Mark stopped in his tracks. Okay so maybe he would regret this. He wasn't taking no for an answer. Something about that girl got to him. He turned around and headed back toward her. She was getting her stuff together to leave. "Jenna." He said once again standing over her. Startled she looked up at him. Why had he come back she wondered. Mark frowned he seen the tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?" Mark asked. "Nothing. The wind blew something in my eyes." Jenna said. Jenna was surprised how easily the lie rolled off her tongue. "Here let me see." Mark said taking her head and tilting it to look in her eyes. Jenna was having a hard time breathing with him so close. God he smelled good. She could feel his breath on her cheek. Mark didn't see anything but took the chance to study her face. He was right her eyes definitely had a violet hue. He had the urge to trace those freckles that were scattered recklessly on her nose and cheeks. Mark let go of her and stepped back. "Don't see anything." He said. "I must have blinked it out." Jenna said. Five minutes around this man had lies rolling off her tongue she thought. Mark arched his brow. She looked upset and he wasn't buying she had something in her eye but he wasn't going to call her on it. Jenna looked down. "There's a shop downstairs where you can buy a swim suit. Still want to go swimming?" he asked. Jenna's head spun. He still wanted to go swimming with her? She decided she wasn't blowing it this time. "Yes." Jenna said so quietly that Mark wasn't sure he heard her right. He was sure she would say no. Mark held out his hand. "Well come on." He said. Jenna slipped her hand into his gasping at his touch. Her hand tingled from the contact. Mark looked at her strangely. What the hell he thought. His hand tingled like he had been shocked. He shrugged and led her down to the gift shop
Jenna looked at the bathing suits. There was no way she would be caught dead in some of these. "How about this one?" mark asked holding up two scraps of material. He was actually joking knowing she wouldn't go for skimpy. Jenna looked shocked. Theirs no way I would wear that, its indecent." She said in a shocked whisper. Mark laughed. "I was just joking Darlin." He said. Jenna turned red and turned back to looking. Mark pulled out a yellow one piece and looked at it. It would look good with her coloring. "Here ya go baby." He said. Jenna turned and looked at the bathing suit. Well it was one piece and she liked the color. "Okay." She said and found her size. Mark waited while she paid for it. He was going to offer but figured she would have a fit so he kept his mouth shut. "Are ya ready? There's a changing room by the pool. I thought we would go on down there." He said. "Yes sir." She said. "Darlin drop the sir stuff okay. Your making me feel like I'm 80 years old." He said grinning. Jenna turned red in embarrassment. Her parents had raised her to show respect it was a habit. "Sorry." She mumbled. "Hey its okay. It's nice for a change to meet someone with manners. But uhh we are kind of going on a date and I think calling me Mark will be just fine." He said. "Date?" she asked. "Well yea." Mark said. Mark wasn't prepared for the radiance of her smile when it spread across her face. My God how had he ever thought her tomboyish? That smile made his stomach do flip-flops. Jenna couldn't remember being so happy. She had a date. The first one she ever had. "Ya know you got a beautiful smile." Mark said. Jenna blushed. "Thank you." She said. She didn't believe him but just him saying it made her feel good. "Let's go." He said taking her hand again.
Mark waited by the pool for her. He had his trunks on under his pants so he had just pulled off his clothes and sat at the edge of the pool. Jenna edged out of the changing room. She was nervous. The bathing suit covered everything but still she felt self conscious. Mark turned around and saw her coming. Oh good lord help him. That's what she was hiding under those baggy clothes. She had a body to die for. Long beautiful curvy legs and hips that were made for a man to hold on to while he was….okay stop Mark he thought. His gaze traveled up to her breasts which strained against the suit. He could see himself with his mouth latched on to them. Mark stop he thought right now. "You look great baby." He said in a husky voice. Jenna had been busy taking him in too. God he was gorgeous, like some Greek god. His body was perfect. And he had more tattoos hidden under his clothes. She came and sat beside him by the pool. "Did those hurt?" she asked. "The tats you mean? Well it's not so bad depending on where you're getting them." He said. "There beautiful." Jenna said. Mark looked at her in surprise. "You don't look like the type to like tats." He said. "I'm not, but on you there beautiful." Jenna said. She blushed when she realized how it sounded. Mark grinned. "Well thank you little lady." He said chuckling. Mark lowered him self in the water and turned around and lifted her to stand in front of him. "Its warm." She said. "It's heated." Mark said. Mark had the urge to ravage her right here. He figured that wasn't going to happen hell he had trouble getting her in a bathing suit in front of him much less anything else. "Let's see how good of a swimmer you are. I'll race you to the end of the pool." He said. "Okay." Jenna said. "I'll give ya a 15 second head start." He said. "I don't need it. I'll beat you." She said. Mark smiled. "Cocky little thing huh? Okay we'll see how good ya are." Mark said. They got at the end of the pool and got ready. "Go." Mark said. They both took off. Mark had powerful arms on his side. His arms sliced through the water neatly. Jenna had her small size in her corner, plus she really was a excellent swimmer. Mark stopped at the edge of the pool and looked behind him sure he had won. Where was she? He looked over to the side and she was sitting there waiting for him. "You weren't kidding huh?" Mark asked. Jenna looked at him. Was he mad? She realized she messed up again. Guys didn't like to lose to women. No wonder she had never been on a date she thought. "Are you mad?" she asked Mark looked at her bewildered. "Why would I be mad?" he asked. "Cause I beat you." Jenna said. Mark started laughing. "My ego aint that big Darlin. You're a better swimmer than me." Mark said. Jenna was relieved. " I bet there something I can do that you can't." He said. "What?" Jenna laughed. Mark grabbed her and tossed her in the middle of the pool. Jenna came up and Mark was relieved to see her laughing. "Your right I don't think I could do that to you." She said. Mark swam over to her when he got right up on her she splashed him right in the face. She started laughing and took off. "Oh you're going to regret that." He said. He caught up to her and ducked her a couple of times. Jenna was laughing so hard she couldn't catch her breath. Mark picked her up and set her on the side of the pool. He jumped up out of the pool and grabbed a couple of towels. He draped one over her shoulders and sat down beside her. "Let's take a break." He said. Mark reached over and used his towel to dry her face. She smiled shyly at him. "Will you have dinner with me tonight?" he asked. "yes." She said with no hesitation. She was having to good a time and she didn't want it to end. "Great." He said. "Ready for another round in the pool?" He asked. "yes." She said and shoved him in. Mark came up sputtering. He laughed. "You getting down right sassy girl. I like that." Mark said. Jenna smiled and jumped in to join him.