Chapter 2

Sasha swam towards him and he stretched out his hand to her. She stared at it for a few seconds, as if contemplating her decision before she finally put her hand in his and he straightened, pulling her up with him. Sasha slid her hand from his grip and turned away, immediately grabbing the towel and using it to cover herself while awkwardly pretending to dry off… Taking her time.

“What are you doing here?”she asked him as soon as she could bring herself to meet his gaze again.

“That’s a pretty weird question to ask me, don’t you think? This is my house too, remember? I should be the one asking you that question.” Kaleb replied.

Sasha frowned at the grin on his face, and raised her chin a little, challenging him, “Excuse me, but I was under the impression that no one was home.” she said.

“I can see that,” he replied, and continued to smile at her so she looked away, embarrassed by the attraction she realized she still felt towards him after all these years. Ne