God, she wished she could stay mad at him. She had a damn good reason to, the man had gotten her doused. And not even in the good way. But before she could build up any semblance of a pout or a grudge, he grinned down at her with that contrite little look and most of her annoyance at being nearly swept out into the undertoe vanished. Though her facade of it didn’t. Pert little nose wrinkling as Ari waded them out even further into the water until she felt weightless in his arms and the level reached his chest [considering how tall the man was, that was pretty damn deep] as she huffed. “Yeah yeah.. sure you were.” She huffed as, when he let her go, she ran her fingers through the mass of red curls, pushing the wet hair out of her face and over the slope of one shoulder. The mass of red locks and that bared throat, suddenly she looked for all the world like a pale little mermaid, breaching the waves.
Her tongue clicked once more against her teeth as she seemed to consider his words, that laugh, before she felt him lean forward and press his lips to her temple and she couldn’t help but smile. “Mmhm.” She stated, a look of purpose settling into those eyes every bit as pale blue-green as the sea surrounding them as she shifted forward in the bouying water. One arm slid once more around Aris shoulder, but this time, her legs also lifted, locking around his waist as a brow arched up to him. “But I’m not sure I believe you’re sorry yet..” The red wolf teased lightly, her lashes lowered, distracted as her fingertips traced along his stubble just beneath his chin, fingers teasing down his throat and chest and disappearing beneath the water, teasing along the muscles of his stomach. Tilting her head, the privacy the ocean had to offer them made it so only he could hear her words as her lips curled in a little grin and she leaned up, legs locking around his own to keep him close as she pressed tightly against him, lips pursing against the corner of his mouth. Pretty eyes peering up at him imploringly.
“…I think I need a more convincing kiss.”
Ari watched her as she tended to herself, getting her red hair as in order as she could. Despite having just gone through a crashing wave, she was still gorgeous, even if she was a little agitated with him for it. He let out a gentle laugh at her little reactions to the things he said, and without hesitation wrapped his arms around her as her legs went around him. He didn’t question it and it certainly didn’t both him. The large wolf couldn’t remember the last time he’d ventured out into the rolling waters of the ocean with a beautiful female. The one in his arms seemed to be the first one in a very long time that he connected with.
“You don’t believe me, huh?” His head tilted, and a playful brow cocked, but his attention soon became divided between her words and her touch. Eyes were locked solely on her, here and there going half lidded as her fingers trailed his skin. And then his attention was fully on their intimate scene in the water, her body against his own, and he had to bite down on his lip a little as she pressed against him. It changed his whole demeanor, from playful and talkative to quieter and sensual. Maybe even a little serious. He couldn’t help but wonder, how did he not even think of such intimate things with her while he had her in the water... until now?
His own fingers ran along the smooth skin along her back and up to her shoulders, eyes briefly closing with her lips just at the corner of his. Her request to convince her more that he was sorry just had him looking at her fondly, a hand coming up from the water to help in smoothing back her red hair more from her face, looking into her stunning eyes. Nothing more needed to be said as his hand then moved to half cup her face, the pad of his thumb running along her soft jawline. There in the ocean, under the late afternoon sun, he brought his lips to hers, at first just a warm kiss upon them, but followed up with another press of his mouth. One that stayed and not long after saw his tongue licking across her lips as if to ask permission to enter before it delicately slipped in to start a very slow but intense kiss. With one hand at the side of her face and neck, the other was under the water at her hip, keeping her up close. If it was a convincing kiss she wanted, she was getting it.