silence while he drove. Ren looked through his CDs until she found one she liked. She put it in then turned it up the volume slightly.
“This is the house,” she said as he drove down the street.
He pulled into the driveway and parked the car.
“I’ll be right back,” she said.
“Okay.”
She disappeared into the house and was gone for a few minutes. He admired the house she lived in. When she returned, he forgot about his thoughts. She was wearing a yellow dress with white sandals. Her hair was still done , and she looked gorgeous.
“You look nice,” he whispered.
“It’s not too fancy for the aquarium?”
“The penguins will like it.”
She smiled. “I hope so.”
“So you’re trying to impress them?”
She shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Damn penguins,” he mumbled under his breath.
She chuckled.
They arrived at the aquarium , and he sneaked her in through the back. He didn’t turn on the lights, and they walked down the hallway, using the light coming from the tanks as direction.
“What do you want to see first?”
“The penguins.”
“Okay,” he said with a sigh. “But I’m telling you, they are little bastards.”
“I highly doubt it.”
He took her to the exhibit , and they stood in front of the glass. The penguins were sleeping on the rocks, huddled in their stone caves, or sleeping while they stood up. Ren stared at them with a smile on her face. “They’re adorable.”
“Because they’re asleep. They’re my archenemies.”
She leaned toward the glass. “I would love to touch one.”
“No, you wouldn’t,” he said quickly. “But how about a dolphin?”
Her eyes lit up. “A dolphin?”
“Yeah.”
“Really?”
“I’ll show you.” He took her toward the back and to the outside pool. They approached the edge of the pool and sat down. Henry tapped the water a few times until Rose came to the surface, squealing.
Ren’s mouth dropped open , and her eyes were wide. “He’s beautiful.”
“Actually, her name is Rose.”
“My mistake,” she said quickly. She reached out and started to pet Rose. “How amazing.” She leaned forward, and her dress rose slightly. Against Henry’s control, he peeked down and looked at the top of her thighs, wanting to see more. He forced himself to be a gentleman and look away.
“She’s a pretty cool fish.”
“I wish I worked at the aquarium.”
“It sounds nicer than it really is.”
Ren kissed the dolphin on the head. “Such an amazing creature.”
“I didn’t know you liked animals so much.”
“Well, I do.”
“Maybe y ou should change your major to zoology.”
“So I can study zoos?” she teased.
He laughed.
“What else do you want to show me?”
“I like the showcase exhibit.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s our biggest tank that holds eels, sharks, fish, octopuses, tuna fish, and others that I can’t remember.”
“Let’s go,” she said excitedly.
“You remind me of a child,” he said with a smile.
“I am a little hyper, huh?”
“It’s cute.” He took her inside and they sat before the big tank, watching the fish swim around. She crossed her legs while she sat there, mesmerized by the life inside the tank. They said nothing to each other while they watched the eels move from their crevasses.
The hallway was dark , and Henry could barely see her face. He heard her breathe in the dark, her excitement evident in the rise and fall of her chest. He glanced at her lips and saw the red lipstick she wore. He wondered what she tasted like.
Henry leaned in and pressed his lips against her cheek, leaving them there for a long time. He wanted to taste her lips but knew they both weren’t ready for that. Just being this close to her set his skin on fire. He wanted to lie on top of her and kiss her everywhere, but he kept the touch innocent. He really liked Ren and wanted to treat her right. That was the least he could do.
When he pulled away, her face was still close to his. She pressed
“This is the house,” she said as he drove down the street.
He pulled into the driveway and parked the car.
“I’ll be right back,” she said.
“Okay.”
She disappeared into the house and was gone for a few minutes. He admired the house she lived in. When she returned, he forgot about his thoughts. She was wearing a yellow dress with white sandals. Her hair was still done , and she looked gorgeous.
“You look nice,” he whispered.
“It’s not too fancy for the aquarium?”
“The penguins will like it.”
She smiled. “I hope so.”
“So you’re trying to impress them?”
She shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Damn penguins,” he mumbled under his breath.
She chuckled.
They arrived at the aquarium , and he sneaked her in through the back. He didn’t turn on the lights, and they walked down the hallway, using the light coming from the tanks as direction.
“What do you want to see first?”
“The penguins.”
“Okay,” he said with a sigh. “But I’m telling you, they are little bastards.”
“I highly doubt it.”
He took her to the exhibit , and they stood in front of the glass. The penguins were sleeping on the rocks, huddled in their stone caves, or sleeping while they stood up. Ren stared at them with a smile on her face. “They’re adorable.”
“Because they’re asleep. They’re my archenemies.”
She leaned toward the glass. “I would love to touch one.”
“No, you wouldn’t,” he said quickly. “But how about a dolphin?”
Her eyes lit up. “A dolphin?”
“Yeah.”
“Really?”
“I’ll show you.” He took her toward the back and to the outside pool. They approached the edge of the pool and sat down. Henry tapped the water a few times until Rose came to the surface, squealing.
Ren’s mouth dropped open , and her eyes were wide. “He’s beautiful.”
“Actually, her name is Rose.”
“My mistake,” she said quickly. She reached out and started to pet Rose. “How amazing.” She leaned forward, and her dress rose slightly. Against Henry’s control, he peeked down and looked at the top of her thighs, wanting to see more. He forced himself to be a gentleman and look away.
“She’s a pretty cool fish.”
“I wish I worked at the aquarium.”
“It sounds nicer than it really is.”
Ren kissed the dolphin on the head. “Such an amazing creature.”
“I didn’t know you liked animals so much.”
“Well, I do.”
“Maybe y ou should change your major to zoology.”
“So I can study zoos?” she teased.
He laughed.
“What else do you want to show me?”
“I like the showcase exhibit.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s our biggest tank that holds eels, sharks, fish, octopuses, tuna fish, and others that I can’t remember.”
“Let’s go,” she said excitedly.
“You remind me of a child,” he said with a smile.
“I am a little hyper, huh?”
“It’s cute.” He took her inside and they sat before the big tank, watching the fish swim around. She crossed her legs while she sat there, mesmerized by the life inside the tank. They said nothing to each other while they watched the eels move from their crevasses.
The hallway was dark , and Henry could barely see her face. He heard her breathe in the dark, her excitement evident in the rise and fall of her chest. He glanced at her lips and saw the red lipstick she wore. He wondered what she tasted like.
Henry leaned in and pressed his lips against her cheek, leaving them there for a long time. He wanted to taste her lips but knew they both weren’t ready for that. Just being this close to her set his skin on fire. He wanted to lie on top of her and kiss her everywhere, but he kept the touch innocent. He really liked Ren and wanted to treat her right. That was the least he could do.
When he pulled away, her face was still close to his. She pressed
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