I let go of my pet's hand once we had reached the third step.
"Just one more," I said. Without breaking eye contact I lowered myself into the icy water until only my head was still visible. My muscles tensed up and the tiny hairs on my legs stood up, but the smile never vanished from my face.
"Come here," I said and opened my arms.
Slowly my girl moved her hand further down on the railing and rose her left foot but then she suddenly stopped. "I can't do it. It's too cold," she said.
"Sure you can. Its just because we were in the hot tub. In a minute you won't feel it anymore," I said but my pet had already started to back out of the pool.
Very slowly, trying not to startle my girl, I lifted my hand out of the water and blew her a kiss.
"Come here," I said. I used a voice so low and gentle that it almost sounded patronizing but my pet responded to it the same way she always did. A smile appeared on her face, then her left foot inched toward the water.
"That's good," Alicia suddenly said behind me.
I hadn't heard Alicia come closer so I briefly turned my head and gazed at her. I didn't mind her help but I was hoping she knew where the line was.
"Come here and be a good girl," I said as I had turned back to my pet.
Slowly my girl moved to the first step, then she stood there with the water barely reaching her ankles. Her legs were covered with goosebumps and her toes twitched repeatedly.
Still, it was adorable. She did something she hated, just to please me.
"Good girl," I said again and was just about to get out of the water to take her hand again when Alicia proved she didn't know how to behave herself.
"Yes, be a good girl and come to me," she said.
I forgot all about my pet and my head snapped in Alicia's direction.
"She is not your girl, so watch it," I hissed.
Alicia's eyes widened and she said something but her voice was drowned by my girl rushing into the water.
I barely had enough time to turn back to my pet again before her arms slid around me and she hugged me tightly. My anger with Alicia faded by the second and I soon hugged my girl and started to pet her behind.
"No reason to be afraid," I said and squeezed her butt gently. "No be afraid."
"Yes," my pet whispered, then she hid her face against my neck.
Eventually I relaxed my hug and looked up at Alicia.
"What did you say?"
"I..." Alicia hesitated. Her eyes darted across the room several times, only to settled on my magazine that was still laying on the floor beside the hot tub.
"I really didn't hear anything before," I said, trying to make it easier for her to chose if she wanted to repeat her previous words or find new ones.
An almost angry look appeared on Alicia's face but when she realized what I was doing, she relaxed and nodded slowly.
"I was apologizing," she said.
We both knew she wasn't speaking the truth, but I was happy that she had changed her mind.
"I'm sorry too," I said. "I'm just a little defensive when it comes to my pet."
"I noticed." The knowing smile returned to Alicia's lips. "But I don't know why. I'm not a threat."
I shrugged and pointed toward the other end of the pool.
"Why don't you stand there and see if she'll swim to you?"
"Do you know why she is so afraid of water?" Alicia asked.
I kept my eyes on my pet's behind as she was swimming toward Alicia. Her bathing suit had slid up a little and the base of her butt plug was now clearly visible.
"No idea. I asked her and she doesn't know herself. She has always been afraid of water."
"Then she's doing pretty well now."
I smiled and watched how my girl slowly made her way into Alicia's arms.
"Yes, I don't tell her she is a good girl for nothing."
"I know," Alicia said and helped my pet turn around. She kept her hands above the water, probably to prove that she wasn't doing anything I could get angry about.
Then my girl pushed off again and slowly swam toward me.
"I could do this all day," I said.
"Watch her ass?"
I chuckled. "No, I meant --"
"Good, cause her bathing suit doesn't even cover all her bruises," Alicia interrupted me.
I started to laugh again. It was a nice view and I surely had enjoyed it many times. Once her butt had been so red that --
My thoughts stopped when I realized that my girl was struggling. Instead of focusing on her breast stroke, she had reached behind her in an attempt to adjust her bikini bottoms.
I rushed forward as quickly as I could but even before I got close, her head went under and she swallowed water. She started to scream and cough and I had to force her frantically moving arms out of the way to get a hold of her body. With both hands I grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back into my embrace.
Her flailing arms hit my shoulders and neck several more times but when she finally suddenly realized where she was, she fell silent.
"It's alright," I said. "It's alright."
"I... I... sorry..." my girl stammered and pulled herself closer.
"It's alright," I said once more. "We'll just get out of the pool for now."
Alicia gave us all the space we needed and patiently waited in the pool until my pet and I had settled down in our lounge chairs. Then she leaned over the edge of the pool and showed off her cleavage again.
"I have to apologize," she said. "I didn't mean to distract you."
"It's alright," I answered. I knew the words were directed at my pet but to me that didn't matter. "But I doubt we'll be going on a cruise for Christmas," I added.
"I'm sorry, Master."
My pet sighed and tried to pull her hand out of mine. It broke my heart to hear that tone in her voice but instead of letting go of her hand, I just squeezed it tighter.
"It's alright," I said. "We'll just go back to Colorado."
The corners of her mouth ticked up. "I would like that."
"Me too," I said.
For the first time since we had gotten out of the pool she looked up at me with a smile.
"What's in Colorado?"Alicia asked.
My smile turned into a grin when I looked back at our new friend.
"It was the first week we spent together," I said.
"Oh? You going to share?"
"I'm sure you can imagine," I said. "Not really into providing masturbation material for others."
Alicia overlooked the tone of my voice and pushed herself further up until her boobs looked like they were going to pop out of her swim suite.
"Too bad. I was hoping I could watch you later."
"Watch us?" I asked.
"Yeah, you made it pretty clear I wasn't going to get to play with your girl. That was mean after I had to watch her ass and butt plug every time she was swimming away from me, so you can at least let me watch."
A pleading look replaced Alicia's normal smile.
I bit my lower lip and remembered my girl's reaction to just seeing Alicia on TV. What could have happened if Alicia was there in real?
"See?" Alicia said as if she could read my thoughts and pulled her swimsuit down until her nipples became visible. "Please? I'll just watch and play with myself while you enjoy your girl."
Alicia reached down and squeezed her nipple until it got rock hard. "Please? I can already tell your girl wants it. She's horny as hell and will suck you even better than usual."
Alicia's voice still echoed in the pool hall when the door opened and an older man came in. Quickly Alicia covered up and slid back into the water.
I grinned and picked up my magazine. Almost being caught served her right but knowing what I had seen of Alicia so far, that probably turned her on only more.
I started to flip through my magazine but before I had even found my page, the giggling of my girl caught my attention.
"Look, Master" she whispered and when I looked up, I saw Alicia sitting on steps. The older man was standing over her, shamelessly staring at her cleavage but Alicia naturally acted like she didn't notice. Only her smile showed me different.
"I wish my boobs could do that," my pet whispered.
"Your boobs are perfect," I told her. They barely filled B cups but that only added to her cute, innocent look. "B stands for best."
"Liar," my girl said, then she started to giggle again. "Thank you, Master."
When Alicia finally got out of the pool, she walked past us toward the hot tub.
