Noah & Navid

Chapter 42- Accidental Grope

We went to the first slide and the guy asked if we wanted single or tandem. It had these little circle rafts you sit in and go down the loop-loop to the wave pool. 

We got a two-person one and Navid sat on the back with me between his legs. The guy pushed us off and Navid held me while we went through a crazy series of tubes spiraling downward. 

He kissed the back of my neck when we were covered and his hands rubbed over my tummy and pinched my nipples. I was rock hard by the time we hit the cold pool below.

"That was fun!!" He said excitedly. 

We landed in a shallow area of the pool that was lined with thick foam for people coming out of the chute too fast. We splashed around for a few minutes and then swam to the other side of the big pool to head for another slide.

We spent a solid hour going down every slide as many times as we could. We decided our favorite was this one where we laid on our stomachs side by side on either side of a raft and a jet of water sprayed us up a steep ramp and then we shot down a winding, half open tube that made my stomach flop. I didn't like that feeling, but each time we went down it Navid got this happy look on his face and we were close enough to kiss as we went down.

"We need head back to put more sunscreen for your cheeks and shoulders, you get pink a little," Navid advised when we paused by the side of a pool for a minute.

I touched my shoulder and it felt warm. 

I nodded and we started to swim back to the cabana. His father was swimming laps in the pool near the cabana.

"You need more sunblock, Noah. You're pinking a bit," His father said to me. 

I laughed because Navid had just told me that and even though they had different accents and levels of English, the look of concern and admonition were identical. He said something else in Persian to Navid.

"Of course! I tell him that already," Navid said with sudden anger that made my smile fade quickly.

"Did I tell you this already, Noah? Are we not come here to put on for you?" Navid asked in a calmer tone.

"Yes... sir," I said. 

His father just shrugged as if this wasn't worth arguing over. He swam away.

"You see? He question my care of my own Noah!" Navid was agitated as we stepped out of the pool. 

I didn't respond. I just nodded as he nudged me to go in front of him and towards the cabana.

His mother had abandoned her book by the time we stepped inside. She had discovered the television mounted to one post of the cabana and was sprawled across one couch. She was watching a cooking show which didn't need translating. 

Navid sat on the other couch and talked to her about what they were making. The couch was wicker with outdoor cushions so our wet swimsuits wouldn't hurt them. I sat on the other side of him and we picked at the trays of food while he explained the show to his mom.

"I don't know why, I feel really tired," I said to Navid. 

I stretched out next to him on the couch. He translated that to his mom as she looked at me with concern. She said something to him and he told me she thought I'd had too much sun.

"There is blanket here! You sleep. No more sun today" he said suddenly and jumped up. 

He brought over a basket that held a blanket made out of towel material and draped it over me. At the bottom of the basket he found several sleep masks wrapped in cellophane and printed with the resort logo over each eye. He unwrapped one for me and slid it over my head. It made my world go dark. He sat back down and I felt his hand rub my back.