Page 84 of Haze of Obedience

I grab two towels off the stand and survey the pool area. "I think we're here for the night. There's no way we can get around the peninsula in the kayak today."

"Okay... Can I have one of those towels? I'm kind of cold."

"Not yet." I pull her into me.

"Why not?"

"I have something better for you."

"Your body heat again?"

I snort. "No. This." I point to the hot tub. It's empty, and I hope it stays that way.

"Oh yes!"

"Shh. Not too loud."

"Sorry."

I pat her ass. "No problem. Ladies first." I motion for her to get in, and I push the button to start the jets.

As soon as I get in, I pull her on my lap. "That got a little crazier than I anticipated."

"I had fun."

I scoff. "You enjoyed that?"

"Yeah. It was a good adrenaline rush."

I'll give you a rush of adrenaline.

"Are you sore?"

"Little. I'll be okay. What about you?"

"I'm good."

She squeezes my biceps. "Forgot you were Mr. Muscle."

"How could you forget that?" I tease.

Her hand slides down my chest and over my torso.

"Are you stroking my V?" I murmur in her ear.

"No," she lies as her fingers trace it.

"I'm—"

"Excuse me, Sir. There's a storm coming. All the guests were instructed to go to their rooms or the common areas," the young man who was on the beach says in Spanish.

So that is why everything is empty.

Zoe and I stand, and she keeps her head tilted into my chest. "Sorry about that."

"No problem. Please use the North walkway. The South one is blocked off from all the construction materials they brought in. It doesn't make a lot of sense when they haven't even removed the items from the rooms yet. But hey, as my boss told me today, that's above my pay grade." He rolls his eyes.

"My bet is someone needs to give you a pay raise."