my heart stops without you

She had noticed the strange uncertainty in his face before the fish had bitten her tail. When Roan suggested that they go back to shore and began to pull away, she pulled him in close, embracing him tightly. "Roan, I love you. Thank you again for today. I needed it." The small woman pulled back just enough to place a soft kiss upon the tip of his nose before she purposefully stepped backwards off of the shelf and went dunking into the water again.

Io swam back to shore. Going in seemed to be quicker than swimming out had been. Perhaps it was because the anticipation of the surprise wasn't there. However... she had other things to anticipate. Roan had seemed rather suggestive when he spoke of going back to the sand to dry off. She wasn't going to let him out of that one. Not at all.

Once her paws touched sand, Io padded up onto the beach, the warm sand almost burning her toes. She gave a shake, ridding her body of excess water before moving out of the reach of any rogue waves. The dark woman settled upon the warm sand on her belly, legs splayed out behind her and tail swishing lazily back and forth. They would surely be dry in no time.

Io gave a pat to the spot of sand beside her. She wanted nothing more than to press their damp bodies together. Love and admiration shone in her two-toned gaze and it was all for him.