The couple lay sunbathing on the deck of a secluded beach house hidden among the sand dunes. The muffled rumble of the surf and the delicate call of seagulls drifted to them on the ocean breeze that weaves its way through the dunes. They rest on a tattered comforter, having long since given up on beach towels and blankets to insulate them from the weathered, splinter-laden wood of the deck. She lay to his left on her stomach, arms bent at the elbows with her face resting on her hands. He lay on his back, arms at his sides, and eyes closed beneath sunglasses.
The gentle breeze, although comforting, did little to diminish the heat of the sun. He rolled up on his right side, resting on his elbow, and reached his hand into the ice bucket situated just above their heads that held an empty bottle of wine and the melting remnants of ice cubes. He rubbed his wet, ice-cooled hand over the back of his neck and around under his chin feeling the cold travel down his spine and drip over his chest. He took a moment to admire his companion. Eyes closed she faced him, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail draped to the side to avoid blocking any of the sun's rays. He followed her long elegant neck, across the smooth lines of her shoulders, down her back. Her tan was dark and rich and was uninterrupted until it reached the top edge of her bikini bottom, then continued again down her legs. She always sunbathed topless, as he noticed the soft silhouette of her breast tucked underneath her. He reached into the ice water once more to rewet his neck. He had discussed the point of sunbathing totally nude with her on occasion and her argument had always been that certain tan lines added to one's appearance rather than diminished it. He definitely understood her point.
Sexually the understood each other perfectly. Right now, they were in the process of exploring each other's likes and dislikes as well as sexual limits. On more than one occasion had the words "That doesn't feel too good," or "That's not working," been uttered. And, at least one time, had their attempt at passion become so comical that both had fallen off the coffee table, laughing uncontrollably, only to incur rug burns in the most interesting places from wild sex on the floor.
"Now is as good a time as any," he thought, dipping his had again into the ice bucket. He plucked an ice cube from the bucket and held it just an inch or two above the nape of her neck. A few cold droplets of water fell to her neck. She flinched only and did not open her eyes. He smiled. She had heard his hand in the bucket and had anticipated his actions. He brought the cube down, holding it like a piece of chalk, and began to draw lines, circles and designs, up her neck to her hair line and down to the small of her back. He watched as goose bumps rose in contrast to the beads of perspiration already dotting her skin. As the ice cube melted, he cupped it in the palm of his right hand and caressed her entire back with it following closely behind with the fingers of his left hand, feeling her muscles tense and contract as he slid over them. Rearming himself with a fresh ice cube, he knelt beside her and began use it on her ass through her bikini bottom. He rubbed more firmly than he had on her back, using his left hand to massage and knead as the cold water soaked into the bikini bottom. When the cube had melted completely, he slid his cold right hand inside the bikini to rub and caress, skin on skin. He could make out an almost inaudible moan coming from her. He continued on his mission, repositioning himself for easier access to each body part. He rubbed each leg with an ice cube, from the top of her thighs, inner and outer, down over her toned calves out her toes.