naked.”
Her aching muscles demanded she strip, but she was grumbling the entire time. “I’m not questioning the island, I’m judging it harshly for showing off. I’m also wondering why the cabin that has everything we need doesn’t also have a four-wheeler or something that we could get home on.”
Court watched her undress like she was unwrapping a gift meant for him, then he picked her up and walked her to the edge of the water. “Because we don’t need to go back right now, Joely. We need to stay right where we are.”
She sank into the water with a shuddering moan. “Oh God, you’re right. This is where we need to be.”
He pulled her against him and she gasped, her hard nipples scraping against the hair on his chest. “ This is where we need to be,” he corrected roughly. “And you and Austin need to get in a better damn mood in a hurry so I can spend the rest of the night making you come.”
She leaned against him, sighing when his hands came up to massage her shoulders. “Blame him. He’s the one brooding and hiding things. Where is he anyway?”
“Probably brooding. He’ll be along. No one’s perfect, Joely, though Austin does his best. Mr. Do The Wright Thing, they used to call him in college. That’s our man, the man that saved my life and never let me thank him. The one who didn’t toss me out of the plane when I showed up to throw a monkey wrench into his carefully laid plans. I would have.”
“What plans?” Maybe he would tell her what Austin’s fantasy was.
Court’s hands slid down her back to cup the cheeks of her ass and they both moaned. “About you, Joely Jones. It’s all about you. Crazy as it is, when he finally gets around to telling you, I hope you remember that.”
She nodded, distracted by his touch. Her arms wrapped around his neck and she lifted her legs until they were curled around his waist. His erection was pressed between his flat stomach and her sex, and she rocked against him teasingly. “What about your plans for me?”
His blue gaze burned into hers. “If you’re trying to distract me with your luscious little body—it’s working. You already know my plans, Mary Ann. You know what I’m going to do to you. And I’ll give you advanced warning, I’m not going to be satisfied with one night. I might have to extend my vacation indefinitely.”
“Am I interrupting?” Joely looked up to see Austin’s tantalizing body slide into the hot water. “Damn, that hits the spot.”
Court squeezed the cheeks of her ass. “Right? This lean-to has everything. Canned goods, hot springs, a naked woman I want to play with… I might stay.”
“You?” Austin leaned back and closed his eyes, ignoring them as they clung to each other. “Won’t you get tired taking photographs of the same island? Especially when you’re so determined to travel?”
Court glared. “I could still travel. And when I come back, Eden has charms enough to keep me distracted.” He lifted one hand from her ass and cupped her breast, tugging her nipple between his fingers until she whimpered. “I don’t think she’d mind, would you, Mary Ann? If I had a home base at this cabin so I could fuck you whenever I wanted? Is that your fantasy, Joely? What you thought about when you got your invitation?”
She gave short squeak of shock when Austin—who apparently hadn’t been as relaxed as he appeared—pulled her out of Court’s arms and set her down beside them. As the men glared at each other, she realized what Court had said. The shock was icy cold and bracing. “How did you know about my invitation?”
“And I was going to keep my mouth shut.” Court sank down into the steaming water and backed himself up to the stone edge. “You want to take this one, buddy?”
“Good timing, Courtney.” Austin ran his wet hands through his hair and looked around. “I’m so glad you came along.”
Joely covered her breasts with crossed arms. “How do you know ?”
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