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I looked into the green orbs staring down at me for a few more moments before sighing and pulling my night shirt over my head. Loki watched and still held the keys behind his back as I took my pants and socks off.
"Satisfied?"
Loki gave me a hungry look as he regarded my body."Very." He suddenly ran back towards the hole and jumped back in. "Now, come join me!", giving me a grin from the hole.
I bent over to put my curly hair in a bun and walked to the hole's edge. "You better be glad I like you", I said before jumping in.
I swam up to reach air. Loki put his hands on his chest and pretended to be hurt, "I'm absolutely wounded, darling." He then threw the keys back to where his clothes were.
I smirked at him. Looking down, I could see that the hole wasn't too deep or shallow. The water's temperature was a bit on the warm side. The moonlight shone down into the hole while the stars occasionally twinkled. There was hardly any noise from nature save for the night calls of insects and other small animals.
I waved my arms in the water and sighed contently. "I must admit you picked a very nice hole. It's very quiet and peaceful." I brought the rest of my body upward so that I was floating on top of the water.
He raised his eyebrows, giving me a satisfied grin. "It's not so bad, is it? Was it worth getting you out of bed early in the morning?"
I rolled my eyes and smiled. "I guess it's not sooo bad. I suppose I'll give you credit. Good job, vampy."
Loki's grin widened even more as he began swimming towards me. "I'm glad you are finally enjoying this night escapade." When he reached me, I splashed water on him, wetting his entire face.
He spat the water out and gave me one of his signature mischievous looks. "Oh, we're getting feisty now, eh?"
Giggling, I swam away quickly to avoid him retaliating. We swam around in the hole for a few minutes before he caught up to me and grabbed me from behind.
I exclaimed, "No fair! You're the faster swimmer!", elbowing him. We were having so much fun I didn't realized how close his body was to mine.
He playfully bit my neck. "All's fair in love and war!"
"Ugh, stop it with the Shakespeare!", I laughed.
Loki's mouth moved to nibble my ear. "It's not Shakespeare, love. That line is from John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit."
I turned around in his arms and gave him a smirk. "Tomato, tomato.", I quipped.
We both laughed a bit before letting the peaceful silence hang. Loki's playful grip on my shoulders loosened as his gaze softened to look at my face. His hand reached up to caress a thumb on my warm cheek. I shyly looked down into the water.
"Amourelle?" My name rolled off his tongue like velvet.
I looked up. "Yes, Loki?"
A tender smile curled his lips. "Never forget that you're beautiful…and that I love you." Before I could respond, he leaned forward to give me a soft kiss on the lips. The kiss was very cool and sweet. It reminded me of our very first kiss.
