Cherry

Chapter 25

Cherry

After today's shift at the diner, I knew for a fact that Ethan and I needed this short, little break at the lake. We both worked a double because Donna is gone on vacation and Sylas needed the extra help. From serving breakfast food at five A.M. to handing out cheeseburgers and french fries at six P.M., it was a long day. Thankfully, there were no rude customers today. It's a rare occurrence, but I'm glad no one said anything inappropriate to me because Ethan's face is still healing from his last fight, and I don't think he or I can handle more conflict right now.

Every time I've traveled to this lake in the past, I always had the intention of getting high. I've always needed a short escape from the world. But, now I don't have the urge to smoke any more. My escape from the world is Ethan now, as crazy as that sounds. It's kind of bittersweet. We know we don't have that much time left together, so we always try to find something exhilarating to do with each other.

As Ethan and I sit in the tall, overgrown, green grass, the sun has finally gone down, allowing the shining moon to appear in its place. The moonlight is glistening over the lake that sits in front of us, almost making the water look like glitter was poured all over it. Several lily pads are floating atop the water, and I can just imagine a chubby toad hopping happily from one to the other.

"You know what we should do?" I smile and look away from the beautiful water and to Ethan.

"There's no telling with you," he continues to look at the lake, but I can see a smirk forming on the side of his face.

"Skinny dip."

I notice my words get his attention, as his focus moves away from the scenery and to my eyes. He smiles, "Remember how that worked out for us at the beach?"

I think back to that night, remembering how an innocent bonfire turned into me getting drunk and us getting chased- while naked- by the cops.

"Well," I grin, "I was drunk and we were in a public place. This lake is secluded. I can guarantee no one in this town even knows that this place exists."

"Oh really?" Ethan looks me up and down with the damn smirk he has planted on his face, which I'm pretty sure sent goosebumps to every inch of my skin.

"Mhmm," I grin, stand up, and take the bottom of my t-shirt and lift it over my head, revealing my breasts to him. His eyes slightly widen as he glues his eyes to my chest, and I watch as he stands up to join me. He rips off his shirt, too, and I walk backward toward the lake. "Come on," I smile, telling him to follow me.

We don't take our eyes off each other. It's like it would kill us to look away from each other's bodies for more than a second. I continue to walk backward as I step out of my work jeans, and once I get them off, I just throw them on the ground, not caring about where they end up. All I care about is Ethan and the pounding in my chest.

Ethan begins to unbutton his jeans just as I feel my back crash into the roughness of bark. I turn around and find an enormous tree behind me. I turn back to Ethan and find him continuing to walk toward me, now completely naked, like me. I can't help but analyze his entire body as he continues to walk toward me slowly. My eyes wander all around his golden skin, starting on his collarbones, noticing how they dip just the right amount into his body. My eyes wander to his toned arms, then down to his dick, which is getting hard with each step he makes toward me.

When he finally reaches me, my heart wants to stop beating. He places both of his hands on the sides of my waist and hovers over me. His crystalized, caramel eyes pour into mine as he begins to slowly lean into me. He gravitates toward the side of my neck and plants delicate kisses on my skin. Though they're slow, the pleasure is amazing, and I find myself moaning on instinct.