"Don't be a baby," said Leon, pulling off his socks and shoving them into his boots. "You've been through way worse with me than taking a swim."

"No way," said Jade, looking around.

"Give me one good reason," said Leon.

"Well, for one," said Jade. "This isn't exactly the most secluded lake in the world. Plenty of people come here and are probably in the woods not too far from here."

Jade took a deep breath after she spoke. Fear crawled all over Jade's body, the idea of getting completely naked and jumping into the water before her just too much for her to handle.

But Leon only smirked at her fear.

"That's the whole point of something like this," he said. "You get naked and swim despite the fact that someone might see you."

Before she could say another word, Leon pulled his shirt off, exposing his upper body. Jade's eyes went wide as she glanced at his leaned, toned physique. His entire torso seemed carved out of granite; not a drop of fat was on his body. Without thinking, her eyes snapped down to the notches of the hip bones that peeked out from waist of his jeans.

"And, um," she said, hardly able to form the words. "I heard once about someone in the town where I grew up who jumped into a lake, just like we're about to do now, and, um, they got some kind of amoeba or something, went right into her body and she got some weird disease where her brain basically cooked in her head. She died, you know."

"So," said Leon, stepping out of his pants. "You're not scared of heights, you're not scared of wild animals, and you're not scared of drug-dealing criminals. But you are afraid of brain-frying amoebas?"

It all sounded so stupid to Jade now that Leon had said it all out loud like that. But really, she just didn't want to get naked in front of, well, anyone, really. She'd always felt like her body was too weird and stick-like to be seen by anyone; she hated even being naked by herself in the bathroom. But as she looked at Leon, who now stood in nothing but a pair of skin-tight boxer briefs that clung tantalizingly to his sculpted legs, the bulge of his cock large and enticing, the idea of taking a swim didn't seem all that bad to her.

"Then you can hang out on the shore and drink wine or whatever," said Leon, stepping right up to the water and dipping his toes. "But I'm gonna take a swim. And if you want to be a chicken, then that's fine. But you'll always be a little scaredy-cat in my eyes."

He flashed her another devilish smile before sticking his thumbs into the waistband of his boxer-briefs and yanking them down.

Jade's eyes went wide as she looked up his absolutely magnificent ass.

Oh man, oh man, she thought, a feeling that was a perfect blend of arousal and anxiety running through her.

And as he strolled blithely into the water, jade caught the long, thick silhouette of his cock before he reached a waist-high point in the lake. Soon after Leon was far enough into the water that he had to swim. Jade watched Leon wade back and forth in the dark waters of the lake, his perfect body cast under the same silvery sheen of moonlight as the rest of the forest.

Maybe a little more wine might help, thought Jade, snatching the bottle from where it lay and taking a long sip. I swear, this guy's going to be the death of me.

As Jade watched Leon swim, however, she noticed that his smooth movement through the water became a little more erratic. He was about fifty feet out now, and was surely in a part of the lake where he'd need to take care not to go out too far. Then, his arms began splashing in the water. At first, Jade thought that he was playing around, but as she watched him and saw that there was an element of struggle to his splashing, her heart began to race.

Something's wrong, she thought. That's not normal swimming.

Leon continued to splash, his head now dipping below the water.

"Help!" he shouted out before sinking back under again.

Oh fuck, oh fuck, she thought. He's really drowning. Shit, shit.

Jade took a deep breath, realizing now that she was going to be skinny-dipping whether she wanted to or not. She pulled her shirt off, stepped out of her shoes, and quickly took off her pants. Once she was wearing nothing but her bra and panties, she considered briefly going into the water in just that, but once she thought about the idea of wearing wet underwear, she quickly took them off.

"Help!" said Leon. "There's…something-out-here!"

What the hell? thought Jade. What would be in the water?

Her heart pounded harder and harder as she approached the water. Glancing down briefly, she shook aside the fact that she was as naked as it gets, and stepped into the water. The lake was chilly at first, but the adrenaline rushing through her body warmed her up quickly. Jade broke into a smooth swim, making her way to Leon's splashing body as quickly as she could.

Just be careful, she thought. Don't forget that a drowning person can easily pull you right in there with him.

"Jade!" Leon shouted. "Something's got me!"

This is too fucking weird, she thought, her mind racing.

She closed the distance between her and Leon; only a few feet remained.

"Hurry!" said Leon as Jade approached. "It's got hold of me! I think it's a, a-"

Right as Jade swam up to the side of him, his expression turned from one of panic to one of impish delight. And he ceased thrashing.

"-an…amoeba!"

Jade realized instantly what was going on.

"You fucker!" she shouted, splashing water in Leon's face as he swam in place. "You were just screwing with me?"

"Hey," said Leon. "It got you into the water, didn't it?"

"You jerk!" Jade exclaimed, trying to swat at Leon but missing completely.

"Aren't you glad I did it, though?" he said, turning around where he swam and looking at the large full moon hanging over the lake and the forests that surrounded them. "Beats the hell out of the view from the shore."

"Maybe you're right," said Jade. "But making someone think you're dying is a pretty fucked up thing to do."

"Alright," he said. "Sorry about it. But sometimes people need a little push to do something that they're more than capable of. And look at you, swimming like a champ."

Jade looked down, her face turning red when she saw that the water was clear enough to make her breasts fully visible. She wanted to cover herself up, but once she realized that the choice was between being modest or sinking to the bottom, she chose the latter.

Turning towards where Leon looked, Jade began to appreciate just how peaceful and lovely the lake was. The air was still, the water was pleasant, and the only noise was the sound of her and Leon's arms moving gently through the water. And, of course, Jade found herself stealing glance after glance of Leon's incredible body through the water.

"This is nice," said Jade.

"It is," said Leon. "But if you're still in the mood for thrills, I can go see if I can find a wolf and lead it into the water. That might spice things up a bit."

Jade smirked.

"I mean, it is a full moon," Jade said. "Maybe it won't be just any wolf."

"Hey now," said Leon. "I'm fine with skinny-dipping with a wolf, but a werewolf might be just a little too much for me."

"What?" asked Jade. "Afraid of some competition? I've seen Twilight; I know just how hot werewolves can be."

Leon raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't know that there was a competition. What's the prize, exactly?"

Jade's eyes went wide and her face turned red once again. She realized that, without thinking, she'd let slip that she'd been thinking about Leon romantically.

"Um, I don't know," she said. "I mean, being able to hang out with me, of course. I am such lovely company."

God damn it, she thought. Why can't I ever learn to think a little bit before running my big fat mouth?

But instead of being put off her comment, Leon instead swam over closer to Jade, stopping when he was only a foot or two away.

"I think I'd be a match for anyone in this kind of competition," he said. "But I think I'd need a little bit more of a prize than to just ‘hang out'."

Jade swallowed hard, her heart thumping in her chest.

"Oh yeah?" she said. "And what kind of prize would be ‘motivating' enough for you?"

"Let me show you."

Leon closed the distance between him and Jade, slipped one arm into the water and around her waist, and then pulled her close. Jade's eyes went wide as she stared into Leon's baby blues, and at that moment she felt totally transfixed by him, as though she were under some kind of spell.

Then, before she could think another thought, Leon moved in close and kissed her.

Electricity seemed to run through her body as soon as Leon's lips touched hers. At first, Jade was shocked, but as the kiss went on she found herself falling into it, being taken away by the sweet sensation of Leon's lovely lips on hers. His hand moved down a bit further until it came to a rest on the curve of her ass, and his mouth opened slightly enough for his tongue to slip into her mouth. At the beginning of the kiss, Jade felt her body go stiff, the only motion being just the bare minimum of what she needed to stay afloat. But as she fell under the spell of Leon's kiss, she reciprocated his touch, allowing one hand to move down the hard lines of his torso and settle on his hip.

Leon ran his hands through Jade's hair, one hand staying on the back of her head as the other moved further and further down. Leon explored her body, his fingers moving from the curve of her neck, then to her full breasts, then along the flat surface of her belly, finally coming to a stop at the patch of hair just about her sex. Tension began to build inside of Jade, a tight knot forming at the base of her stomach. And she felt a tight heat at her pussy, the feeling of Leon's hand above her causing the arousal to build and build. Her breath quickened as he kissed her, and in spite of herself, all she could think about was how much she wanted Leon to keep moving down, to touch her right where he knew she wanted to be touched.

And he was happy to do just that.

At first, he moved down around her sex, his hand moving over the smooth curves of her thighs. But then he moved inwards, caressing her inner thigh as he moved up, up, up. And when he finally touched her, Jade brought in a sharp draw of breath.

"Oh God," she said, struggling to keep her head above water as the pleasure rushed through her body.

The feeling was like nothing Jade had ever experienced. It was like electricity and heat all at once, and all radiating out from the same place, right where Leon touched her. He stared at her hard with those gorgeous blue eyes, his brows narrowed slightly in concentration, as if there was nothing more important to him at that moment than giving Jade the release she craved. He moved closer still until his stone-solid body was pressed against Jade's, one hand on the small of the small of her back and the other in her most intimate of areas.

Jade felt something solid under her feet, and she realized as she looked around that Leon had brought them closer to the shore. Her fears of not being able to stay afloat eased, Jade allowed herself to slip into the pleasure that Leon's touch sent coursing through her body. Jade moaned and sighed as Leon touched her, the side of his finger rubbing against her clitoris in a manner that was nothing less than heavenly. A pressure had been building up inside of Jade from the moment that his finger made contact with her pussy, and it felt like she was on the verge of bursting.

And as soon as Leon slipped his finger inside of her, that's precisely what happened.

The orgasm was instantaneous and overwhelming. Jade let out a high-pitched squeal as the pleasure exploded from deep within her body and radiated outward until even the tips of her fingers and toes were hot with ecstasy. The feeling was so intense throughout her body that she had to make sure that her mouth stayed above the water as not to breathe in a mouthful of lake water. She leaned forward, resting her head on Leon's sturdy, strong shoulder as he continued to finger her, new pulses of pleasure exploding through her body with each stimulation.

Finally, the feeling subsided, and Jade was left a panting, spent mess. She leaned all of her weight on Leon; she didn't know if she'd be able to support herself with her own legs if she had to. Soon, her heavy breathing slowed down and shifted into light, girlish chuckles.

"What's so damn funny?" asked, Leon, a half-grin on his face.

"Nothing," she said. "Just wasn't expecting all that to happen so…fast."

"One of the perks of being a girl," said Leon. "No one minds if you cum almost instantly."

"That a problem for you?" asked Jade with a playful tone.

"No complaints yet," said Leon.

Jade laughed again, and the two of them stayed in the water for a little longer, the moon hanging overhead like a silent witness to a budding love.