"Why do you have a hard time trusting people?"
He took a deep breath. He seemed unsettled. "People have a tendency to wear many different masks. I've been bad at seeing people for who they really are until it's too late."
Shit.And he shouldn't trust me either. I was lying to him about my age.
He put his towel on top of the sand and sat down, pulling me on top of him.
"I barely know anything about you," I said breathlessly.
"You know that I like you and that you like me. What else does anything matter?"
He lightly tugged my hair so that our faces were only an inch apart. I wanted to tell him that it did matter. But I couldn't resist him when his lips were this close to mine. He was too good at distracting me. I leaned down and kissed him. After a minute, he rolled over so that he was on top of me. He gave me one last kiss and then sat up, pulling me into a seated position with him.
"So I couldn't bring the real thing, but..." he opened the cooler and brought out two bottles of piña colada cocktails. "I guess these are the next best thing." He popped off each top and handed me one of the bottles.
"Cheers," I said and clanged my bottle against his. I took a small sip. "This is so good."
Professor Hunter started coughing. "Ugh! It's disgusting."
"What? It's delicious."
"It tastes like the lovechild of a coconut and a bottle of Nyquil."
I started laughing.
"You can have mine too. I brought backup for myself," he said, handing me his bottle and replacing it with a bottle of beer.
"So piña coladas and getting caught in the rain aren't your thing?"
"I'm all about getting caught in the rain. But I prefer scotch."
"I like how sophisticated you are."
"Penny, nothing I'm going to do to you here is sophisticated."
I gulped. "What do you have in mind?"
He reached over and touched the strap of my tank top. "Well, I don't think you need this anymore."
I put down my drink and pulled my tank top off over my head. He reached over, undid the button on my jean shorts, and slowly unzipped them. I lifted my hips slightly and he slowly pulled my shorts down my thighs and off my legs.
I felt myself blush as he looked at me in my bikini. He stood up and took off his shirt. Now I was the one staring at him. He had an Adonis belt worthy of the god himself. He offered me his hand and pulled me to my feet.
"Want to go for a swim?"
"Yes, just let me put some sunscreen on first."
He laughed. "It's almost the end of September. I'm sure you'll be fine."
"Stop being a bad influence for one second. I get burnt crazy easily." I sat back down and pulled the sunscreen out of my bag.
He kneeled back down on his towel and took the bottle from me. "Let me do it for you then. Lie down."
I lay down on my stomach. He lightly touched my back.
"Penny, I'm so sorry."
I knew he was referring to the small cuts on my back. The bark from the tree had left a few marks. "The risks of having sex on a golf course I guess. It doesn't hurt, though."
