Chapter 143

Anna and Lucian lay flat on their backs. They were already full from eating. They weren't even done with everything in the basket. They still had a dessert of tiramisu to consume, but Anna had suggested resting a bit before eating that.

Lucian's arm left the sands and landed flat on Anna's bare thigh. Her short flannel gown rode up and her smooth fair thighs were bare for Lucian to feast on.

"Let's go for a swim?" Anna said after a while.

Lucian shook his head. "I do not think that it is a good idea."

"Why?"Anna asked, lifting half of her body up and supporting it with her elbows.

"You just ate, woman. Do you want to swim with a full belly?"

Anna stuck out her tongue at him and lay back on the mat, staring up at the sky that was almost midnight blue.

"So, what do we do now that we aren't swimming? Watch the sky in silence?"

"Let's talk, Anna. Get to know each other. Now's the best time for that. I don't think we've ever had a very meaningful conver