where she’s allowed to go without us and so far, she’s been doing a great job at listening to our instructions.
But that’s about the only good part about our time here at the public pool. I’ve never been stared at so much in my life and it makes me glad that I made that call to my parents this morning because I know we’re the talk of the town.
“We expected it,” Addy says quietly, fingertips skimming over the water.
I dip a hand into the water, cup my fingers together, and bring it up to my shoulder, letting it run down my arm. “Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
“Because you don’t want people to know we’re together?”
I nudge her with my shoulder. “Get outta here with that crap. You know that’s not true at all.”
She glances up at me under her lashes and smiles. “I know. I just wanted to see what you’d say.”
“I thought I was the one who teased you?”
“Mutual teasing. Anyway, I get why you don’t like it. I don’t either. But maybe we just have to deal with it until it dies down.”
“Which is only until the next round of gossip hits town.”
“Exactly.”
I let my thumb graze her backside as I lean back on my hands, scooting a little closer to her. “They’re probably thinking why the hell is that bombshell of a woman with that big oaf.”
She dips her face. “Whatever. That’s about the opposite. Have you seen them checking you out? I’m about ten seconds away from making you put your shirt back on.”
“Jealous?”
“Yes,” she says without hesitation.
“That’s so damn hot, Addy. Do you realize how many years I’ve wanted you to be jealous over me?”
“Jerk.”
“Hey, I’m not saying it’s okay but that’s the truth of it because just the thought of another man looking at you makes me crazy.”
“Jealous?”
“Fuck yeah.”
She turns her head to look at me and I wish her sunglasses weren’t covering her eyes. “You’re right. That’s hot.”
I grin and she returns it and we go back to watching Zoey, letting the people stare and gossip all they want. Whatever they’re thinking, whatever they’re saying, it doesn’t matter. All that matters is the two of us and what we know.
Zoey comes trudging through the water that’s waist-high with a big smile.
“Having fun, Squirt?”
“Uh huh! So fun!”
When we got here, I asked Addy if they’d ever been here and she said a few times, but since Chris had the pool at his place, they didn’t come often. Zoey squealed and skip-walked when we reminded her there was no running because she was so excited to get into the water.
“Ready to go jump on the big board?”
She shakes her head with wide eyes. “No way. Dats too big for me.”
“I thought you were excited to jump off the jumping board.”
“Unca Beau! Wook at it. It’s for big kids.”
I grin and hop off the ledge and grab hold of her hand. “Okay. How about that slide, then? You can sit right next to me on that one. Not too scary, right?” I point over to a big and wide family slide that’s dark green. Some kids are going down by themselves, some have parents or what looks like older siblings or babysitters going down with them.
“Yeah!”
I look behind me to see Addy watching us.
“You coming, too, Mama?” I ask her, extending a hand to her. She takes my hand, grins, and stands up. She might be wearing sunglasses, but I still don’t miss the way her eyes dart down to my dick but then again, I don’t hide the fact that I’m checking her out, either. Her swimsuit is modest but so fucking sexy. A black one piece. That’s all it is. But it dips low between her breasts and has a cutout on each side. When she took off her coverup when we got here, I almost had to bite my fist to stop the moan that wanted to escape.
It’s the best kind of torture.
To be able to watch her all afternoon in nothing but a tiny swimsuit but not be able to touch her the way I want to. The way a man should be able to touch his woman.
Eyes are on us as we grab hold of Zoey’s hands and make our way to the big slide. We smile at each other and let them watch. It’s not as if I have anything to hide.
The cement is hot beneath our feet so we walk quickly to the slide. The three of