Chapter 81: A Taste
Nora stood on the deck of the lake house, her gaze fixed on the gradually ascending sun. As its warm light began to dissolve the remnants of night, she made a silent promise to herself to do the same with the darkness that had clouded her recent days. After all, every long and ominous night yielded to the soothing embrace of sunshine.
She felt a profound sense of relief that the person was almost caught, and she could only shake her head at herself. Slowly, she decided to enjoy this little time to herself. She felt that swimming might just become her new favorite pastime. It had felt great when she had gone swimming in the ocean that day, other than the time she had almost drowned that is.
With light steps, she walked down the deck and quickly got rid of her t-shirt and shorts. She’d carried an overall luggage back but no swimming costume. Looking around cautiously, she made sure that there was no one around and quickly walked into the water naked.
The water enveloped her, and she relished the sensation of water gliding over her skin, washing away the lingering traces of fear and uncertainty.
A little while later, she looked up from the lake and her eyes widened as she noticed Demetri sitting on the edge of the lake, her clothing sitting next to him. Wide-eyed, she submerged herself into the water, unsure if it covered her bits and parts or not and questioned him, "When did you come here? I thought you were in your room, sleeping..."
Demetri raised an eyebrow and slowly discarded his own t-shirt, before sliding into the water," I was actually here before you, just below the deck. Just that you did not see me. I, however, saw you quite well."
As he spoke, Nora felt her blush rise. He’d been here all the while! Gosh! She’d even given him a strip tease. She needed to find a hole to bury herself in as soon as possible.
Red-faced, she protested," Oh... well if you could turn around a bit, I’ll just get out of here and you can swim peacefully."
Instead of answering her, he continued to walk towards her. Nora slowly edged backwards, trying to put some distance between them. However, as her back touched the edge of the lake, she realized that she really had nowhere to escape.