Summer Nights (12 page)

Chapter 11

We drove back to my hotel to enjoy the
secluded beach at the resort. We spotted Ramon the moment we
entered the lobby. He was cozied up to Stella; they were leaning
against a wall. My friend was laughing, her face radiant. I’d never
seen her so carefree and in the moment. I wanted to hug him for
making her happy.

Ramon broke away, greeting us the
moment he saw us.

“Hola,
amigo
.” He lifted his chin in an upward nod
towards Cruz. “Hey, Summer.”

“Hi.” I smiled at both of
them.

“Somebody has a healthy glow today,”
Stella stated. I rolled my eyes, shaking my head. Leave it to her
to announce what everyone already knew.

“I could say the same about you.” I
nudged her with my arm. She looked at Ramon, heat in her
gaze.

Cruz wrapped his arm around my waist.
“Let’s go.”

CRUZ

We found a spot on the beach near a
palm tree to set our stuff. Since I wore my swim trunks on
underneath, I carefully slid off my cargo shorts and neatly folded
them. As I placed them with our things, under the tree, I set my
shirt on top to conceal the pockets. I focused on Summer. I was
eager to watch her remove her outer layers. I couldn’t get enough
of her. Everything about her turned me on. She appealed to me on
every primal level as a male.

She threw her jewelry and glasses into
her purse before tossing away her shoes; her bright red toe-nail
polish contrasted beautifully against the sand. She conversed with
Stella as they mindlessly stripped down to their suits. I only had
eyes for Summer though. Having removed her clothes so hastily
before, I didn’t have a chance to see her bathing suit. The dark
teal color looked luscious against her ivory skin. The swim bottoms
sat right above the roundest part of her hips, with the top piece
just connecting to cover her skin. My eyes drifted up the front
that seemed to whittle her waist to her breasts. My mouth watered
at the sight of her boobs pressed together and barely contained in
the halter. I adjusted my trunks, trying to disguise my budding
erection.

“Mierda
.” Ramon’s huffed curse drew my attention straight to him. His
face was a hard mask as he gazed down the beach.
“
Tenemos un problema
, Cruz.”

My gut twisted as my eyes traveled the
distance. Sure enough, Hector Rodriguez and his posse were lying
out on the beach, watching the female tourists prance around in
their bikinis. A cooler sat in the middle of them, but I knew it
wasn’t holding drinks. My eyes immediately sought Summer. I spotted
her laughing animatedly with Stella, unaware of the potential
threat.

I was a well-known bondsman and bounty
hunter in San Juan and its surrounding cities. It was different
here versus in the states though. Criminals rarely worked alone.
When they didn’t follow the rules of their release, I had to hunt
them down and arrest them, regardless of who they were with at the
time. Their fellow group members never came down hard on them
though, they came after me for revenge like it was my fault their
amigo was behind bars again.

A couple weeks back I’d captured
Hector’s brother, Victor. They were all part of an international
drug smuggling ring, but my job wasn’t to stop them from making big
deals, my job was to arrest the ones that were caught and jumped
bail. The day after I took Victor in, my tires had been slashed;
that was the nicest warning they would give. I knew worse was going
to come when Victor was sentenced next week. This was the biggest
reason why I hadn’t considered a steady relationship. These guys
went for the most torturous kill, the heart. Being seen here today
with Summer would put her directly in the line of fire. For the
first time, I was thankful that she was flying home tomorrow, but
even as I thought it, my chest tightened.

“Should we bolt before he sees us?”
Ramon’s voice was low, but serious. His eyes shot back and forth
between the men and women.

“They’re leaving tomorrow. If you can
take the heat, then so can I.”

His resolve came through as he shook
his head once in agreement.

“Are we going to go swimming or just
stare at the damn water all day?” Stella grumbled, pulling us all
back to reality.

“Let’s go, mi chocolate.” Ramon grabbed
Stella’s hand and led her towards the water, into the view of our
enemies.

I pressed my lips together and pulled
Summer into my arms. Her back against my front was heavenly,
sending every degree of heat to my groin. I held back as I directed
her towards the water, following Ramon’s lead.

SUMMER

The water was a striking blue. The
waves washed across the sand and hit my toes as we headed straight
into them. The water’s warmth was surprisingly refreshing despite
the temperature.

I stopped when I felt Cruz stiffen
behind me, his biceps flexing around me, as if to draw me deeper
into his protection. I peered over my shoulder to find his face
pinched into a dangerous glare, his eyes focused down the beach. I
followed his angry glint to a group of men, who all began to sit
up, their attention fully on us. Their expressions all mirrored
Cruz’s in some way.

“El conejo tienes una mujer
ahora
,” one of them commented loud enough
for us to hear. I understood
mujer
, which is woman; it felt like
they were talking about me. My chest tightened, a lump forming in
my throat at the realization.

CRUZ

“Cruz?” Her worried voice broke the
concentration of my pissing contest with the men.

“Que, mi
amor
?” I faced her, my heart breaking at
the sadness on her face. It was then that I realized what she must
have assumed. “They weren’t commenting on your figure. They were
announcing that I finally got a girl.” I left out the part where
they called me a pussy.

She looked worried as she stared out at
the water. Stella and Ramon had taken notice of our situation at
the shore. I knew Stella was seeing Summer’s point of view and
Ramon mine.

I kissed Summer’s neck, leaning into
her. “Let’s go swimming. I can’t wait to see that bathing suit
plastered to your body. I’m forewarning you though. If I see your
nipples poking through, I won’t hesitate to take you in the ocean,”
– I paused for effect. –“with everyone watching.” I nipped her
earlobe before leading her deeper into the water.

Her breath hitched, her breasts
mindlessly lifting upward in need. Without touching her, I already
knew her pussy was wet. I loved that she reacted to me in every
way.

“Todo bien
ahi
?” Ramon checked on the situation on the
beach.

I looked back, but the guys
were already focused on the tourists again. No doubt a truce had
been called for today, the mutual hope of getting laid by a
beautiful woman surely the cause. “
Si
.” I nodded.

SUMMER

Stella raised a brow in my direction.
“You okay?”

I smiled, nodding.

Truth was, it didn’t matter what the
men said. They could have called me a two-ton whale, and I couldn’t
say that I’d care. It’d hurt a bit, but knowing that I was all the
woman Cruz wanted would have quickly erased the pain; however, it
didn’t wipe away the unease. Damn, tomorrow was going to be hard.
Cruz was the only man to ever make me feel this way, to breach my
walls so easily. I would miss him.

I turned in his arms, lacing my hands
around his neck. I looked up at him. The sun was high in the sky,
shining down on him, illuminating his copper skin. I nearly bit my
tongue when I realized I wanted to say those three little words to
him. It scared me to know that, if I said them, I would actually
mean them. My eyes watered, the words hanging thick in my throat,
as I fought them down. “I’m going to miss you.”

The look on his face confirmed his
words before he spoke. “I’ll miss you more.”

“Why don’t we miss each other tomorrow
and just enjoy today,” Stella butted in.

I broke into laughter. The smile that
broke across Cruz’s face was priceless. “Do you always speak your
mind?” He looked at my best friend, amusement danced in his brown
eyes.

“Always,” she replied, no hint of an
apology in her voice.

“You totally ruined my moment, Stella,”
I protested, playfully splashing her.

“Oh, so that’s how you wanna be?” She
tossed water back at me.

“Hey. Don’t splash my woman.” I was
nearly glowing at his words as he defended me, his strength
displayed by the amount of water that doused Stella.

“Hey!
Tambien con mi mujer, cabron
.” Ramon
puffed out his chest as he stepped in front of Stella and sent
water flying towards Cruz.

Stella and I jumped back when the men
launched at each other, wrestling in the water. I assumed Cruz
would win hands down since his muscles out bulked Ramon’s, but
Ramon held his own. I was impressed.

“Hey, you two. Why don’t you focus on
us big beautiful women rather than childishly tackling each other?”
Stella’s voice carried, but it wasn’t loud enough to drown out the
splashing of water all around.

Abruptly, the men dipped below the
water. I looked at Stella, concern building when they didn’t
immediately surface.

“Ramon
!” she yelled. I was surprised at the proper Spanish accent
she’d perfected in pronouncing his name. Her ‘R’ rolled
beautifully.

“Cruz!” I was just about to dive into
the water and check on them when I felt two hands skim my
thighs.

My heart thundered in my chest as Cruz
broke through the water and kissed a path up the front of my
bathing suit. I heard Stella’s husky voice in the distance, but my
eyes were focused on the handsome man before me. He secured my hand
and led me deeper into the water. The tide was hitting just above
my chest and Cruz’s upper stomach when he stopped. He lifted me
into his arms, his erection hit my pussy just right, sending
shockwaves through me.

CRUZ

She gasped, her eyes widening as I
pressed my hard cock along her center. Her hands had flown around
my neck the moment her feet left the ocean floor. I drew her body
flush with mine, her nipples pebbling against my chest. I kissed
the swell of her breasts before focusing on her lush lips. I closed
the remaining gap between us, securing her lips to mine. Her mouth
was warm and her lips were plush, remaining soft and sensual
despite my demanding reply.

She slid to my side, pulling herself
tighter to me with one arm as her hand dove beneath the water. Her
hand slithered inside my swim trunks, immediately gripping my cock.
I hissed, nipping her bottom lip, as she applied pressure to her
stroke. She kissed my jaw, moving towards my ear.

“I think it’d be less conspicuous if
you were to move your hips rather than me move my arm above the
water.” She licked the water off my neck.

Damn she was sexy. I gripped her
tighter and waded deeper into the ocean, away from prying eyes. The
second the water hit our shoulders, she began moving her hand over
my cock at high speed.

“Do you know how bad I want to sit on
your cock and ride you into the sunset?” I shuddered at the need in
her voice. My dick throbbed. I wanted to eat her alive. I’d never
been so turned on.

“Fuck,” the wrangled whisper was just
as much a surprise to her as it was to me.

She smiled deviously, leaning in to
give me a quick kiss. “Hold me,” she ordered.

“I’ll never let you go.” I spoke the
truth.

Her hands urgently pushed my trunks
down, below my hips, enough to free my dick. One hand caressed my
balls as the other drew so tightly around my cock I couldn’t see
straight. She drew her thumb securely up my member, her fingers
sliding behind it. She rubbed the tip, swirling around it before
swishing downwards again. Her eyes lit up, the only warning I
received before she added her other hand. She worked up and down my
cock, her hands fisting the same way the walls of her pussy would.
The water, lapping in waves away from us, created a soothing
lubrication.

SUMMER

Mangled Spanish words flew in my
direction between kisses. Cruz’s mouth seared my upper body. I
could tell he was close because his breathing became labored.
Suddenly he tensed, drawing my lips to his, pressing hard against
my mouth before his body trembled, his stomach muscles contracting
against me.

He immediately situated me over his
sated cock. My arms happily embraced his neck. I began to squirm as
one hand held me to him and the other dipped inside my bathing suit
bottoms.

He sought my pussy with a vengeance,
two fingers plunging deep inside me as his thumb found my clit. I
moaned into his mouth as he fucked my core with his hand. I rocked
my hips into his touch, pleasure shooting through my center. My
lower stomach twisted tight as my breasts swelled, my nipples
straining against my wet suit.

He pulled back, his eyes meeting mine
with purpose. “Let go. I want you to rub your nipples. I feel them
pressing into me.”