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Marco
Steam rises into the chilly air, the pool nice and heated as Sophia hurries around and arranges drinks and snacks at the little swim-up bar.
“Warm enough?” I watch Evangeline as she floats around, her happy smile warming my heart.
“Perfect.” She kicks and disappears beneath the water, her ass making an appearance, the light blue bathing suit barely covering all of it.
I lick my lips.
“Stop ogling.” Sophia tosses her jacket on a chair and jumps in at the deep end.
She and Evangeline meet underwater, then rise to the surface.
“Marco never swims with me anymore.” Sophia shoots me a cross look. “But now I’ve got you, so I don’t need him.”
“Thanks for letting me borrow a swimsuit.” Evangeline grips the side. “I hope I don’t stretch it.”
“Take it with you. I have a ton of them. And if I swim with Nick, none of them last long.”
“Oh.” Evangeline’s eyes open a little wider.
“You’re scaring her.” I launch from the wall and dive beneath the surface, pushing to the top when I get close to them. Once I breach, I shake my hair, sending warm droplets all over them.
“Marco!” Sophia splashes me as Evangeline laughs.
“What?” I float closer and blink the water from my eyes. “I’m just trying to get in on the girl talk.”
“Since when are you interested in girl talk?” Sophia rolls her eyes.
I give Evangeline a long look. “Since now.”
“Creeper.” Sophia pulls Evangeline with her to the center of the pool, their whispers full of giggles.
Turning, I spread my arms along the side of the pool. When I hear Evangeline’s sharp intake of breath, I know she’s noticed the muscles I’ve worked hard for every morning in our home gym.
“Showoff,” Sophia grumbles.
“Leave them be, cara mia.” Nick strides from the house, his coat off and his dress shirt sleeves rolled up. Fredo, the family cat, trots beside him and gives us a disapproving feline stare. He’s never liked the pool. Something about being near water upsets him.
“I was just chatting with Marco’s new friend.”
He smirks. “I have better things for you to do with your mouth, my queen.”
I groan, Evangeline turns a delicate shade of red, and Sophia grins.
“I guess I could come inside and check on dinner.” She paddles to the stairs, Nick watching her every move.
The moment she’s out of the pool, he throws her over his shoulder.
“You’re getting all wet!” She beats on his back as he hauls her into the house.
“I won’t be the only one,” he says as the door slams.
I cut through the water and circle Evangeline.
“They’re, um, they’re kind of hot.” She shrugs. “He’s terrifying, but she’s so sweet, and together they’re a perfect match somehow.”
“Don’t let her sweet talk fool you. Sophia has claws.”
