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take a woman to shop, rich or poor, Daniel ended up at one of
the outlet malls.   Most of the parking
spaces were filled, so he dropped her off with a promise to circle around till
he gained a slot or she returned.   Although he expected her to take an hour and resigned himself to the
wait, Daniel saw her on his third pass, bag in hand.   He picked her up. “That was quick.”
    She
flashed him a grin as she settled into the passenger seat. “I hate shopping,”
she said. “I’m the kind of gal who grabs what she wants, finds one to fit, and
gets out.   Do you have swim trunks?”
    Hells
bells, he hadn’t even thought of what he’d wear.   Daniel didn’t own any swim trunks, not here
and not at home in his Spartan apartment.   He hadn’t been swimming in over ten years or to an amusement park or
inside a movie theater or arcade or visited a mall no more than a few times,
not since Mollie died.   Caught short, he
said, “No, I don’t.   Shit.”
    “Don’t
worry, sugar,” she said as she pulled something red out of her bag. “I figured
you probably didn’t, so I bought you a pair.   Hope the size is right, but I think they’ll fit.”
    Cecily
held up a pair of shiny trunks and he nodded, speechless.   Daniel wasn’t sure if it was the casual
endearment she tossed his way or the thoughtfulness she displayed, but he
swallowed the lump in his throat before he choked.   “They look like they should,” he said.
“Thanks.”
    “Oh,
no problem,” she said with a little laugh.   She stretched out her left hand and rested in
against his thigh.   The slight weight of
it brought his dick to life. “I guess we’re ready to go swimming.”
    If
she scooted her fingers a few more inches, they wouldn’t be swimming, Daniel
thought but he nodded. “Let’s go.”
    At
the water park, he paid their admissions and they wandered through a gift
shop.   Cecily picked up some sunscreen
and paid for it before they separated to change into their suits.   Daniel skimmed off his clothes and pulled on
the trunks, surprised they fit well.   But, she’d had every opportunity to be familiar with his body.   When she emerged, her clothes folded into a
neat pile, he resisted the urge to wolf whistle.   “You look awesome,” he said.
    Her
eyes darkened and her smile widened. “Thanks but you’ve seen it all before,”
she said in a sassy tone.   She’d piled up
her braids on top of her head with a clip.   In the formfitting green suit, hair up, he thought she looked like a
classic statue—and very beautiful.   She
tossed her clothes and his into a rented locker.
    Daniel
let his gaze travel from her face down her body with slow deliberation. “Some
things,” he said in his best Texas drawl, “don’t have any limits.   What do you want to do first?”
    “I
don’t know,” Cecily said. “Wave pool, lazy river, or waterslide?”
    If
he didn’t discharge some energy soon, Daniel feared his desire for her might be
evident through the shiny red swim trunks. “Let’s do the waterslide.   C’mon.”
    He
grasped her hand and took off running, something he hadn’t done except in
pursuit in too damn long.   They joined
the queue and climbed the three stories of stairs.   Near the top, Cecily peered down with a
frown. “I didn’t know it would be this high,” she said.   Her voice quavered a little and he shot a
closer look.   Her hands twitched and she
moved with restless agitation.
    “Shit,”
he said. “You’re scared of heights, aren’t you?”
    Cecily
faced him with deep, dark eyes. “I’m not scared of anything. But no, I don’t
like heights much and yes, I’m nervous.”
    “Don’t
look down,” he cautioned. “It’ll be over fast once we’re on the slide. At the
bottom, I’ll grab you.   You can swim?”
    “Oh,
yeah,” she said.   Her cheeky grin
returned. “I swim like a fuckin’ mermaid so I won’t drown.”
    “Good,”
Daniel said. Although she joked, he felt an odd