Yakuza Tour Guide (18+)

16. Sex on the Beach

I fall asleep scheming. I'm not sure how long I'm out for, but a while later, I wake up and reach for my sunglasses. It's so bright! Tying my bikini top in the back, I sit up and look for Tatsu. Everyone has moved their towels, giving us a solid ten-foot radius of completely deserted sand. I guess they did notice his tattoos. One perk of dating a Yakuza. Where did he go, though?

Sitting up, I scan the beach and don't see Tatsu anywhere. I look to the water's edge, and suddenly he emerges, whipping his hair back as he comes out of the ocean. Damn, he looks hot! The sun glistens off the water on his muscles as he smooths back his wet hair and wades out of the water. My breath catches briefly in my throat. He did not wear a big bathing suit at all. They're small, snug shorts that strain seductively at the crotch.

The other people in the water give Tatsu a wide berth as he steps onto the beach and walks right up to me. Grabbing a towel, he pats his face. "Finally awake. Did you enjoy your nap?"

"Yes, I did," I say, biting my lip and eying him up as he sits next to me. "Cooling off?"

"Swimming some laps. It's nice. Everyone clears out of my way like I'm a shark."

"Perks of being a Yakuza?"

"Oh, yeah, it's great being a social pariah. You should try it sometime."

"Why would I ever need to do that when I have you," I tease, sitting up and resting my head against his shoulder. "If they're all gonna move, we should be able to explore wherever we want with our snorkels."

"Righ, I have them over here," he says, rummaging through the bag he packed all our stuff into. The goggles, snorkels, and fins still have all the tags as he sets them on the towel. "You can swim, right?"

I laugh. "Kind of late to be asking, dude. Yes, I can swim."

"Good. I didn't think of that when I planned this whole thing. I figured it's more fun than us sitting on the beach doing nothing."

"Let's do it then."

I toss my sunglasses aside and grab my snorkeling gear, running over to the water and diving in. Shaking drops of it from my hair, I sit down in the shallows, squeeze my feet into my flippers, and then put on my goggles. I've never actually snorkeled before; this is the first beach I've been to outside Florida. Standing up, I see Tatsu smirking at me.

"Yep, that's a really sexy look for you."

"Is it my flippers?"

"No, it's your snorkel. It's very... phallic."

"You noticed~ I didn't know you were into that kind of thing~"

He laughs and puts on his snorkeling gear. Now we look like tourists as we swim farther out. Tatsu decides to go right, and I follow behind him, kicking and looking down at the ocean floor. The water here is crystal clear! I can see white sand with the occasional starfish or bit of seaweed floating by. There are even shoals of fish who scurry away from us through crisp rays of sunlight.

Eventually, we reach the end of the marked-off area and tread water as we glance at the lifeguard facing the opposite direction. I look at Tatsu, who looks at me, and we duck under the buoys line. Usually, I would be anxious about breaking the rules, especially in another country, but... fuck it. I'm already dating a career criminal; how is this any worse?

We're swimming for a while, but other than glancing up occasionally to make sure I haven't lost Tatsu, I'm having too much fun searching for different sea creatures. I spot a few sea urchins, several different types of fish, and even what I think might be jellyfish. I'm pulled from looking at a huge crab shuffling below me by Tatsu, who tugs my wrists.

"Hey, we're coming up on some rocks. Be careful," he says as I surface, pointing ahead. The beach has given way to a steep rock face that rises into the trees above. In front of us, sharp rocks covered in barnacles are sticking out of the water. "Don't wanna crash headfirst into one of those."

"Yeah, but... wow, I wanna get a look! I bet there's all kinds of cool stuff in there!"

Swimming past him, I rush over to a cluster of rocks to take a peek. I was right! Red shrimp and snails clutter the rocks while brightly colored fish dart between them. Nestled down between the peaks on the ocean floor are blooms of coral. I hold my breath and dive deeper to get a close-up view.