[Invitation to Eden 04.0] Hydrotherapy by Suzanne Rock Page A

faithful to you Jenna. Every day I worked and saved, hoping that one day I could return to you.”
    “Return for what?” she asked when he glanced back at her. “For what, Caine? Nothing has changed. You’re still going from job to job. You’re still trying to make ends meet. The only difference now is that you’re blurring the lines between what’s legal and what isn’t.”
    “This Master of the Island. He’s paying us a lot of money to find these artifacts. More than we think the artifacts are worth.”
    “What are you saying?”
    “I’m saying that even if we don’t sell some of the artifacts on the black market, I’ll no longer need to go treasure hunting. We could settle down and be respectable.”
    She pressed her lips together for a moment in thought. “I know you, Caine. You’ll never be happy in one place. You live for the dive.”
    “I’ll be happy if I’m with you.” He hooked his finger under a long strand of hair and pushed it over her shoulder.
    “Don’t be ridiculous. You love adventure too much.”
    “I love you, too.”
    “You can’t give diving up. It’s in your blood.”
    “It’s in your blood, too.” He inched closer. “Look, I don’t like what happened in Chicago, but can concede that you didn’t have my note and therefore had no idea of my true intensions. All of that is in the past. This is our present.” He inched forward. “Our future.”
    She shook her head. “I can’t wait around for you to figure things out, Caine.”
    “I already have everything figured out. I just need you to wait until the end of this job.”
    “And what if another job comes along? What about Rex?”
    He slid his arms around her body and pulled her close. “What about us ? Don’t you want to at least try?” He leaned forward and brushed his cheek against her temple. “Try for me, Jenna. That’s all I ask.”
    “Why should I try, Caine?” She asked as she eased away. “I gave you my heart before, and you broke it into pieces. Give me one good reason why I should trust you again.”
    “You want a reason?” He leaned back and shifted his gaze to her mouth. “Because every morning when I wake up, I think of you. Every night when I go to bed, I dream of us, and how good we could be together. Give me another shot, Jenna. Do it for me. For us.”
    The kiss was hard and demanding, just the way she liked it. Damn him for knowing her needs, and damn her for falling for him all over again. Tears filled her eyes as she wrapped her arms around his neck and held on tight. The towel around her shoulders fell to the ground. Caine swept his tongue into her mouth, causing her to shiver with need. He tasted so warm, so good. Jenna knew if she let herself, she could sink deep into this man and never come up for air.
    When he finally broke away, she took in a large, steadying breath. Through an erotic haze she watched Caine flash her a seductive smile, then push her backward into the pool.
    “Hey!” Warm water hit her hard, and once again Jenna was struggling for breath. She popped back up to the surface and wiped the water from her eyes. When she could focus, she saw Caine pulling off the last of his clothes.
    “What are you doing?”
    “Making you remember how good we had it—and how good it could be again.”
    Jenna yelped as he dove into the water next to her. Droplets fell down like rain, splashing on her face and neck. Within seconds she felt something wrap around her ankle. Jenna screamed as she was pulled below the surface of the water once more.

Chapter Seven
    Panic set in as Jenna sunk underneath the surface of the pool. Caine wrapped his arms around her, preventing her from returning to the surface for air. She struggled against him, then realized what he was trying to do. This was a game that they used to play back in St. Lucia.
    She opened her eyes and found him watching her. Bubbles floated up to the surface from his mouth at regular intervals and his bushy, blond hair fanned out