Page 90 of Oceansong
Kaden scowled. “I’m sorry he said those things to you. I haven’t met him, but I hate him already.”
Angie took in a long, slow inhale, calming her racing pulse and newly emerged headache. “Yup. Thanks for listening.”
“Whenever you need to talk about something, I will be all ears.” Kaden dropped his shoulders and put one hand on her back.
“Appreciate that.”
“Then since we are here together now, I’d like to take advantage of the time we have.”
“You thinking what I’m thinking?” Angie scooted to him, and he pressed his lips to her nose.
“Follow me. I want some privacy with you. If you want the same, that is.” He quickly added on his last sentence, and she laced her fingers through his and squeezed it.
“Let’s go.”
“But first, let me kiss you.” He trailed a finger along her cheek, and she tilted her chin, parting her lips. His mouth descended onto hers, and he breathed out.
Instead of letting him pull away, she hugged him closer, and he let out a guttural moan. She missed him, kissing him, touching him, feeling his arms around her. The graze of his lips on hers to give her breath ignited a blazing fire inside. His hands rose to her sides, running his tongue over her lips, one hand moving underneath her head, his kisses growing deeper, more zealous.
Then he pulled away, gasping for air, their foreheads pressed together. “Not here. Come with me.” He moved his head back, his hand never leaving hers.
“It’s not my fault I can’t resist you,” she demurred.
With a growl, he turned back, kissing her again. His skin heated up under her hands, and his grip on her tightened when their tongues found each other. She moved one of his hands underneath her top, her bra, and then to her breast. Her head throbbed and spun at her breast’s sensitivity under his careful touch.
He muttered something under his breath that she couldn’t fully hear.
Angie stood. “I’m ready. Let’s get out of here.” She pulled him behind her as she dove headfirst into the ocean.
Once they were safely beneath the waves, Kaden’s hand grazed hers. They traveled for what felt like eons.
“Where are we going?”
Kaden flashed her a sideways grin. “You’ll see.”
They passed a shipwrecked boat, and the presence of trash lessened as they moved further out. Wherever they were, the water was pristine and crisp. No signs of human interference.
Fish swam around them. So many fish. A school of arctic char swirled overhead and below her, and flounder and rockfish flit about, dusting up sand in their wake. “Where are we?”
“Humans do not venture out this far, this remote stretch of ocean. I also know of a special little nook.” He pulled her to him and wrapped an arm around her waist and leaned in close, tip of his nose bumping her ear. “Look up, gorgeous.”
A single circle showcasing the night sky sat amidst the dark. Sprinklings of stars dotted the skies, a thin veil over a bright, silver half-moon. Angiestared with unblinking eyes as a sliver of a nearly-transparent cloud moved across, and she pressed both hands to her mouth and nose. It was the famed Snell’s Window.
“This is amazing.”
“Isn’t it? Something beautiful on land lies above.” He arched his back and made his ascent, and Angie followed.
She broke the surface to find a stretch of rock shaped like thick fingers reaching high above them, bases interconnected with indentations that passed for undefined stairs, each leading to another ledge. The rocks stretched for miles on either side of them, glistening from residual seawater clinging to its smooth surface.
Kaden pushed his chest to hers and swam forward, pressing her back to a flat piece of cold rock, and she shivered when her wet back made contact with it.
Angie’s stomach fluttered when he gazed deep into her eyes, and as before, she crossed her ankles around his tail so she wouldn’t have to keep treading water. His eyes lit up like two sparkling jewels underneath the blades of moonlight, looking at her like a lover reunited with their significant other after ages apart.
“Now that we’re alone.” His voice dropped to a deep, husky timbre. “Did you know it was torture restraining myself from barraging you with kisses and more when I came to see you at your village? I will make up for that now.”
“Please do.”
Kaden gathered her in his arms and pressed kisses to her neck, trailing up toward her lips. Arduous, sensuous, and fierce. Their tongues entangled. A wave curled over and crashed on their heads, and she pressed herself closer to him for warmth, their heartbeats strong and echoing in her ears. He used one hand to cradle behind her head to create a cushion, kissing her deeper and harder.
