Uncompromising (Age Gap, gxg)

Chapter 18

Zombies, witches, more superheroes than I could count, and even a sexy nurse outfit on a girl that was much too young to be wearing it had paraded past my front door, and I was thankful for the distraction. The girls were all outside in the pool watching a bunch of the Friday the 13th movies and having fun, but every time I looked down there from the back deck, all I could do was stare at Zee in her little white bikini that looked so good against her dusky skin. She looked better than any Halloween candy, and certainly tasted just as sweet.

When 10pm rolled around, I turned off all the front lights and then stripped down to my bathing suit. I was a little nervous wearing so little in front of Zee because I was afraid that I might react in a way that might shock Hollie if I let my desires show. It would probably shock Raquel too, but I already didn't care about her or her opinion.

Fortunately, the lights were off on the back deck other than the pool lights, so it wasn't like I'd be parading past everyone with a spotlight on me. To make it easier, instead of going down the outside steps, I went to the basement and pulled open the sliding glass door there, making sure Swiftie and Karma didn't follow me, then went out back. Even with the darkness, I could almost feel Zee's eyes on my body, and I did my best to act natural and not worry about how I looked in my bikini. I was literally walking right past the gym, and with Zee around more, I was going to have to hit that even harder because... well... because if I was being honest, I wanted her to find me sexy, even if this was something foolish for me to pursue. I needed a real relationship, one with someone the girls would like, and I knew that was a risky proposition with the Cuban beauty.

I walked behind the projection screen to the far end of the pool, then dove in and let the cooler water wash over me. I looked towards the edge of the pool, easily picking out Zee's ass among the other girls. Jashanna's skin was darker, but Zee's was tanner than all the others, and looked just as fine as I remembered. I really wanted it in my hands, but I kept swimming. But then I did a double take as a tanned hand reached under the water and waved at me as though she knew where my eyes were trained. If I had goggles, things would have been clearer, but it was still sweet and mildly embarrassing. I swam to the far side of the pool, then pulled myself up over the short wall that separated the pool from the hot tub and sank into the warm water with a happy sigh.

The five girls were still watching the movie, alternating laughing at the fooling people that seemed to go out of their way to die and gasping at some of the jump scares. For the first time in a while, a horror movie didn't scare me at all. Granted, I wasn't watching the movie, I was watching Zee, and that helped. In the light from the pool, she looked magical, her dark wet hair sticking to her neck and shoulders and her skin glistening in the evening air. She knew I was looking too, because she kept looking over her shoulder and glancing in my direction.

She was sandwiched between Gracie and Hollie, and after I'd been there for maybe 15 minutes, I could see Gracie nudging her, and jerking her head in my direction. Yeah, my youngest was trying to play matchmaker again. Zee looked over her shoulder at me, and I met her eyes with my own, offering a smile in case she was nervous. Having her join me in the hot tub was innocent, right? She bit her lower lip, and I brought my hand out of the water, crooking a finger to wave her over. Gracie nudged her once more, and Zee's resolve crumbled. She whispered something to Hollie, probably saying she was chilly as an excuse, and then slowly swam over to the hot tub.

"Can I join you?" she asked in a throaty whisper.

"If you don't, I might have to drag you in here," I replied in a whisper of my own. "Get that sweet ass of yours in here, pretty girl."

Her eyes widened when I called her pretty girl, and she quickly clambered over the wall and into the hot tub, watching everyone else before sitting next to me, our thighs pressed together under the water. "Is this too much?" she wondered. She shivered in spite of the hot water, and I placed my hand on her smooth thigh in reply. I wasn't sure this was smart, but it felt right in the moment.