A/N – I just realized last night when I was updating Wildest Dreams that it had been a month since I last updated this story. So sorry it took me so long to get another chapter done, but I did two for Lightning Rod for Trouble which took a big chunk of my time. There will definitely be at least one more chapter for this one, and maybe more. I do love this version of them too and after having been away from it for a while, did think of some things to still include. I hope you all enjoy this one. Please let me know what you think of it. Thanks for sticking with this for over 200k words and 51 chapters!
Disclaimer: All original VM characters belong to Rob Thomas.
Chapter 51
The realtor helping them this time was a younger woman named Melody who was probably in her early 30's. She was extremely motivated and chipper when she met them at the hotel. Veronica's new boss, Felicia, had recommended her and so Veronica had emailed all the houses they were interested in the night they made their list so she could line up all the appointments. When Veronica had called her the day before to set up the final arrangements, Melody had insisted on driving them around to look at the houses rather than taking two cars and risk getting lost in traffic. It felt awkward if they both rode in the back, so Logan insisted Veronica ride up front with Melody when they walked out to the car and he sat in the back seat. Melody had recommended that they head south to Point Loma first and then they'd head back up toward La Jolla. As she drove them toward the southern most house on their list, she mentioned that a couple of the houses that they had sent her had actually been sold already and weren't on the market any longer.
"The one on Prospect Place?" Logan asked a bit nervously. It was the one they'd walked up to look at the night before and it really was the one he'd liked the most.
Melody laughed softly, "Someone doesn't have a favorite do they?" Her question also drew a small laugh from Veronica. "No, they were some of the non-ocean front houses," Melody continued to explain. That news drew a frustrated sigh from Veronica.
"Sorry," Logan said as he leaned up so he could gently squeeze her shoulder. She turned and gave him an appreciative smile.
They'd left after rush hour so traffic wasn't too bad, although it still took them a fair amount of time to make it all the way down to the house on Sunset Cliff Boulevard. It was an absolutely gorgeous house, and was as close to the ocean as they could get there, but the road it was on actually ran between the houses and the small, mostly rocky, shoreline. There were a few houses near it that were on Veronica's list, and while they were nice, Logan wasn't really taken by them at all. He wasn't even sure Veronica had liked them as much as she'd hoped once she saw them in person and could assess the surrounding neighborhoods as well.
They finished up in Point Loma and headed back to La Jolla and stopped to take a break for lunch. Melody took them to Eddie V's restaurant which was on Prospect Place near where they'd eaten the night before and close to the house Logan really liked. He was hoping they could go there after they were finished eating since they were right by it, but Melody regrettably had to tell him that they couldn't get in to see it until a bit later in the afternoon because there was another appointment already scheduled ahead of them. After they finished a delicious lunch they went to see the rest of the houses on the list, with Logan's favorite being the last one that they were going to stop at.
Melody had tried to keep them excited about all the properties and would cheerily list off all the benefits and features of each one that they stopped at. Even with her unending enthusiasm, Logan and Veronica were both starting to get a bit weary. When they were at the third to last place and had wandered off a bit from Melody, Veronica suggested that maybe they should call it a day and just reschedule the rest of the houses for the next day. Logan couldn't help the disappointed look that crossed his face.
Veronica let out a soft sigh and gently stroked his cheek with her hand. "You really want to see the house on Prospect Place don't you?"
He nodded before taking a deep breath. "But if you're getting tired, we can wait. I guess it might be better to see it when you're not exhausted. I don't want your image of it to be tainted from being overwhelmed by all of this."
"Come on, I'm a hardened FBI agent," she said playfully, "I can tough it out."
They spent a little while longer at that house before climbing back in the car with Melody. The next house was the last one on Veronica's list and as they pulled up to the curb, she let out a loud sigh. "I think we can skip this one."
"We can look Veronica," Logan said from the backseat, slightly worried about how the day had gradually seemed to zap all the energy and excitement from Veronica.
She shook her head. "No it's too far from the beach and I can already tell the yard isn't going to work well at all for a dog."
"If you're sure?" Melody asked with an encouraging smile on her face. Veronica nodded. "Well if you don't like any of the ones we've seen today, I can definitely find some more for us to look at tomorrow. I have a better idea of what the two of you liked and didn't like about the ones we saw today, so I'm sure I could come up with a few more options." Veronica nodded again, but Logan could easily tell that Veronica would probably rather pull her own fingernails out instead of enduring another day of house hunting. As they drove back toward Prospect Place he was going through the houses they'd already looked at again in his mind. There were a couple that he thought she'd liked that he could live with. They weren't ocean front, but he really didn't want to force her to go through another day of looking at houses if they didn't have to. He also thought about suggesting that they just rent something for a while and that might give them time to gradually look for something and see what areas they might prefer to live in.
When they arrived at the house on Prospect Place, Melody entered a code for the gate and drove them up to the house. The property had quite a bit of lush landscaping which separated it from the road and provided quite a bit of privacy even though the location was a somewhat busy area. The house had a Mediterranean Villa feel to it, with absolutely breathtaking views of the shoreline. Logan loved it even more than he'd expected from seeing the pictures online, but he was worried it was a bit to extravagant for Veronica to like it too. It was smaller than the house in Malibu, but was still quite a bit larger than the houses on Veronica's list. There were two extra bedrooms in addition to the master bedroom, and a room that was already set up as an office with nice built in cabinetry and a matching desk. There was a large great room off the kitchen, but no specialized media or workout rooms like the house in Malibu had.
"It's beautiful Logan," Veronica said as they walked into the kitchen. The kitchen had granite countertops and state of the art appliances. There was a large patio that could be accessed from either the kitchen or the great room, that was equipped with a built-in outdoor kitchen space. Beyond the patio was a moderately sized yard, with a small lap pool and a hot tub. The hot tub was located in the perfect spot to be able to see the ocean view up the coastline. As Logan had pointed out before, it wasn't the largest house in that area, but what it lacked in size, it made up for in everything else. The master bedroom was on the second floor, and had a small private deck that would be perfect for watching the sun set into the Pacific. It also had a bathroom that was almost as luxurious as the one at the house in Malibu. When they entered the house, Melody had listed off several features and gave them a quick tour, but then she had to take a phone call and said she'd be out front if they needed anything.
Logan had tried to remain somewhat indifferent about it because he didn't want to feel like he'd forced Veronica into choosing this one just because it was his favorite. As they went from room to room, he'd try to find something to criticize so she'd have an easy out if she didn't like it. After the fourth thing he pointed out while they were out on the private balcony off the master bedroom, she rolled her eyes at him and laughed. "What are you even doing? Don't forget I'm a trained FBI agent and I know when someone is trying to pull one over on me."
He shrugged and looked sheepishly at her. "I just didn't want to seem too excited about this place and make you feel guilty if you didn't like it."
She walked closer to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "While I appreciate the thought, you don't have to do that Logan." He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the forehead. After the kiss, she turned in his arms to face out toward the ocean and sighed as she leaned back against him. "It really is an amazing house Logan." He said a soft 'yeah' in reply as he rested his chin on top of her head and looked out at the view. "Could you see us being happy here?" she asked in a timid tone.
"Veronica, I would be happy anywhere with you, you must know that." He placed a gentle kiss on top of her head. "We don't have to find a house today. We could even rent something for a while and then figure out where we want to live more permanently once we've been here for a little while."
"It's not beachfront," she said, still facing out toward the ocean.
"Honestly I prefer to watch the waves crash against the rocks than just rolling up on the beach. But if you'd prefer to be on the beach, I'm sure we'll find something."
"It's pretty expensive," she added next.
"It was actually the cheapest of my five." He moved his head so he could kiss her below the ear. She moaned slightly and tilted her head to give him better access.
"Do you think we can both fit in the bathtub?" she asked next. He laughed softly against her neck.
"Shall we go check?" he whispered in her ear. She turned and nodded. The look in her eyes made him wish there wasn't a realtor waiting for them downstairs. She took his hand and led him back to the bathroom.
He stood in the middle of the room giving her a slightly confused look. "Well get in," she said when he didn't do anything. He raised his eyebrows at her a bit surprised by the request. "I'm not going to let you buy a house if there isn't plenty of room for us both in the tub," she said as she pointed in the direction of the large Jacuzzi tub. Logan laughed and shook his head but did as she said. There was clearly plenty of room for both of them, but he wasn't going to object to it if it made her happy.
She climbed in after him and straddled his lap. He took a deep breath and ran his hands down her back, grabbing her gently on the ass and pulling her closer to him. She took a deep breath and then leaned in to kiss him deeply. "I really do love this place Logan," she said as she nuzzled her nose against his and gently brushed her lips along his.
"You do?" he asked with guarded hopefulness.
She nodded and smiled tenderly at him. "And not just because it's your favorite. There really are a million things to love about it, of course not counting the million dollar price tag."
He wasn't going to mention that it was a couple million. He smiled at her and gently stroked the side of her head. He leaned forward slightly and captured her mouth for another kiss.
"I wish we could just stay here and not go back to the hotel… really fill the tub with water and take a nice… long… hot… bath together," she said as gave him a lustful look.
"Why can't we?" he asked with a confused expression.
She laughed softly before she replied. "Logan… it doesn't work like that when you're buying a house… there are things you have to do… title companies… offers… I don't know everything else… but it can take like a month or more sometimes to get everything taken care of."
"What? But why? If we want this house and it's for sale and I have the money, can't we just say we'll take it?"
Veronica laughed again and shook her head. "Sorry, but that's not how it works in the real world."
He squished up his nose and was clearly annoyed about that. "We'll just see about that."
"What?" Now it was Veronica's turn to look confused and concerned.
"Wait here…" he said as he picked her up and shifted her off of his lap so he could climb out.
"Logan!" she protested but he shook his head.
"Stay!" he said like he did when he was giving Archie commands.
She laughed and shook her head. "Fine, but don't come back here all pouty when you find out it doesn't work that way. And I am going to say I told you so."
He narrowed his eyes at her and gave her a determined look before he turned and headed out of the bathroom.
Melody was sitting out on a chair on the front porch still talking on the phone. She quickly said she'd call the person back when Logan came out the front door.
"We'll take it," Logan said with a broad smile as she looked up at him.
"Really?" She asked a bit surprised. Logan nodded. "Well what sort of offer do you want to make? We can head back to the hotel and start on the paperwork to send over to the owners."
"I'm willing to offer their full asking price, plus a $25,000 bonus if they let us use it immediately."
She gave him a confused look and shook her head.
"Okay, a $50,000 bonus."
"I'm sorry, but it doesn't really work like that."
Logan smiled and shook his head. "I'm willing to have the money transferred to them today. He pulled out a card that had the financial advisor he'd been using ever since he left Neptune on it. The guy was a friend of Mac's and he handled all of the stuff for their business deals as well as Logan's personal finances. "Just have them tell Jared where to send the money." He'd already sent Jared a text on his way down the stairs letting him know he should expect a call about the house Logan was buying.
Melody had a completely shocked look on her face. "Umm… well this isn't normally how it works… but I guess it can't hurt to give them a call. Just give me a few minutes to see if I can reach them."
Logan nodded and waved his hand in front of him for her to proceed. She shook her head again, apparently still in disbelief and then said she needed to go back to her car for the contact information. He sat down on the chair she'd been using and waited for her to return. It took a bit longer than he would have liked and he was hoping that Veronica wouldn't be mad that he told her to wait in the tub. Who are you kidding, it's Veronica, if she didn't want to sit in the tub she wouldn't. She's probably already climbed out and gone to check out other parts of the house again or she's watching through a window to see if she was right or not.
Melody finally walked back up to the house and gave him a big smile. "The owners have been trying to sell this house for almost a year and had dropped it to the bare minimum they wanted to sell it for. So you can imagine they were thrilled to finally have someone offer full price." She shook her head before she continued. "They've already moved to Spain and so the furniture here is all from a staging company. The company will have to come in and remove it, but they accepted your offer and Jared already transferred the funds." She reached into her pocket and pulled out the keys, which had the gate code on a tag attached to it. "Give me a call tomorrow and I'll have all the official paperwork drawn up for the two of you to sign. This is totally unconventional, but I guess when you have as much money as you do, you probably get away with a lot of out of the ordinary things don't you?"
Logan smiled and took the keys from her. "Thank you Melody! We'll call you tomorrow."
She narrowed her eyes at him looking a bit confused. "Do you want a ride back to the hotel?"
He shook his head. "Nope, we'll just walk back later. Thanks again!" He quickly turned and walked back inside and locked the door. He could hear her chuckling before the door even closed. He bounded back up the stairs, not noticing Veronica in any other room along the way. He stopped when he got into the master bedroom and listened to see if he could hear her at all. He couldn't, so he slowly opened the door and peeked in. She was still sitting in the tub, leaning against the back staring up at the ceiling.
He let out a frustrated sigh and walked in with a disappointed look on his face.
"Ah… it almost pains me to say this, but… I told you so," she said with a smirk.
"Actually I'm disappointed that you didn't strip and fill the tub already," he replied as he held the keys out in front of him and shook them slightly so they jingled.
Veronica's eyes grew wide and her mouth opened in shock.
"Wow, did I actually make you speechless?" Logan asked with a mischievous grin on his face.
Veronica's mouth snapped shut, and then a barrage of questions tumbled out of it. "You bought the house? She just gave you the keys? We can stay here already? It's ours?"
"Yes, yes, yes and yes," he replied as he walked over and kissed her deeply. "I hope you didn't have any second thoughts after I left because I don't think we can change our minds now… although I guess if you hate it, we can just put it back up for sale and find another one."
Veronica blinked a couple times and then reached up and pulled him closer to kiss him again. "You're insane, did you know that?" she finally asked as their lips parted.
"Insanely in love with you," he replied with a smile. "Yes, I'm well aware of that. Now… weren't we about to take a nice… long… hot… bath in our very own tub?"
She smiled sensually at him and nodded as she stood up and started taking her clothes off, throwing them out of the tub and having them land in the middle of the bathroom. He leaned in and moaned while he kissed her again, then started the water and started removing his own clothes.
"Eu amo você," she said as he finally climbed in and she situated herself on his lap again.
"I love you too," he said back as he ran his fingers gently over her head. A concerned look crossed over his face as he very tenderly touched the bruises on her neck that she'd covered up earlier with a scarf again.
"Hey," she said softly as she tipped his chin up so he'd look in her eyes. "I'm fine and you don't need to worry about me so much now. I'm not doing that anymore, remember?"
He nodded and pulled her toward him a little more so he could kiss her again. He kept the kisses as light as possible until the water was high enough to turn the facet off. He really didn't want to flood their bathroom on their very first day there. He spotted the control for the jets, and pushed the button so that the water started flowing around them. Now that there wasn't anything else to worry about, he let himself just get lost in her. He loved every aspect of her, but wet, naked Veronica was the one thing that made him forget everything else in the world. She seemed to get pretty turned on by him being wet and naked too and it made him even more aroused to hear the noises he could cause her to make. Even with the jets going, he could still feel every moan and sound that she made while they ravished each other in the tub.
When they were finished in the bath tub, he wrapped her up in a large towel and carried her to the luxurious king-size bed in the master bedroom. She gave him a curious look as he crawled up beside her after he'd pulled down the covers and set her down. "Do we get to keep the furniture and other accessories too?"
"Do you want to?" he asked. He was sure even a staging company would be willing to part with their stuff for the right price.
She thought about it for a moment and then shook her head. "No, I'd rather fill it with things we both get to pick."
"Me too," he said as he kissed her gently on the lips. "Maybe we can just borrow some of the basics until we have time to find our own."
She nodded and smiled at him as she curled into his side and he pulled the covers up around them. He could tell she was getting extremely sleepy after an exhausting day of house hunting and all the exertion they just did in the bath tub. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her again on the forehead. "Let's take a nice long nap, and then we can figure out what else we want to do today."
She yawned and nodded, and he could tell she was practically asleep before he even stopped speaking. He kissed her gently on the cheek again and then nuzzled his face against her head as he also drifted off to sleep thinking about how blissfully happy he was at that moment, being there in their new house wrapped up in bed together.
When they woke up from their nap, it was getting close to dinner time. "We should probably retrieve our stuff from the hotel, don't you think?" Veronica asked as they lounged under the covers, with their naked bodies still intertwined together.
"Couldn't we just call the concierge and have them do it?" he asked in a slightly snobbish whiny voice.
She poked him playfully in the stomach. "You'd better not revert back to some spoiled rich elitist and expect me to cater to your every whim," she said playfully.
He laughed and rolled them so she was pinned beneath him. "You should know any whims I may have all revolve around you and your irresistible body," he replied with a lustful look in his eye.
"That's better," she said before quickly kissing him on the lips. "But seriously, I'd really like to get my other clothes from the hotel."
"And I'd rather just keep you naked," he replied quickly as he placed another kiss on her lips.
She laughed and shook her head at him. "We'll need to get some food eventually too."
"That's what delivery is for my dear."
"Do you even know the address to give the delivery person?" she asked as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Technicalities," he replied and kissed her again.
"How about this… we walk back to the hotel, and check out the restaurants on the way there, then place an order to pick up on the way back to our new house and then eat out on our patio and watch the sunset."
"Will there be nakedness involved?" he asked with an inquisitive look on his face, as if he was trying to be serious.
She laughed and then nodded. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "Maybe we could skinny dip after dark in our pool." He'd pointed out earlier how the position of the pool in relation to the house gave them complete privacy from any neighbors being able to see them when they were in it. The property was on a bit of a bluff as well and was the last lot before the bluff, so they actually only had neighbors on one side.
"Mm hmm…" he replied as he leaned in and kissed her deeper than before. He felt her push slightly on his chest and he laughed and lifted his head away from hers.
"Hotel… dinner… sunset… then naked swimming and maybe sex…" she said with a smirk on her lips.
He let out an overly exaggerated loud sigh. "Maybe?," he replied a bit petulantly. "It had definitely better not be just a 'maybe'."
She laughed before she gave him a quick kiss on the lips and then winked at him.
After recovering their clothes from the bathroom, they started the walk back to the hotel. They went a different route than they had the prior night, so they were able to check out even more restaurants and shops. As soon as Veronica pointed out the La Dolce Vita Italian Food restaurant, Logan knew they would be having Italian food for dinner. She also spotted the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and insisted on stopping in there for a quick treat before they made it all the way back to the hotel. With all the restaurants and shops that were within a few blocks of the house, Logan was certain they wouldn't have to worry about ever not having something to eat for dinner.
Veronica had suggested they check out the kitchen cabinets and drawers for utensils, plates and glasses since the house was staged for showing and not for living, before they'd left. There were some plates and glasses at least that were in the glass fronted cabinets to make things look more livable, but the drawers were all empty, so they had to get utensils and a wine opener since they were planning to get a few bottles of wine from La Dolce too. They asked at the hotel for the closest store that would have household items, and did a quick stop there to get some basics while they waited for their dinner order to be ready to pick up. Of course once they were in the kitchen specialty store they both got a bit carried away looking at all the gadgets and kitchen items. Logan was thankful they had the car with them as the sales clerk helped them carry out four large bags of things they'd bought. By the time they made it back to the house, they just barely made it out to the patio with their dinner as the sun was getting close to the horizon.
Veronica picked up her wine glass for a toast, and Logan followed suit. "To a new start," she said with an affectionate smile on her face.
"Para um novo começo," Logan replied lovingly before they clinked their glasses together.
"As Logan and Veronica?" she asked with a questioning look on her face. "Did you decide what you wanted to do about your name while I was gone? I was thinking for the real estate paperwork you'd have to use your legal name."
Logan glanced down at the table for a minute before looking back up at her with a slightly concerned look. "Yeah… I was thinking… could we just put the house in your name and then I'll work on getting my name legally changed? I really don't want word to get out that Logan Echolls has resurfaced and I'm worried if we put my name on the paperwork that it might get out."
Veronica's expression suddenly became a bit anxious. "Logan… I wasn't… I'm not… You're the one who bought it. I thought we'd agreed that I'd pay for monthly expenses to contribute too."
Logan reached across the table and took her hand in his. "Veronica, I'm not worried about it. But if it bothers you that much, I'll just put mine on it and hope it doesn't leak out. I did decide that I want to legally change it to Logan Deimos, but I haven't done it yet and didn't exactly plan on a real estate purchase as soon as you got home." He gave her an affectionate smile and lifted her hand up to kiss it. "I just thought it might be safer to put it in just your name for now. You could always add me to the deed later after I get my name legally changed if we used just yours for now."
She took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah… I get it… I just wasn't expecting that. You're right though, especially in Southern California… that someone could recognize it and it could easily leak out. And you're also right… I sort of just sprung this on you. So it's fine, we can just use my name for now and then change it later once you're name is changed."
He gave her a tender smile and leaned closer to her. They were sitting next to each other as they were eating and watching the sunset so he was able to whisper in her ear. "Maybe someday we'll be changing the deed to be Logan and Veronica Deimos."
He wasn't quite sure what to expect her reaction to be, but he still really wanted to eventually convince her to marry him and hoped the more they talked about it, the more comfortable she might become with the idea. Of course if she freaked out, then that could totally back fire on him as well. She gave him a coy smile before she replied. "Wouldn't that be a bit of a demotion for me? Going from a planet down to a moon?" He laughed softly. Much better reaction than I'd expected.
"Good point," he said with a thoughtful smile on his face. "Perhaps I should go the unconventional route and take your name when we get married. Give my self a promotion"
She smiled and shrugged. "Well Mars-Deimos does have a certain coolness factor to it, I think."
"Veronica Mars-Deimos," he replied with a blissful smile on his face. "I agree… totally cool."
"So, the house purchase? That's settled? We'll just put my name on the paperwork then?" she asked as she looked down at her wine glass again almost nervously. He couldn't help but notice the slight change in her demeanor, which completely threw him. Maybe bringing up the name thing was too much.
"Yeah, if you're okay with it…" he replied a bit hesitantly, worried about her sudden change in behavior.
"So…" she said as she fidgeted with the wine glass. "You do realize that we're only a little over two weeks away from Thanksgiving right?"
"Oh…" he actually hadn't really given it any thought at all. During the time she was away he was just trying to make it from day to day with her being gone and he'd hardly thought about upcoming holidays at all. "… right."
She looked up at him with an apprehensive expression on her face. "Do you think… do you think we could have Thanksgiving here? Since we actually have a house already… You know… invite my dad and our friends. Even Dick…"
He was a bit taken by surprise at her request but immediately nodded.
"It's just… I haven't really had any large holiday celebrations since I was usually undercover on cases and now… it feels like… I just want to do something special now… with you."
"Of course Veronica… I'd love that too…" he leaned in and kissed her tenderly and then pulled back and smiled at her. He couldn't remember the last time he'd actually celebrated Thanksgiving really. They didn't celebrate it in Brazil and the last couple years in Neptune he hadn't either.
"Maybe Mac could fly down for it… and you could invite Dick. We could even invite Bryn and Connor if they aren't doing something already or Raul and Heidi. Ratner may even want to come too."
"Yeah, that sounds great," he said with a nod, and then he caught her biting her lip. He took a deep breath. He immediately knew what the real reason behind her hesitation had been. "Wallace?" he asked with a tone of annoyance in his voice, even though he knew he should have tried to keep his voice more neutral.
"Logan…" her voice had become much softer. "I was hoping… maybe the two of you could work past what happened. I'll talk to him first of course… I don't approve of what he did at all, but I do understand where he was probably coming from. And I plan to let him know that I didn't approve of it as well… but do you think if he were to apologize for what happened that you could forgive him… for me?" She looked at him with an almost pleading expression.
Could I forgive him if he were to apologize? She was so angry at me because of what he did. We may have been able to find our way back to each other sooner than we did if he hadn't interfered. Logan looked into her hopeful blue eyes and knew that he couldn't let her down if this was something she really wanted. He nodded slowly. "I'll try Veronica, but I can't promise."
"That's all I can ask," she replied a bit wistfully and leaned in to kiss him again.
He took a deep breath after their lips parted. "So… dessert now or after skinny dipping?" he asked with a lascivious grin on his lips.
"Hm…." Her smile became just as salacious as his. "…definitely after." She leaned in and kissed him deeply again, then pushed her chair out and stood up, reaching her hand out for his.
He took her hand and then stood up and let her lead him over toward the pool. The staging company had even put a giant basket with luxurious towels near a covered section of the patio that was next to the pool to really set the stage for selling the house. With everything they needed right there, they didn't need to even worry about going back inside for anything. Veronica gave him a mischievous look as she quickly stripped out of her clothes and then went and dove into the pool, leaving him standing there in awe.
"What's taking you so long," she asked when her head popped above the water. There was a light in the pool that illuminated the water from underneath and at that point in time, he didn't think he'd ever seen anything so beautiful as her completely naked and waiting for him to join her. It was almost like a dream the way the light made her look like some enchanted sea goddess.
He quickly removed his own clothing and dove in after her. He surfaced right next to her and she laughed and kissed him before swimming toward the shallower end of the pool. He followed right behind her and grabbed her around her waist before she got too far. They were in about five feet of water at that point, so he could easily keep his head above water while he was standing and pulled her toward him. He moved them toward the wall of the pool as she wrapped her legs around his waist to more easily keep her head above water since she couldn't easily touch the bottom there.
"I thought we were 'skinny dipping'?" she asked with a smirk. "Doesn't that involve actual swimming?"
"Nope," he said breathlessly as he pushed her against the wall of the pool. "It just means…" he paused and kissed her deeply. "…naked enjoyment of each other in the water."
She laughed and shook her head. "I'm pretty sure that's not the Webster's definition."
"Hmmm…" he softly moaned as he ran his hands down her sides, enjoying the feeling of her naked wet breasts against his chest and her thighs tightly gripping around his waist. "I'm pretty sure I'm right."
She moaned as his fingers caressed a sensitive spot. "Well I do think your definition sounds a whole lot better any…" He wasn't sure if she had planned on continuing her thought as another louder moan tumbled out of her mouth.
"Do you have any idea how much I love making you moan?" he asked in a low husky voice as his lips brushed against her ear.
"I'm guessing as much as I love it when you make me moan like that," she replied as she moved her hand down to stroke him, causing him to moan even louder than she had. "I also love doing that," she said seductively before doing it again and pressing her lips to his. After they kissed for a minute, she moved her head again so she could whisper in his ear in a low sultry voice. "Just think about all the places in our new house that we can have sex for the first time."
He took a deep breath and pushed into her. "Two down… and many, many to go," he said breathlessly as he listened to her gasp with each thrust.
"Many… many… many…" she repeated as her breathing became even more labored and he could tell he was getting closer to pushing her over the edge. He slowed down slightly because he didn't want to rush it too fast. She must not have really agreed with his plan though and let out a breathy sigh. "No… don't… slow down… please…" she begged before pressing her lips to his again and pushing her hips against his. The kiss and her plea made it practically impossible for him to resist her and he sped up again, but just enough to push her over the edge, without completely losing control himself.
"I want to see how many of those many… many… many places we can check off our list tonight," he said in a husky voice as she was coming back down from her high. Her lips turned up into a satisfied smile and she nodded in agreement.
"I think the lounger on the master bedroom balcony looked very enticing earlier," she said a little breathlessly as she looked intently into his eyes.
He gave her a lascivious grin in return. "There are plenty of spots between here and there we can try as well."
She took a deep breath and nodded. He walked toward the steps at the shallow end of the pool with her legs and arms still wrapped around him, and carried her out of the water as they went back to kissing. They made it as far as a lounger near the edge of the patio before he pulled her down on top of him and had her falling over that ledge again a short while later. He wasn't sure he was going to make it all the way to the balcony before he lost control too, but he was going to try his hardest to make it all the way there with several more stops in between.
A/N – I thought I'd mention that some of the places I described are actually there in that part of San Diego. There was a house that had been for sale on Prospect Place in La Jolla too that I had in mind when I was writing this. It's not exactly how I described their place, but it was the inspiration for the house and location. The address is 7905 Prospect Place and if you search for that you can find the Redfin listing. URLs never work well in FF, so I'm not going to try putting it here.
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