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“Fun fact about me, I’m terrified of getting electrocuted,” I grimaced as lighting pierced the sky in the distance and then looked to where Halo had her feet in the water.
She chuckled. “How often do you use this pool?”
“Never,” I shrugged. “I bought this house after the whole situation with my sister.”
Halo’s eyes flashed with a bit of sadness. “The girls are so lucky.”
One of her curls began to violently whip in the wind. These days, my desire to touch her in any way possible caused me to burn to the point that it scared me. Desperation coursed through my veins.
Slowly, I reached out and tucked the curl behind her ear. “What do you mean?”
Halo leaned over, our faces close enough that I could feel her warmth before she stood up. “They have you to protect them, something I wish I’d had after my mom,”
Without hesitation, I watched as my wife cleared the edge of the pool and dived in fully clothed.
“Hey!” Alarm rushed through my body, watching her make a splash. “What are you doing?”
Looking up, I found lightning streaks getting closer. Anxiety began to overwhelm me and I waited for her to break to the surface.
“Halo! Seriously, get the fuck out of the pool!”
She resurfaced in the middle of the pool, and her laughter echoed through the backyard. “It’s fine.”
My anxiety was getting the better of me, and the wind was becoming more violent and thunder was rumbling in louder now.
“Halo get out, now!”
She shook her head. “Nope. If you want me out, you have to come in and get me.”
“Halo…”
She grinned at my hesitation, and I took in how heavy her hair looked drenched in pool water. Halo fluttered around in the water. “Ashton…”
Hesitation wracked my body for a few more moments as another crash of thunder could be heard. Finally, I stopped thinking and kicked off my shoes before diving into the pool after her.
The cold water shocked my body as I swam to her, my strokes propelling me in close.
Pushing up through the water, I grabbed her around her waist and we stared at each other for a few moments. “I told you to get out of the pool.”
Thunder cracked again and this time everything around me started to vibrate and I pushed my eyes closed.
Halo draped her arms around me. “It’s okay.”
“It’s not we’re going to get fucking electro…”
Halo’s mouth was crashing against my own, flooding me with warmth. Any worry about being electrocuted went out the window. Nothing mattered as I got lost in the sensation of her mouth on mine.
We pulled apart and studied each other. “I’ve wanted to do that for a while.”
The thunder boomed again. “We really should get out now!”
She nodded and we swam back to the edge and climbed out. We eased into the house, dripping wet.
“Stay here,” I whispered to her.
There was a downstairs bathroom close by with extra towels. Stripping out of my clothes, I wrapped a towel around my waist before coming back out to find Halo staring outside. The rain had picked up and I was glad we were safe inside now.
Halo’s teeth clicked together as she started to shiver. “Thank you.”
