Page 156 of Bones
“What is that smell?”
“Well, it’s part of the surprise,” Trey admitted.
I twisted to look at him, eyebrows raised.
“I promise it’s a good surprise.”
“A good surprise that smells like that?” I asked, but he just laughed.
When the source of the smoke came into view, my mouth dropped open. It wasn’t smoke. It wassteam.About halfway down the hill from us a waterfall seemed to be coming from the ground, spilling down into several deep rock pools that led to a small river snaking through the valley. The river had chunks of ice along the edges, but the clear pools of water steamed like a hot bath.
"It's called a hot spring. The water's hot all year round, but they all smell like this, unfortunately."
“How?”
“Dunno. Just comes up from the ground that way. You wanna soak? It’ll give the horse a chance to rest and I’m pretty sure the wolves are doing the same since they’ve gone quiet.”
I grinned and nodded.
Trey took the horse down to the river to get a drink and give her more oats while I stayed by the pool with our supplies. I ate some of the food Zeke sent with us as I slipped my boots and socks off, rolling up my pant legs to dip my toes in the hot water. A moan escaped my lips. I couldn’t wait to get my stiff, sore body in there.
As soon as Trey made his way back up, I handed him the rest of the food I’d been eating, then shrugged off my jacket and pulled my shirt over my head. When he came back into view, I almost laughed. He was watching me undress with dark eyes, a smile playing across his lips, and his hand frozen halfway to his mouth as though he'd completely forgotten about the bread he'd been about to bite.
“You better finish that so you can join me.” I grinned as I pulled down my pants.
He immediately stuffed the whole thing into his mouth, and I laughed. I waded naked into the pool, trying to avoid slipping on the rocky bottom. Standing in the middle, the water came up to my chest, and it felt incredible, especially on my back. When I turned to glance at Trey again, he was already wading in after me.
“This is amazing,” I said as he neared.
“You’reamazing,” he said in a rough voice and his lips crashed into mine.
I matched his energy, our tongues rolling over each other. I’d never wanted someone like this. Would it always be like this, like I would never get enough?
His beard scratched pleasantly against my skin. I slid my hand down between us, grasping the length of him in the water, and his fingers tightened on my skin as his breathing hitched. Our lips broke apart and I watched his face as I brushed my thumb across the velvet tip of his cock and he shuddered, his hips thrusting into my hand as he swore. I stroked him for a while, exploring what made his breathing hitch and what made him groan my name. He tried to slide his hands to my breasts, but I stopped him.
“It’smyturn.” I smugly echoed back his words from that night in the woods.
He huffed a laugh, then swore again as I continued stroking him.
“You keep doin’ that, and I won’t be able to last much longer,” he rasped.
I grinned, releasing him and he swiftly bent to wrap his arms around my waist. My feet left the rocky bottom as he stood straight up, and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
“I want to hear you moanin’ my name again.” His lips ghosted over the shell of my ear as he lined himself up at my entrance. “I want to see you glowin’ and comin’ undone.”
I shivered, my heart racing, then gasped as he abruptly slid inside with one hard thrust.
“Fuck, Trey,” I choked out.
He began lazily rolling his hips, and my arm muscles strained as I tried to lift myself so I could increase the pace. I growled in frustration, and he chuckled.
“Trey,” I begged, “please.”
“What do you want, Bones?” he teased, tilting his head back to see my face.
The steam rose around us in gauzy ribbons. Sweat beaded on his forehead and tendrils of his hair clung to his face, damp from my wet hands dragging through it.
“Is this what you want?” he murmured before I could answer, pulling my hips down hard and making waves of water crest over the rocks.
