“Liam!” she says.
“What? I’m just being honest. Was that your first time in the sea?”
“What if I said it wasn’t? Would you be upset?”
“No,” I say quickly, and she laughs and touches the side of my face.
“Well, that’s good because it was.”
A feeling of euphoria bursts inside of me, and I kiss her passionately again.
“Come on. Let’s go to the sand.”
“But I don’t want to lie in the sand. It’s rough and grainy, and there’ll be sand everywhere.”
“That is true. I didn’t think about that.” I nod in agreement. “I don’t have any towels, and while I love licking everything off of you, I don’t really want to lick sand.”
“So, what do we do?” she asks.
“I guess we stand in the sand and dry off.” I rub my upper thighs. “Oh, Elisabetta, don’t be mad at me, please.”
“I’m not mad at you. I mean, at least not about that.”
“You’re still mad at me about…” My voice trails off and I feel a sinking feeling in my stomach.
“Of course, I’m still mad at you about what’s going on with my dad. That’s going to take me a long time to get over. Just because I allowed you to carnally know me doesn’t mean I’m going to forgive and forget that easily.”
“Okay,” I say. “That’s understandable. So, does that mean that we’re not sharing a bed tonight?”
“I’ll think about it.” She grins.
“So, does that mean I need to fuck you one more time in the ocean so that?—”
“Liam!” She giggles. “You’re insatiable!”
“I mean, when it comes to you, I am. Do you know how long I waited?”
“You’re acting like you waited years. It hasn’t even been…” She blushes slightly. “You know what? I don’t even want to think about how long I’ve known you because I might feel like a bit of a slut.”
“Don’t say that,” I say, glaring at her.
“What?”
“I don’t want to ever hear you use the word slut about yourself again.”
“I was just joking. I don’t really…”
“I really like you, and what we’ve done and what we’re doing, well, it’s special.”
I take a deep breath. I’m feeling really uncomfortable at this moment, and I don’t really know how to express what I’m feeling. But something inside of me wants to let her know that this just isn’t about the sex; this just isn’t about me needing her body.
“You are…”
“I know, I’m beautiful—thank you—and funny and charismatic and…”
“You’re special to me,” I say, placing my hand over her heart.
“Are you trying to cop a feel of my breasts again?” she says, half-joking, and I shake my head.