Free Ross 01 Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn Page B

finally gone up to his room. Kelsey had gone back to her dorm and cried herself to sleep. She bet those lips were just on the soft side of firm. She bet those hands would know just where to go to have her as limp and panting as that girl had been.
    “Get in the pool with me.”
    Her brows drew together. “Okaaay. Well, that’s not too…” She trailed off when she thought of the time. “Ah. It’s closed by now.”
    “Closed and dark. But I think we need to cool off after that revelation, don’t you?”
    “We do have the Pacific Ocean in its entirety for that, right in our backyard. I thought you were a law-and-order guy.”
    “I’m on vacation. And I have an irrational fear of getting eaten alive by sharks in the inky blackness. Didn’t you see Open Water ? It’s the bane of my existence.”
    “I didn’t mean we were going miles offshore.”
    “It doesn’t matter! They come inshore at night to feed.”
    “That would have been a most excellent dare for you. ‘Hey, Ev, swim out a hundred yards or so and give that great white a nibble of your crunchy Italian goodness.’” She laughed as he rubbed the corner of his eye with his middle finger. “Just kidding.” Despite her feigned lightheartedness, her blood was pounding feverishly through her veins. “Okay. Let’s go do it.”

Chapter Five
    When they left the bar, she turned toward the elevator, thinking they would go up and change into their swimsuits. But Evan grabbed her hand and pulled her in the direction of the door that led to the pool area.
    It was dark out there. No fence. Apparently security at such a reputable establishment didn’t expect to have their patrons engage in acts of mischief. When Kelsey, in a moment of terrible uncertainty, noticed that the adjacent octagonal-shaped building that housed the hot tub was wide open, she tapped Evan on the shoulder and pointed at it. At least they would be somewhat hidden there, and someone had left the hot tub on. She could hear it. Evan grabbed her again and tugged her toward it.
    “This is crazy,” she whispered, her heart in her throat.
    “It’s okay. Trust me.”
    “I said I’d get in, but I didn’t say how long. Just in and out, okay? Long enough to complete my dare.”
    He snickered. “And Brian says I’m too cautious.”
    This wasn’t like him at all. He’d probably bribed someone. It was the only thought she could take any comfort in, and probably the only way she could go through with this.
    Her heart nearly pushed the rest of its way into her throat when he started unbuttoning his shirt. She cast a glance around, noticing a couple strolling toward the beach off to their right. They were at least far enough away from the main walkway that no one should even glance in their direction. And it was dark here in the little glass-walled building, where the ceiling shadowed them from the soft yellow glow of the security lights.
    “Ugh, we’re gonna get caught,” she whispered, flinging off her blouse in a burst of wildness. She was too worried about someone else seeing her in her bra to be worried about Evan seeing her. Besides, she’d been strutting around in front of him in that floss Lisa had insisted she buy. Her underwear covered more than that thing. “We’re gonna get caught and we’re gonna get kicked out. We’ll be homeless. Homeless in Hawaii.”
    “Not if you hurry and get in the damn water.” There was laughter in his hissed words. He was stripping off his pants. Hmm, she’d always wondered whether it was boxers or briefs for him, and…ah, he wore boxer briefs. She chewed her bottom lip. The man had hands down the best ass she’d ever seen, and the sight of it accentuated by the snug material had her hands quivering as she fought with the button on her own pants. His bulge in the front did little to restore her composure; it sent her senses into a tailspin.
    His movements all but silent, he eased down into the roiling water and she followed close behind, keeping