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pulled away gently, almost as if he sensed her tension. He was far too perceptive.
    “I feel like I’ve known you forever, Melinda. Like we were destined to meet. Wow, sorry,” he said with a hint of disbelief. “Even to me that sounded like a lame ass pick up line.” He let out a frustrated chuckle.
    She recalled feeling the same way when she’d run into him the evening before. Like destiny had knocked on her door. “Well, since we’re being lame and cliché, you should know I don’t normally do this sort of thing. It’s so… not me.”
    “And not to meet, or beat, your cliché, but I usually do like to date, first,” he said. “If you want to stop, Melinda, we can. The truth is...” he let out a timid breath. “The truth is, from the moment I ran into you last night I haven’t stopped thinking about you. I don’t understand it exactly, but when I looked into your eyes they begged me to love you. To wrap you up in my arms and protect you. To please you in every way possible. I’ve had an urge to do just that ever since and that’s not going to change if you want to slow down.” He looked directly into her eyes to be sure there was no doubt.
    She glanced down into the water and smirked.
    “I didn’t say it would be easy to stop.”
    Riley was a stranger and yet she looked into his eyes and all doubt swept away.
    “I won’t ever do anything you don’t want me to,” he whispered, a slight tremble in his voice. “I want you to know you can trust me, Melinda. However long that takes.”
    God, could he be anything but perfect? Could he say anything that wasn’t exactly what she wanted to hear? Warning bells should have sounded in her mind, but instead, they were drowned out the pulsing of her heart. Belief in what he was saying to her even if it was naïve. Erased and replaced by a need she had to have satisfied before she lost her mind. She was done not living her life anymore. Finished wasting away the days without taking a chance. A risk… everything required risk. It was time she took one without worrying about the consequences.
    She reached in front of her and grabbed hold of Riley’s boxer shorts, pulling them down over his ass. He kicked them off, needing no further encouragement. They popped up somewhere behind him, floating away into the steamy plumes. Riley’s hands ran down her sides, eagerly sliding hers down over her hips. She wriggled out her pink panties and lost them in the swirling water. His hands wrapped around her backside, bringing her body up against his.
    Her arms slid around him.
    The hardness rubbing in between them sent a jolt of current through her.
    “I want to take you out of the water, Melinda.”
    The jolt fizzled, her breath caught.
    She didn’t answer him right away. There’d still be steam hiding them from onlookers, but there would be nothing hiding her from Riley. He’d see every part of her. There would be no way to hide anything.
    “I may have given you the impression I’m a confident person, Riley, but I’m not,” she admitted painfully. “I don’t… it’s very… exposed.”
    “Then I’ll make you see why you should be confident.”
    As if to prove the point, his thick bulge pressed into her, reminding her what she was doing to him. She let out a rushed exhale.
    “Your hot little body is driving me insane.”  
    “There you go again… saying every right thing. How do you do that?” She almost felt tears welling up. Seriously? Tears? He did call me hot. Fuck the jerkwad! He can take his adorable and shove it up his ass…
    Riley shook his head. “It’s all you, Melinda. You make me say things, think things, I’ve never thought before. Never imagined saying to anyone before.”
    “Okay,” she whispered. “Take me out of…” he didn’t give her a chance to finish. He picked her up and carried her until they’d reached a granite surface he could sit her down on. Her feet dangled in the water, her legs straddling the sides of his