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I grunted in response, not really giving a shit what everyone else thought. I shouldn’t have to wear fucking swim trunks if I didn’t want to. This whole fucking thing was ridiculous, and if it weren’t for the fact that I was a dad now, I wouldn’t be going in the first place.
“Daddy!”
“We’d better go,” Izzy sighed. “Your daughter is very excited to get to the park.”
I grabbed her hand and stopped her as she walked past. “Thank you for coming with me.”
Those gorgeous eyes locked on mine, begging for all sorts of things that she wasn’t ready to ask for. It was fucking dangerous as hell to even look at her right now.
“Thank you for inviting me,” she whispered.
Fuck, I really wanted to kiss her, but I released her and stepped back. I watched her as she headed to the truck, her dress billowing in the breeze and showing off those gorgeous legs. And then I realized she was going to be in a swimsuit at the water park, showing off even more skin than she already was.
“I’m so fucking screwed.”
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I was supposed to be listening to Carli as she told me every single thing she was going to do and in what order, but instead, I found myself gawking at Izzy as she toed off her sandals and slowly pulled the hem of her dress up over her head, revealing every inch of her beautiful skin.
The pink polka dot bikini she wore had every fucker in the park staring open-mouthed at her, drooling over her rounded ass and gorgeous tits. I was going to kill every fucking one of them, including Kavanaugh. He was just as bad as everyone else, even though I knew he wasn’t interested in Izzy that way.
I strode over to him, clapping him upside the head. “Get your fucking eyes off her,” I growled.
“Hey, there’s no need to be vicious,” he grumbled. “She was right there.”
“And she’s not for you to look at,” I snapped. “Get your own fucking woman.”
His eyebrows shot up in surprise at my declaration. Yes, I had just fucking announced that she was mine, and I wasn’t going to apologize either. Just when I thought he was going to back off, he burst out laughing, slapping me on the back. I didn’t know what he found so fucking funny, but if he kept this shit up, I’d toss him in the water with his clothes still on.
“Hey, man. Don’t worry about it. Just friends.”
“Friends don’t stare at each other like you were looking at her.”
“I’m still a guy,” he pointed out. “I can appreciate the female form.”
“Not with her,” I growled. “Turn the fuck around and put your eyes on someone else.”
He saluted me, still fucking laughing as he walked away. I didn’t worry about it, though. I’d wait until he was relaxed and then I’d make my move. When I turned back to Izzy, she was watching me curiously.
“Daddy, can we go?” Carli begged.
“Sure, baby girl. Go play on the splash pad. I’ll be right there.”
With a grin on her face, she took off across the sitting area.
“Don’t run!” I shouted, watching as she slowed to a fast walk, doing her best not to run.
I stripped out of my jeans, feeling like a fucking idiot as I stood there in my swim trunks. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d worn anything like this. Sighing, I tugged the T-shirt over my head, but stopped mid-air when I saw Izzy staring at me again. Fucking hell, this was not the time to get a hard-on.
I tossed the shirt on the lounge chair and strode over to Izzy, tipping her chin back with my finger. “Sweetheart, you’re gonna have to stop looking at me like that. I’m trying to be patient with you, but you’re making it awfully hard.”
Her cheeks flushed yet again and she dropped her eyes momentarily before looking back at me. “That’s not the only thing that’s hard,” she said boldly.
A growl rumbled through my chest at her words, which didn’t help the situation down below at all. “Just remember, it’s frowned upon to fuck someone at a family friendly waterpark.”
“I think it’s more than frowned upon,” she sassed.
This playful side that was starting to come out made it harder to keep my hands to myself. I wasn’t sure where she was getting the confidence to say shit like this to me, but I was fucking loving it. I took another step closer, pressing my body to hers. Slowly, I tipped her chin up and pressed my lips to hers, unable to stop myself.