Page 116 of Cavern of Silence

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"What's going on?"

"We're going to stop for a swim in a bit. Get your suit on."

"Really?" Her face lights up, but it's a constant in the last few weeks. And I love seeing her happy.

"Yep."

She pulls her shirt off and puts her bikini top on then her face falls. "I don't—"

"Wear your fishing shirt over your top. James said you can."

"Did you tell him—"

"Nope. Sun is hot, remember?"

She kisses me. "Thank you."

We slather our bodies in sunscreen and put on our suits. I lead her to the front of the boat and pull her on my lap.

"I have a surprise for you."

She wrinkles her forehead. "What?"

I point about a mile in front of us. Julieta can't see clearly without glasses, but white sand stretches for miles. "We are going there."

"It looks beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you." I kiss her for several minutes until the boat slows. "Now look."

White, black, and spotted pigs swim in the water. Several come right up to the boat.

Julieta's mouth hangs open, and she looks at me, then grins. She claps her hands. "They are so cute!"

"Ready for your piggy swim?"

"Did you make this happen?"

"Yep. Let's get in and cross this off your bucket list."

She tugs my head down and kisses me. "Thank you."

I palm her ass and squeeze it. "The last one in is the rotten egg."

She softly laughs. "In that case…" She pushes off my chest, takes two steps, and dives in the water.

I jump in after her and James snaps several pictures of us before he and William join us. The water is so clear we can see our toes.

For several hours we play with the pigs. We feed them apples, and a few climb on the back ledge of the boat and jump off.

"It looks like they are flying," Julieta comments and pretzels her limbs around my body.

"This is one of the coolest things I've done."

"It is?" she asks in surprise.

"Yes."

"But you've done a lot."

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