"Yep, there should be food." We grabbed our clothes and shoes.
Lilli padded directly toward the kitchen. I went to the fridge and grabbed a beer. Leaning back against the kitchen island, I watched Lilli go through cabinets. She was up on her tiptoes trying to look onto a shelf when I sat my bottle down and walked over behind her. Leaning into her back, I practically pressed by body against hers.
"Need some help?" She froze.
"Umm…" She shifted nervously. "Is there olive oil up there?"
I reached over her shoulder to grab the bottle from the back of the shelf, she shivered.
"You cold?" I teased.
"No," she said quickly. "I should probably go change before I start cooking though." She slid out from in front of me. "Can you put that on the counter?" she motioned to the bottle of olive oil in my hand.
I placed it down quickly and grabbed her arm.
"Here?" I grabbed my t-shirt off my shoulder and tossed it to her. She caught it and looked at me in confusion. "Just throw it on while you cook." She started to argue but I cut her off. "I want you to stay in your bathing suit." She raised her brow at me questioningly. I smiled.
"There are hot springs not far from here. I figure we could go there after we eat." Shrugging, I grabbed my beer and walked into the living room. Turning on the TV, I plopped down on the couch.
"That sounds nice."
From the corner of my eye I watched her slip the shirt over her head. Truth be told, I had to sit down to hide my hard on. Plus, unbeknownst to Lilli, her nipples had hardened under the thin bathing suit material. When I noticed, I almost exploded in my pants.
Listening to and glancing at Lilli, she clanged around the kitchen. At one point I thought I caught her staring at me, but shook off the hopeful thought.
She was putting food on plates when I entered the kitchen. It smelled and looked amazing. She set the plates on the kitchen island.
Grabbing some wine from the wine cooler, I watched her start to clean up and put things in the dishwasher.
"You don’t want to eat at the dining room table?"
She stood up straight and shrugged at me before walking around to the stools.
"I’ve never really done the ‘formal’ dining room thing."
"Formal?" I raised a brow.
She sighed. "I’m used to eating at a kitchen counter or on the couch in front of a television."
"Sounds good to me."
Grabbing our plates, I took them into the living room. At the sound of clinking glass, I turned. Lilli brought in the wine glasses and bottle of wine. Smiling at her, she sat down next to me on the couch.
We ate quietly and watched TV for about an hour. Halfway through the bottle of wine Lilli stood up and cleared the plates. I grabbed her wrist, stopping her.
"You cooked, I’ll get this." Taking the plates from her, I also grabbed the glasses.
Once everything was cleared, I grabbed Lilli’s hand so she would follow me. We slid our flip flops back on before I led her down the dirt path towards the hot springs. It was a good two mile walk, which we spent most of talking about AIS.
"Here we are," I motioned to the spring lined with both big and small rocks, steam billowing from the edges.
"This is just here naturally?" Walking to the edge, she dipped her toe into the water.
"Yeah," Concerned she may slip on a rock, I moved closer to her.
After removing my t-shirt from her body, Lilli climbed slowly into the water. I followed closely behind.
"It’s nice," she smiled closing her eyes.
"It’s great," Keeping my voice low so she didn’t hear me. I wasn’t referring to the spring.
We spent a few hours at the spring before heading back to the house. On the way back I talked to Lilli about college and her interest in writing.
As the sun started to set, we returned to the house. We took turns showering and throwing on some lounge clothes. I suggested a movie and Lilli picked out a comedy. With each of us on our respective ends of the couch, we laughed, snorted, and enjoyed the movie. When Lilli fell completely silent, I looked over and saw she was fast asleep. Picking her up from the couch, I carried her to bed.
After placing Lilli in bed, I climbed in on the opposite side. Lying on my side, I watched her sleeping form before giving in to my own exhaustion.
A movement and a gasp pulled me out of my vivid dream. Squinting one eye open into the harsh morning light, I discovered the cause of Lilli’s gasp.
Her face was pressed against my chest, my chin on top of her head, with our arms wrapped around each other. A twitch of her right leg told me it was squeezed between both of mine. My arms tightened around her. We were straddling each other’s thigh, my hard on pressed firmly against her leg. To top that off, heat radiated from between her legs. She shifted and I locked up. I didn’t want her to move. In fact, I don’t think I could’ve let her go if I wanted to.
"Don’t move, please?" I whispered.
Chapter Three
The Interruption
Lilli