Underwater Surrender

He grinned, still carrying me. “You won’t drown. I got you, princess. Always got you.”

The water reached my waist and I squealed again, wrapping my legs around him tighter. “It’s cold! You’re evil! I hate you! I hate you so much right now!”

He laughed, the sound deep and happy, spinning me a little in the water. “You love it. Admit it. You love when I take you like this. All helpless. All mine.”