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I just hoped I didn’t let him or myself down like I had so many times in the past.

The next morning, we had breakfast at the buffet. While it was different from the elegance of dinner the previous night, it had way higher standards than most buffets, and the food was still amazing.

As we walked back to our room, I placed a hand on my stomach and groaned. “I don’t think I can eat again for the rest of the day. I am stuffed.”

Cohen chuckled. “I didn’t realize someone so small could eat that much.”

I playfully smacked him in his arm. “I hope I don’t get fat on this trip. If so, I’m blaming you.”

He laughed again. “Hey, I’m not making you eat that much-that’s all on you.”

“But it all looks so good. And it’s included-I have to make sure to get your money’s worth.”

He raised his hands up. “Whatever helps you sleep at night.”

When we got back to the room, I plopped down on the couch. “So, what’s on the agenda for today?”

“Let’s take a look.” He grabbed the newsletter they had left yesterday about the day’s events and sat down next to me. “If nothing sticks out to you, we can always hang out by the pool. It’s a beautiful day.”

The thought of seeing Cohen in nothing but swim trunks made my cheeks heat. I was pretty sure he had a set of defined abs underneath his clothes based on his sculpted biceps. “That would be nice.”

He opened the paper, and we browsed over the timeline of events and activities. “Wow, there’s so much to do,” I commented.

“I told you there would be plenty of options to keep us occupied during the sea days.” His eyes flitted up to mine as he smirked. “I say we relax at the pool today, then maybe check out one of the shows after dinner.”

I bit my bottom lip. “Can we go to tea time, also?”

Cohen chuckled. “Whatever you want, sweetheart.”

Even though it was a casual term of endearment most men used with women, my stomach knotted at Cohen’s use of it with me. “I used to love tea time as a girl. I miss it.”

Cohen smiled warmly at me as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. “Then we can go every day if you like.”

I felt my face heat, which happened a lot around him. “I’d love that.”

With an agenda and game plan laid out for the cruise, I felt more excited about the trip. And I couldn’t deny the growing spark between Cohen and me made me look forward to spending time with him.

I was happier than I’d been in a long time, and I hoped that was a good sign of things to come.

Chapter Six

Iwasn’t sure why I’d thought that going to the pool with Adele was a good idea for the first day. I was doing everything under the sun to keep my dick from showing his appreciation for Adele’s perfect body. I had to keep a towel over myself as I lounged near the pool to hide my erection.

If I hadn’t been attracted to her already, seeing her in a bikini would’ve definitely done the trick. Adele had the perfect body; medium tits, a perky ass, and she wasn’t frail and skinny like the models most people defined as the epitome of beauty. I wasn’t afraid of breaking her if things got dirty between us.

And there goes my hard-on again.

One of the perks of booking a suite was access to a private spa pool. So that meant no screaming kids or drunk party animals to hog the water. The private pool wasn’t as big, but the environment made up for the lack of size.

Adele was the happiest I’d seen her as she floated on her back in the water, eyes closed as the sun filtered down on her through the windows of the greenhouse-style roof overhead.

She was absolutely breathtaking, and I couldn’t help but smile.

We’d spent most of the day at the pool, and I was beginning to get hungry. I checked the time on my phone and noticed we had about forty-five minutes until the teatime that Adele wanted to go to. “Hey, Ariel, we should probably head to the room if you want to go to teatime.”

Adele laughed as she swam toward the stairs and got out. I couldn’t help but watch as water streamed down her newly-tanned skin. “Ariel has red hair.”

I forced myself to look away from her body and up to her face. “Yeah, well, I don’t know any other famous mermaids.”

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