"You're right. There's not going to be any sleeping." He chuckled and pressed his teeth against my neck, causing goosebumps to break out along my exposed skin.
"You're so damn corrupt." I almost melted when his hands finally moved down my back and over my ass, cupping it tightly as he tugged at the back of my thighs.
As much as I promised myself that I wouldn't, I wrapped my legs around him and slid my arms around his neck, gliding along the thickness of his erection as a whimper left me.
"Mmmm...now we're talking my language." He licked up the long column of my neck and pressed his lips to my ear. "How long has it been since a man took care of you?"
"Too long." I turned toward him and gripped the back of his head as I pressed my lips against his again. His fingers tightened on my soft skin and tugged me up and down, massaging his cock with the softness of my body.
"Ouch!" He jerked forward as his expression changed.
"What?" I glanced around, fear filling me where desire once was.
"Fuck. Something is in here with us, Cora. Let's go. To the shore. Fucking fast. It's big." He grabbed my hand and waded through the water as I ran beside him, my heart racing as panic filled me.
I glanced back to see something dark moving through the water and screamed, releasing his hand and hauling ass back up to the shore.
"Holy shit." He stopped beside me as he walked to the edge of the water. "It's a fucking alligator. I thought they didn't come around people."
"We gotta tell everyone." I cupped my breasts and ran around the shore, yelling at the top of my lungs. "There's an alligator in the water. Get out. Now!"
Brody did the same, and by the time we got back to the fire, everyone was covering themselves and laughing nervously.
"Unbelievable." Clay walked down to the water's edge and peered out as Brody joined him. I took advantage of the opportunity to get dressed, but most of the guys seem to not have a care in the world about walking around naked.
"Where are Dee and Daniel?" Brody turned to look at me, disappointment flooding his features as I fixed my top and stood up dressed.
"Across the lake." I moved up beside him and ignored just how incredibly hot he looked standing there completely naked as rivets of water ran down his
tanned skin. Now wasn't the time. I cupped my face and looked around to see them sitting on the far side of the lake on the shore. Sitting?
"Are they making out?" Brody chuckled and moved away from me, grabbing his swimsuit.
"They sure are." Clay turned and smiled at me before cupping himself. "Shit. Sorry, Cora."
"It's all good." I walked back over to the fire and helped Emily tie her top back into place. "Well, that was an adventure. Not the kind I'd regularly sign up for, but something to remember the trip by, nevertheless."
"Remember the trip by? I'm not enough?" Brody pulled his shirt over his head and gave me a sexy smile.
"That's yet to be determined, mister." I dropped down on a log and pulled out the marshmallows. "Alright. Obviously, we're not supposed to make-out tonight, so back to stories and treats?"
The resounding grumbles around me were humorous, but the gleam in Brody's eye as he dropped down next to me and turned my way was all-consuming.
"Let's get out of here. Go back to the house and pick up where we left off?" He leaned in and slid his hand down my back, cupping my butt as if we were a sure thing.
"Nope. You had your chance, and you decided to let the little alligator scare you off. Puss." I shrugged and pulled out some marshmallows as everyone laughed.
"Little alligator?" He moved back and took hold of the bag, popping a few of the sugary treats into his mouth. "I don't want to even hear the lies you're willing to tell about me after I give you the best night of your life."
"Oh Lord, here we go again." Clay walked behind us and popped Brody in the back of the head.
"What? I'm capable of that." He licked his lips and glanced toward me. "You don't believe that alligator was little, right? That thing was fucking huge."
"So were you, but I'm not telling anyone that, either." I licked at my fingers and smiled as he chuckled and moved closer.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Brody