Chapter69: 69

She’d put her hair in a loose braid today, and I watch as she undoes it so I can wash it out. The softness of her long hair glides between my fingers, and against my better judgment I use my hand to wash away a leaf from her bare back. My fingertips slide down her soft, wet skin, and I know if I don’t stop, I’m going to be untying that bikini in about two seconds. I manage to muster up the willpower from some godforsaken place inside myself and pull my hand away. “I need to check your hair,” I say. “You were in a pretty dense area, and ticks are a real problem around here. Do you mind?” She looks up at me with those blue eyes of hers and smiles at me. “No, I don’t mind.” I step behind her and start very carefully searching her for ticks. A process I have never in my entire 41 years of living ever found to be sexy but now find it to be one of the most erotic moments of my life. Goosebumps rise across her shoulders and back as I run my fingers through her hair, checking her hairline way