Chapter 16

Friday had been another wonderful date; Paul had taken Sandy to yet another great restaurant and then to a drive over the city where she had checked out the beautiful sights.

"It is gorgeous up here," she commented while they looked down from one point.

"You should get out more often," he laughed.

"Well pardon me for being a Yankee," she teased back.

"Hey, I'm not totally Southern myself," he confessed. "Actually, I was born in Hartford, Connecticut."

Sandy turned around to face him. "You never told me that," she said, smiling.

"I thought that was common knowledge."

He then smacked his forehead. "Oh, right. You don't read the sites!"

"Maybe not, but Tyler does off and on. I'm surprised he didn't say anything."

"Speaking of your son, didn't you say he was going to hang out with his friends tomorrow?"

"Yes…why?"

Paul raised a mischievous eyebrow. "That swim date is still open for tomorrow."

"Don't you think you're overdoing it a little?" Sandy asked with concern. "You were up early to get ready for Monday night, and then you had that appearance up at Fiesta Mart earlier this evening before going home to change and picking me up. And now you want to go back out tomorrow?"

"Baby, you if anyone should know I'm a resilient guy," he winked.

"Still, you're coming off an injury. Don't go nuts."

"Well if it concerns you that much, my love, I'll rest up on Sunday."

"Promise?"

Paul gave her a quick kiss. "I promise. I think we better head home now if we're going to have that energy for tomorrow."

"And make sure my apartment is still intact," Sandy added, laughing as they headed hand in hand to the car.

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The following day, Tyler had taken off for the mall with Adam and Jesse, leaving Sandy alone to get ready to go to one of the natural springs with Paul to swim. She had gone to beaches on vacation, and of course, there had been her parents' swimming pool back in Philadelphia, but she'd never been in anything like this before.

It was a beautiful, warm afternoon when they arrived at the springs, getting out of the car and dropping their things on the land nearby. Sandy quickly undressed, running her hands down to her sides until she reached her jeans and pushed them off, revealing the bikini underneath.

"Very nice," Paul said, giving a low whistle in appreciation.

"Oh," she said, a little startled, "Thanks."

Both loved to swim, as exercise; it was unbeatable. It was also refreshing and slightly erotic. Sandy loved the way the water felt on her body as she splashed through it, going deep and springing off of the bottom. It was also enjoyable for both of them to be among the salamanders and turtles. Sandy had never had anything like this, and she was enjoying herself.

Meanwhile, she couldn't help but take a look over at Paul now and then while they were goofing off in the springs; even in those baggy trunks, he still looked good enough to eat. His dark hair was so shiny, his eyes absolutely gorgeous when he looked back at her.

As he looked so deeply into her eyes, Paul raised his hands to her face, gently cupping it between them. Lowering his mouth to her, he softly touched Sandy's lips with his, sending a jolt of electricity through her, making her shudder. Pulling back, he smiled down at her, slowly rubbing his thumb across her lower lip.

"Paul..." Sandy began, not really knowing what to say.

"Ssh, babe..." Paul whispered, then kissed her again, this time with much more insistence, parting her lips, his tongue found her and danced together, slowly, leaving her breathless when they parted.

"Jesus, Sandy, now look what you've done to me," he said, taking her hand and holding it to his hardness.

"Damn, woman," he whispered as his lips captured hers once again in a heart-stopping kiss. before he proceeded to kiss almost every part of Sandy's body. She leaned against him and closed her eyes, lips slightly parted, enjoying the gentle manipulations being performed on her body. His mouth set her neck on fire as he made his way to her earlobe and nibbled on it.

Somehow, he had pulled off his shorts and then went to work pushing down Sandy's bottoms, making a perfect shot with both of them onto the shore line.

Paul scooped up Sandy again, his hands then moved down her sides and rested on her hips. Moaning, she ran her hands through his hair, kissing the top of his head. She could feel his hands on her hips as he lifted her up and gently lowered her onto his hardness.

Sandy quietly gasped as she felt him enter her in one motion; instinctively, her arms went up around his neck, her lips kissing his shoulder.

Paul used his strength to move her up and down, easily balancing her water. Feeling her body awaken to his touch, his mere presence generated a passionate response so deeply inside of her, causing Sandy to bite down on his shoulder a little too firmly.

Soon, she could feel him tensing up, his motions becoming more pronounced, his breathing heavier, faster.

His hands imbedded on her hips, Paul bucked her up and down onto his body in short quick movements, his breath against her ear ragged and uneven, catching in his throat as the whirlwind of passion uplifted him to a soaring pinnacle somewhere near her.

Sandy then heard his breath catch in his throat as his climax peaked and then descended, bringing him back to earth, back to the water gently lapping at their sides. He then released her and they went back to land to dry off, put their bottoms back on, and to relax for awhile.

There was silence between the two of them for awhile before Sandy spoke up. "You all right?"

"Baby, I don't think I have ever been better," he replied, nodding and grinning. "But there has been something I've been thinking about for awhile."

"Oh? What's that?"

"Well, I know we haven't been together that long, but I've been thinking about how we've gotten so close in that time. I never really did that with anyone before. And of course, Tyler and I have gotten along pretty good too."

"That you have," Sandy agreed. "You're almost like a kid yourself with him."

"Yeah." Paul then sat up. "Anyway, I kicked this thing around for the last several weeks I'd been off and…" He then looked over at her. "I'd like us to get married."