Alex stood up, and pulled Tanya into his arms, and carried her over to the lake. "You are not going to like this very much, but it will cool you off," he said.
Her eyes widened in fear as she realized what he was about to do. He walked into the water, and she stared downward noting with each step he took how much closer she came to touch it. "Alex, it is going to be too cold!" She cried between gasps of air.
"That is the idea," he stated and walked further in; his knees were engulfed by the darkness. Soon, his waist was hidden beneath the water's depth, and she closed her eyes tightly as she anticipated the frosty liquid meeting her skin. She cringed when it first touched her, shivering against his body as he held her close. She felt little relief, however.
"It is not helping!" Tanya's
