CHAPTER THIRTEEN

When we poke our heads up from underneath the water, I sharply suck in a deep breath. The sunlight warms my face, and true to Luke's words, the water is warm. I slide my fingers down my water-dripping hair. Luke's face is adorned with a wide grin as he rubs back his wet hair with his hands.

"I can't believe I allowed you to lure me into this." The disbelief in my voice is evident.

Luke says nothing, but instead, starts swimming closer to me. He stops few breaths away from my face, and I can feel our legs touching together as we both try to keep our bodies in balance and afloat on the water. The twinkle in his blue eyes shift into something deeper, and I feel my breath fading away.

I want to swim back a little, away from Luke's intense gaze, but the tension between us forces me to stay put where I am.

"Alicia, I want to show you something beneath the water surface. Can I?"

I find myself nodding my head. Too paralyzed and tongue-tied to speak.

"Alright. Take my hand and hold your breath.