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Oh hell…had he gotten a little too blunt with that statement? He’d just blurted it out, despite every speck of better judgment.
Cassie whipped her head around, her hair swirling through the water like a mermaid’s. “Excuse me?”
“Sorry. Shouldn’t have said that.”
“No no. I don’t mind. That’s fine. But—” She paddled closer and straightened, and he felt one of her legs twine with his. “You’re immersed in cold water. That’s not usually a turn-on.”
“It is when you’re with a nearly naked woman who you’re wildly attracted to and she’s talking about sex.”
“About bad sex.”
“No, about making s*x good for yourself. That’s a f*****g turn-on, lady.”
“Oh.” Her eyes widened and she got that devilish look he was beginning to recognize. “You don’t say?” She floated her hips near his, sending wate
