Dark Ocean

Part 7

“Are you ready?”

Juliana lets out a breathy laugh and Valentina doesn’t miss the way her gaze darts quickly down to her lips before snapping back up. It sends a wave of heat that itches as it spreads through her body.

“Ready as I’ll ever be, I guess.”

Valentina flushes and clears her throat, “Okay, good..”

They hold each other’s gaze for a few heartbeats before they both release a shy laugh. Valentina wants to reach out and take Juliana’s hand again, but she doesn’t have the nerve. Instead, she brushes a trembling hand through her own hair and forces herself to move away from the stunning girl beside her.

She tries to breathe deeply, tries to clear her head, but her heart is beating too fast and her breath is shallow and her hands are shaking.

She doesn’t flinch but welcomes the feeling of the chilly water engulfing her heated limbs. Her bare feet sink into the plush, soft wet carpet-like sand, as though the ocean is pulling her in, just as it always does. She steps further into the water, deeper and deeper, and revels in the way her body finally manages to cool down, causing goosebumps to erupt over all over her skin.

She’s out into the ocean until the water reaches up to her waist when she finally turns around. She has trouble keeping her balance, the waves crashing against her body, but she holds out her hand anyway, silently inviting Juliana in.

“It nice!” she exclaims, hearing her teeth chatter from the cold, despite the heat sweeping through her body.

Even in the near darkness, she can see Juliana clearly, her bright and wide eyes sparkling in the moonlight. Juliana smiles beautifully and shakes her head before she steps toward her, the waves crashing against her long legs.

She moves gracefully through the water and Valentina finds herself momentarily entranced by the way Juliana’s hips sway with each step, glistening water drops adorning her flawless skin like diamonds.

A strong gust of wind blows her hair freely and Valentina quickly brushes the strands from her face, not wanting to miss a single sight. Juliana bites her bottom lip when she catches her staring and it’s sexy. Valentina gulps as another wave of heat shivers through her, pooling low in the pit of her stomach.

She allows her eyes to travel, slowly, over every inch of Juliana’s body. She’s extremely fascinated by the way her breasts rise and fall beneath their thin covering and her stomach muscles, already flat and toned, tighten visibly with each step she takes toward her.

Valentina feels her heart rate quicken and her breathing change, her body responding in a lot of new and unknown ways. She places her palms on the water’s surface, as if to ground herself, and she finds herself holding her breath in anticipation.

It almost feels like she’s floating, like suddenly the ground has shifted and tossed her free, and gravity refuses to pull her back down again. She wonders if this is what it feel like to be in love. She has no idea. She has nothing to compare it to.

No one ever made her feel this way before and she finally understands the meaning of “turned on.” It’s like Juliana has flipped a switch and everything inside her is more tuned in, heightened, on standby just for her. It’s scary, but it’s also incredibly thrilling.