Wanting to salvage his pride after that dock debacle, he beat her to the end, but just by a few strokes. He could thank longer arms for most of that. He didn’t want to think she might have let him win.
He lifted her up onto the soft grass, and they stretched out on their backs, far away from the pack and noise and the other men looking at her.
“Your family is nice,” she said, rolling to her side. “Thanks for inviting me.”
“You’re welcome. I wanted to get to you know better, Shyne. The gym isn’t exactly conducive to that.”
“You could have asked me out,” she said casually.
“I did.”
She blew out a breath. “No, I mean you could have asked me out for coffee or something.”
Ah. I fucking wanted to, honey . “I wanted to take things slow, if that’s okay? We just met last weekend.” Actually, sweetheart, I’d like to tug those bottoms down and spread your thighs and bury myself inside you forever. Is that slow? Mentally leashing both his wolf and his cock, he asked her a ton of mundane questions that she answered easily, turning the question gun right back on him. Oddly enough, she didn’t seem to care at all that he was a wolf. There was something particularly refreshing about that.
Eventually their stomachs growled, and since both of their suits were dry now, they walked around the lake instead.
As she told him about taking every fitness class she could over the last few years to figure out what she liked best, learning from others and being mentored, he couldn’t help but appreciate her dedication to what she was doing. She didn’t seem to be carried away about health and fitness, but she loved exercising and helping other people feel good, and she found a way to make a career of it. The only thing she didn’t seem very willing to open up about was her family. She did say her parents were dead, but that was as far as that conversation went before she carefully changed the topic. He let her without pushing it. He didn’t want her to resent his curiosity. There’d be time enough for secret sharing when she knew him better. Already, he was itching to touch her, hold her in any way he could. His gums hurt from his fangs wanting to elongate, and his fingertips ached from his claws trying to push through. By the time they settled on their towels near Jason and Cadence to watch the fireworks, his throat was so raw from growling quietly at everyone that looked at her a second too long, he thought he’d lose his voice by the end of the night.
As she leaned against him and the fireworks exploded overhead, he caught the hint of rapture on her face and wondered if it was just the general magic of the lights in the sky or if there was more to it than that. He didn’t ask, not wanting to interrupt whatever it was that made her look so sweetly entranced.
Before they headed to the bar, he took her up to Robert’s home, and they both changed into regular clothes. He donned a pair of jeans and a navy blue silk t-shirt. It wasn’t exactly his style, but there was something about the way that it offset his blue eyes that made him think she’d like it. He was right.
When she
“Ready?” she asked him, and he nodded, walking backwards away from the dock to watch her jump in. Whether she did it on purpose or not, she rose up under the water right in front of him, bumping against him with her luscious breasts, which thrust out slightly as she ran her hands through her hair.
“Clever little minx.”
“Don’t underestimate me. I may be cute and short, but I’m feisty.”
Indeed.
“I promise I won’t in the future. Race you to the end?” He leapt away from her and began to swim, twisting onto his back to watch her cut through the water like a fish. Hell. She was so pretty he kept forgetting she was an athlete. Wanting to salvage his pride after that dock debacle, he beat her to the end, but just by a few strokes. He could thank longer arms for most of that. He didn’t want to think she might have let him win.
He lifted her up onto the soft grass, and they stretched out on their backs, far away from the pack and noise and the other men looking at her.
“Your family is nice,” she said, rolling to her side. “Thanks for inviting me.”
“You’re welcome. I wanted to get to you know better, Shyne. The gym isn’t exactly conducive to that.”
“You could have asked me out,” she said casually.
“I did.”
She blew out a breath. “No, I mean you could have asked me out for coffee or something.”
Ah. I fucking wanted to, honey . “I wanted to take things slow, if that’s okay? We just met last weekend.” Actually, sweetheart, I’d like to tug those bottoms down and spread your thighs and bury myself inside you forever. Is that slow? Mentally leashing both his wolf and his cock, he asked her a ton of mundane questions that she answered easily, turning the question gun right back on him. Oddly enough, she didn’t seem to care at all that he was a wolf. There was something particularly refreshing about that.
Eventually their stomachs growled, and since both of their suits were dry now, they walked around the lake instead.
As she told him about taking every fitness class she could over the last few years to figure out what she liked best, learning from others and being mentored, he couldn’t help but appreciate her dedication to what she was doing. She didn’t seem to be carried away about health and fitness, but she loved exercising and helping other people feel good, and she found a way to make a career of it. The only thing she didn’t seem very willing to open up about was her family. She did say her parents were dead, but that was as far as that conversation went before she carefully changed the topic. He let her without pushing it. He didn’t want her to resent his curiosity. There’d be time enough for secret sharing when she knew him better. Already, he was itching to touch her, hold her in any way he could. His gums hurt from his fangs wanting to elongate, and his fingertips ached from his claws trying to push through. By the time they settled on their towels near Jason and Cadence to watch the fireworks, his throat was so raw from growling quietly at everyone that looked at her a second too long, he thought he’d lose his voice by the end of the night.
As she leaned against him and the fireworks exploded overhead, he caught the hint of rapture on her face and wondered if it was just the general magic of the lights in the sky or if there was more to it than that. He didn’t ask, not wanting to interrupt whatever it was that made her look so sweetly entranced.
Before they headed to the bar, he took her up to Robert’s home, and they both changed into regular clothes. He donned a pair of jeans and a navy blue silk t-shirt. It wasn’t exactly his style, but there was something about the way that it offset his blue eyes that made him think she’d like it. He was right.
When she
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