"Excuse me," Adam grinned. "I've got a tween-ager to dunk." With a single practiced move he stripped off his T-shirt, kicked off his sandals, and raced after Pippa, shouting as he went, "I'm gonna get you!"
Pippa squealed as Adam scooped her up and carried her out until the water came up to his waist.
"Are you ready to get wet?" he laughed.
"No! Daddy! Noooo!" Pippa squealed with a laugh that really communicated "yes."
His muscles rippled beneath his suntanned skin as he lifted the squealing, squirming bundle of giggles over his head.
"It's payback time!"
With a shriek of laughter, Pippa landed in the river. She popped back up again, coughing and laughing, and immediately got back at her father by jumping into his arms.
I sat down on my towel and delicately unstrapped my sandals, pl
