Chapter 3- Swimming
I felt the bed shift slightly before the weight that was on my chest lifted taking all the warmth with it. I shivered and groped blindly trying to get it back but was only met with air. Giving up with a sigh I finally cracked my eyes open enough to see the light that was shining brightly through the empty cabin. Empty?
"Mitch?" I yelled out groggily pushing the cover down and using my good arm to pull myself into a sitting position. I heard the sound of muffled footsteps before the bathroom door swung open to reveal Mitchie still in her pajamas with a toothbrush sticking out the side of her mouth.
"Morning" She answered back cheerily as she half grinned and then stepped back into the bathroom. I heard spitting sounds followed by running water and then more spitting as I pulled the covers off my legs and put my feet onto the floor.
"Feeling better?" I ask with a laugh as I try to run my fingers through the tangled mess that is my hair. I heard some more shuffling in the bathroom before Mitchie stepped out again, this time wearing a tiny pair of shorts and a bikini top with her hair thrown into a messy bun. I felt the butterflies erupt in my stomach and my mouth go dry as I stared at her form.
"Much" She answered with a big smile on her face. "Now get up, cause we are going swimming" She finished as she walked over grabbing my arm and pulling on it slightly. Apparently, she forgot which arm I hurt because she grabbed the wrong one and a sharp pain shot through my shoulder from the slight force.
"Owww…ow..ow…let go" I gasped out grabbing her wrist and pulling her hand off my arm with a grimace.
"Sorry…I forgot about your arm" She apologized now bringing her hand up to rub lightly over the damaged shoulder.
"It's okay…do you think you could help me get this shirt off so I can change though, I can't do it by myself?" I asked remembering my failed attempts the night before. I saw her nod before I lifted my good arm so she could take it out first before pulling it over my head and then carefully down over my bad arm.
"Thank God" I said as I was finally released from the shirt in question. I noticed Mitchie's gaze still lingering on my shoulder so I too looked down. Ewww…okay that looks gross.
"That looks…umm..owww" Mitchie stuttered out still staring at my swollen black and blue mess of a shoulder. "Maybe swimming isn't such a great idea" She finished as she finally glanced up and blushed slightly when she noticed that I was staring down at her exposed cleavage. I snapped my head back up to look her in the eyes as a nervous grin came onto her face and she lightly crossed her arms.
"Swimming is fine Mitch….did you pack my suit?" I answered her pretending that nothing just happened. A real smile made its way onto her face as she nodded and pointed to the bag of clothes sitting in the bathroom.
"Meet ya down there when you're done?" She asked grabbing her towel and tanning lotion off the dresser by the door and then turning to look at me expectantly. Unfortunately, when she turned around my eyes couldn't help but to fall and stare at her long smooth legs. I felt myself unconsciously lick my lips before tearing my eyes away from her body to nod dumbly at her confused expression and then dart into the bathroom.
I took a deep breath before grabbing the bag off the floor and balancing it on the edge of the sink to look through it. After looking through the main pocket at least three times, I finally poked my hand into one of the side pockets and pulled my bikini out.
"Ah Ha" I said holding the bikini up in triumph before feeling the bag on the sink sway slightly and then hit the floor with and loud thump.
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I could feel the sand squishing between my toes as I put my hand up to shield my eyes from the bright sun to look around. Looking to my right I finally spotted Mitchie about 100 yards down the beach walking into the water. I felt a grin slip onto my face as I made my way over to her.
"How's the water?" I asked as I got closer seeing her head snap up and a smile slip onto her face as she spotted me.
"A lot warmer than that water yesterday" She replied with a giggle as I saw her pull self-consciously at her bikini top. I dropped my towel next to hers in the sand and then pulled my shorts off glancing up in time to catch Mitchie's eyes as she snapped her head the other direction.
"C'mon, lets swim" I said walking past her and wading in until the water reached my hips. I glanced back to see Mitchie standing there awkwardly with a nervous look on her face.
"You know I can't swim" She answered pushing some stray bangs out of her eyes before bringing hers up to meet mine.
"I'll protect you" I said with a grin wading back into shore to grab her hand. "C'mon, we'll come back if you get scared" I finished pulling on her hand slightly.
"O..Okay" She replied with a nervous stutter as she took a step forward. I felt myself smiling as I pulled her further into the water. I felt her hand shake a bit as the water came up around our waist.
"I've got you Mitch" I said as she pulled her eyes away from the water to look into mine. I saw her nod slightly before I gripped her hand a bit tighter and pulled her closer to me. I pulled her arm up around my neck as I placed my good arm around her waist.
"You won't let go right?" I heard her ask nervously as she wrapped her other arm around my neck avoiding my bad shoulder.
"Never" I answered staring straight into her eyes letting her know I meant it in more than one way. I saw a blush make its way onto her face before she buried her head into my neck sending shivers down my spine.
"See…this isn't so bad is it?" I asked trying to break the awkward silence while pushing further into the water so that it was now covering our chests. Mitchie didn't respond so I tightened my grip on her waist and spun her around a few times feeling her tighten her grip on my neck and wrap her legs around my waist. I heard her let out a light giggle as my body started heating up everywhere that she was touching me.
"No it's not that bad" She answered still giggling as I walked her backwards through the water. I brought my bad arm down and placed it on her thigh giving the illusion that I was supporting her weight, but really just needing to touch her. I heard her gasp slightly as I backed her into a pole on the pier.
"What about this?" I whispered out my voice sounding husky as I glanced up into her slightly darkened eyes.
"It's not that bad" She replied quietly staring back at me. I could feel my eyes being drawn towards her lips as her tongue darted out to moisten them. I cleared my throat nervously my eyes never leaving her lips.
"Mitch….I" I tried to stutter out only to be cut off mid sentence by a pair of lips. I found myself stunned for a second before pushing my lips back against hers and bringing my good hand up to cup her cheek. I felt something warm brush against my lower lip before I opened my mouth and felt her tongue slip in to rub against mine slowly. A moan rumbled out of the back of my throat as I felt her pull back.
"Mik…I" Mitchie started to say as I moved my lips down to trace along her jaw and then moved them down sucking lightly on her rapidly beating pulse point. "Mmmmmm…wait" I hear her moan out breathlessly as I pull my lips away from her gorgeous neck to stare into her eyes.
"What's wrong?" I ask breathlessly pushing the hair that had escaped her messy bun back to rest behind her ear.
"I hear…" Mitchie starts to say before.
"BONZAI!!!!" I heard a male voice scream followed by three splashes. I see her put her finger up to her lips to tell me to stay quiet before pointing at our towels laying on the shore. I nod to acknowledge I understood before leaning forward to peck her on the lips, and then I pulled her away from the pole and pushed us towards the shallower water. I felt Mitchie drop her legs from my waist to stand on the ground as we neared the shore. I pulled on her hand and we finally made it onto dry land as I bent to pick up our towels turning to wrap one around Mitchie.
"Don't cover up on my account….I was quite enjoying the view" A cocky looking Shane Grey said as he walked out of the water shaking his wet hair out of his eyes. I glared at him as I finished wrapping the towel around Mitchie and pulled her closer to my side.
"We were just leaving Shane" Mitchie replied grabbing my hand and pulling me in the opposite direction.
"Oh c'mon Torres, don't you want to swim with me?" Shane asked jogging to keep up with Mitchie's fast pace.
"No thanks" She answered back not slowing at all but pulling at my hand a bit more.
"Torres…don't be like that" I heard Shane say as this time he stepped into Mitchie's path blocking our exit. I felt something in me snap at his lingering gaze on Mitchie and stepped forward.
"She said she we were leaving…so move" I answered back pushing him out of the way before grabbing Mitchie's hand and pulling her behind me towards the cabin.
"Oohh…feisty…maybe I can give your friend a try after you Torres" I heard Shane call behind us as I whipped around and was going to kick his ass. I felt Mitchie grab my wrist to stop me and I winced as a sharp pain shot through my shoulder.
"No Mik, he's not worth it" She said quietly shifting uncomfortably from my glare. "Please" She pleaded looking up into my eyes with the puppy dog face. I sighed loudly while squeezing my eyes shut in frustration.
"Fine…for you…I'll stop" I answered quietly stepping forward to lean our foreheads together. I heard her sigh lightly reaching her hand up to rest on the side of my neck.
"Thank you" She whispered against my lips sending a shiver down my spine before releasing me and walking into the cabin. I glanced back towards the lake to see Shane Grey lounging on the pier. I shook my head before turning and walking the rest of the way to the cabin. Bad thing about being with Mitchie…you have to worry about guys like Shane Grey…oh joy!
