Were humans always this indecent without any forethought?
He heard something in the bushes and let out a growl, but then a small squirrel hopped out and disappeared down the dirt hill, and he relaxed.
He should know better. If something sinister were around, like a man or another dragon, he would sense it. As he had with Gold.
Damn, that had been close. How were they here? Was the whole crew here? He had so many questions.
But the most important thing right now was making sure Kate was happy. That she was trusting him. Comfortable with him.
She walked to a dark, rectangular shape he’d seen on the deck before, but hadn’t known what it was. As he got closer, he could feel heat emanating from it, but wasn’t sure how.
He got in front of Kate, pushing her back slightly in case it was dangerous, but she just laughed and pushed him aside so she could undo some sort of clip on one side and then the other.
She then lifted the lid and steam came off, and Liam put a hand up to block his face before realizing it was totally harmless. He dropped his hand, hoping she hadn’t noticed his panic.
“I promise this is safe,” she said with a smile. “Sometimes you’re so cute, you know that?”
He wrinkled his nose. Cute? A dragon? That made no sense. Cute was how you referred to small things like bunnies and rabbits.
“Okay,” she said. “There are no lights out here. No one should see you. Go ahead and strip down to your boxers and get in.” He sent a quick look around, but as long as his mate said it was okay, he had no problem disrobing.
He reached for the hem of his shirt but paused as she dropped the towel, revealing the garment that had been hidden. It was made of some kind of silky, skintight material, and it was in two pieces. One that covered her breasts, barely, with a strap going over her shoulders and one around her ribs. And then another that was practically underwear, just covering her beautiful hips and… vulnerable areas.
He sent an alarmed look around him, but she quickly climbed into the large tub of water that was glowing blue with some kind of lights within it. He sniffed it. It smelled clean but slightly of some sort of chemicals.
“Bromine,” she said. “I sort of splurged and got one with UV filtration so it would be extra clean.” She swirled a hand in the clear water. “I don’t use it enough.” She looked up at him, her brown hair dipping in the water at the tips, her beautiful breasts floating at the top, wet and shiny, her face flushed from the heat.
He didn’t need to be told twice. He quickly disrobed, nearly tripping out of his clothing, and quickly got in the tub with her.
And flinched at how hot the water was.
“Sorry,” she said. “It’s a hot tub. I should have explained.”
“A mechanical hot spring. Magic,” he said, sinking into the water and slowly adjusting to it. His eyes went to his mate, to her creamy skin, exposed almost everywhere. Her gorgeous stomach. He wanted to touch it. Touch all of her, hold her soft skin, and kiss her all over until she went in his arms.
He looked around them. “Are you sure no one can see us?”
“No windows facing this way. And from what I saw, no one home out back. I think they’re often out of town.” She looked around. “I think we’re alone.” She gave him a mischievous smile. “Oh wait, I forgot. Your back. I’ll turn on the jets.”
“Jets?” he asked but then jumped as he felt a rush of water at his legs and many others starting up around the tub with a loud rumbling. “What magic is this?”
She laughed. “Just piping, like what you’re installing outside.”
“That is all mechanical,” he said. “This uses electricity.”
“It’s plugged in, yes,” she said.
“What do I do?”
“Sit in front of them,” she said. “They work for massage.” She vibrated with the jets hitting her back and sighed. “Ahh, that feels good.”
He felt instantly jealous. Only he should make Kate make a face like that. But instead of pouting, he took her advice to get in front of the jets. She’d done this for him after all.
As the water and air rushed against his back, he felt the muscles calm down and realized this was therapeutic after all. He sighed as he sat back, letting the water caress his back.
He should really tell Aegis about these things so he could install one back at the castle. Then again, he and Opal would probably always be using it, and that would ruin things for the rest of them.
Maybe they would need two.
“You like it?” she asked, interrupting his thoughts.
He opened his eyes to look at her. A mistake because he was instantly hard whenever he saw her in that swimming outfit, as she had referred to it when she asked if he had one. He shut his eyes again. “Yes.” Hopefully, with the water, she wouldn’t realize his condition.
She swam over to him, and he felt her hand on his thigh. Nope, she probably noticed. “Why are your eyes closed?”
He sat up because her hazel eyes were troubled. He could tell even in the darkness around them, the only light coming from the blueish-green lights in the hot tub that still only provided faint illumination.
He pulled her onto his lap, and he knew the moment she realized he was hard. “Your swimming outfit is driving me crazy.”
He released her to let her get off of him, but she refused, straddling him instead and wriggling against him.
“Do dragons always have this effect on people?” she asked, pressing herself in against his chest. He didn’t think he could ask for anything more, her soft, curvy body pressed against him, the warm water around him, the darkness, the soft lights. He put an arm around her, keeping her safe.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I’m just glad I have this effect on you. Because you’re the only woman I want. The only one I’ll ever want.”
She nuzzled her cheek against his, slightly damp and warm. “I still find it hard to believe that.”
“Let me show you,” he said, running his hands over her slick shoulders and then placing a kiss to her salty skin. Then another. She gasped, arching, and he rubbed up against her, bringing them close though they were both still clothed.
“Hot,” she said. “I can feel you.”
He thrust again, liking how she arched and jerked, her fingers digging into his shoulders, urging him on.
“I’m not usually like this,” she said. “Some kind of wild woman seducing her handymen.”
“Good,” he said, kissing her on the lips, silencing her. “Only for me.”
She sighed as his hand dipped into her swim bottoms, stroking gently on her silky, velvety skin. He wanted to be inside her again, badly.
“Can we do it in here?” he asked, stroking her nub and making her shiver and push her hips against him.