He sat back by the pool, kicking his legs in the water and letting the sun shine down on him. Locke needed this break after a week of protecting the Master Emerald nonstop, the usual task of a Guardian. He'd been doing this for years; even the likes of someone such as Locke needed a break every now and again.
Locke rubbed some sunscreen on his red-colored arms, making sure he wasn't getting a bad case of sunburn. Despite having fur, Mobians still needed to put sunblock on. Today felt like an ideal Saturday to relax, even though the red echidna had spent most of the morning doing his usual guardian duties; but at least all was calm today in Echidnaopolis.
Plus, he got to see her, the love of his life; Lara-Le. Clad in an orange string bikini that highlighted her figure, her dreadlocks flowing, she was beyond irresistible to Locke. They'd been dating for three years and now, he felt as though he'd found the perfect soulmate and never would he forget the day they met.
Water splashed up as Lara-Le swam past Locke, who shuddered as he felt the water touch his knees, despite his lack of sensitivity. The shapely echidna waved to him and Locke smiled back at Lara-Le, he felt eager to get in that pool and join her. She smelled so sweet, even from a distance, especially with that perfume she'd adorned herself with.
And every time he saw her, Locke's heart thumped very intensely. She was like beauty sent from heaven, Aurora personified, and he couldn't stop thinking about her even at night. She completed him, Locke felt whole with her around and he couldn't wait to spend the rest of his days with her, no matter what tried to separate them both.
A womanly arm wrapped around his neck, Lara-Le had emerged from the pool and was sitting next to Locke, kicking her feet in the water as well. She leaned against him, making Locke's back crawl with chills. Locke looked into Lara-Le's eyes and the red echidna smiled sweetly at him, the guardian smiled back at her.
"Hi." She said in a whisper, "Is there something you're thinking about?"
"Just you, Lara." Locke replied, "Nothing more."
"It must be quite the pressuring task." Lara-Le said, "Guarding the Master Emerald, day-after-day, even in a time of peace, following your family's footsteps."
Locke looked down at his knees, then he looked at his girlfriend. She had a point, after years of guarding the Master Emerald, the pressure did get to him at times. Despite this, he pressed on, unwilling to let his predecessors down. If something happened to the Master Emerald, the island was doomed and so would all of echidna civilization if that happened.
"Don't worry..." Lara said, "It's okay, I know you got this. I'm here for you, love, always."
That filled Locke's heart with confidence, he needed to hear that. He turned to the woman he'd loved for so long and closed his eyes as Lara-Le leaned closer, the red female echidna then kissed him on the nose.
Locke opened his eyes and kissed Lara back, she inched closer and the two echidnas embraced, kissing deeply. Lara lifted her legs out of the pool and swung her body around, looping each leg around Locke's waist until the gorgeous female echidna was sitting half-way up upon the guardian's lap while they kissed more deeply than ever before.
It wasn't long, Lara and Locke kissed a little more, then they pulled away with the green-eyed beauty cupping the guardian's face gently.
"I... am going to take a shower." Lara-Le said in an alluring voice, nodding her head to the nearby shower stall, "Would you like to join me, guardian?"
Locke hugged Lara-Le and kissed her on the cheek, today was pretty hot and it was hard to deal with the heat, just as guarding the Master Emerald was hard work. Perhaps this felt ideal to join Lara-Le in the shower, they could use some... alone time.
"My love, I'd be enlightened to join you." Locke replied.
Lara-Le planted another kiss on her boyfriend's cheek and stood up, walking towards the stall as Locke watched her for a moment. He stood up, unable to take his eye off her, Lara seemed to be swaying her hips from side-to-side in a suggestive manner. Locke followed Lara and the red echidna glanced at him with a seductive smirk that said, 'I know you're watching.'
Both echidnas entered the stall and pulled back the curtain behind themselves, Locke allowed Lara to enter the shower and he followed after her. They kept their bathing suits on, especially due to how they were still at a public pool, just in case someone saw them.
The couple stood under the showerhead and it automatically activated. Warm steamy water poured down on them, rinsing their sweat-ridden bodies and cleansing Locke and Lara-Le of any chlorine they had in their fur from all of that swimming in the pool. Lara ran her fingers through her dreadlocks and Locke prepped some soap, lathering up his armpits.
Lara turned around while rinsing her shoulder, then she lifted up her leg to wash it in a manner that was almost so suggestive, it made Locke's heart thump and his jaw hung open. Noticing that he was watching her, Lara-Le winked at Locke and reached over to stroke his chin playfully. Then she walked closer and turned her back to him while still cleansing her dreadlocks.
"Would you... Would you like me to...?" Locke stammered, looking at Lara-Le's smooth and womanly back as the water ran down.
"I'd be enlightened if you washed my back..." Lara-Le said. She inched closer to him while rubbing her arms slowly and tilted her head back towards Locke, all while allowing the water to rain upon her face.
Locke made his move and began rinsing Lara-Le's back, scrubbing soap on her shoulder blades and then rinsed the suds off. He reached up and scrubbed Lara's shoulders, leaning closer to her while then proceeding to rinse and scrub up his girlfriend's smooth neck.
Lara-Le turned around and held Locke's hand, looking into his eyes with a sweet and tender gaze that made his heart beat faster while steam rose up around them, setting the romantic tone. She then leaned closer and kissed Locke on the lips, the red echidna had to put aside the soap to avoid dropping it and he placed a firm hand on Lara-Le's shoulder.
Both echidnas went deeper and kissed harder, Locke pressed Lara-Le to the wall underneath the shower head, feeling the water rain down his back. He felt her press her womanly body against his muscular figure, her arms wrapping around his back while she lifted her right leg by his waist and looped it around Locke's midsection.
The shower was filled with love as Locke and Lara-Le kissed, making out with all of the fiery passion in their souls without interference. Locke cupped Lara-Le's hips and held up her leg by her thigh with one hand for support while his girlfriend stroked his chest and the kiss deepened in seconds. Oh, how they could kiss all day and perhaps they could go even further.
Perhaps even later.
Locke broke the kiss with Lara-Le and the two echidnas pulled away, even with Lara-Le's arms tucked around her boyfriend's muscular body. The soap on their bodies had rinsed off and was forming on the floor at their feet thanks to the water collecting on the shower floor. Even the shower had gotten a little warmer and the steam was fading.
Lara-Le kissed Locke on the cheek and the guardian did the honors of shutting the shower off, he scooped up his soulmate in his arms and carried her out of the shower back towards the pool area. Locke laid out the towels and the two echidnas lay down by the water, looking up at the sky and letting the sun dry them after such a warm shower and a swim.
Hands touched and Locke gazed into Lara's green eyes, his purple pupils piercing his girlfriend's soul. She was too gorgeous to let go of. Lara adjusted her position until she was closer to him, laying on her side with a firm hand placed on his chest while she stroked his shoulder with another hand.
"Do you love me, Locke?" Lara-Le asked.
"Yes." Locke nodded, "I love you, no matter what happens to us."
With the sunlight bathing them in its rays, drying them and as the summer heat gleamed around them, Locke and Lara-Le shared another kiss while doves flew over and the water of the swimming pool glistened with beauty and the resort was filled with the scent of echidna love...
The End
