Catch of the Year (23 page)

“Hey, you're wetting me. Don't cry, my darling.” He pulled back. A wicked glint lit his eyes. “Maybe it's time for a test.”

Before she realized his intention, he swept her off her feet, and carried her down the steps.

“Paul, what are you doing?”

“To make sure you love me, that you're absolutely certain of who you are and what you want, I thought we'd try a little lake immersion.”

She loved that laugh in his voice.

He waded into the water, deeper and deeper. She hooked an elbow around his neck and clung tight. The game was on. If she was going in, so was he. When the water came up to his chest, he lifted her high and heaved. She landed with a splash. Water engulfed her, embraced her. So much for taking him with her. Emerging, she wiped the wet from her eyes.

“What was that for?”

“For all my agony.”

“And how about the agony you put me through?” Her words teased him back. “Don't you think that deserves a little revenge?”

Cupping her hand, she sent him a blast of water, which hit him in the face. As the spray rose, so did her spirits, shining and soaring through the air.

She took advantage of his temporary blindness to launch herself through the water. He grabbed her, holding her in a tight embrace as she flung her arms around his neck. How incredibly wonderful to feel close to him again. Her mouth sought his and was welcomed, deeply, warmly, lovingly.

Over the next few minutes, plastered together in the water as the kiss went on and on, they sank and rose, and sank and rose again. Miraculously, the lovers didn't drown. This was because the Spirit of the Lake held them safe and happy in her arms.

Like Serendipity, the heroine of this story, Brenda Hammond was born under the sign of Gemini. Does she have two different aspects to her nature? Definitely. Her husband claims he's got too wives, but he's not complaining!

To learn more about Brenda and her writing, visit her website at
www.brenda-hammond.com
, and read her blog at
http://brendahammond.blogspot.com
.

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