106 Swimming in the open sea

They decided to leave late in the afternoon, but the pups fell asleep, and neither of their parents had the heart to wake them up.

«We can go back after dinner, Lara. It's not a big difference,» Nate said, carrying them back from the beach. «Let's make them sleep a couple of hours.»

«Sure,» she sighed, walking in front of him to open doors and move the obstacles away from his path.

«Should we take a walk on the beach... alone?» he tried.

Lara curled her lips, conflicted.

«We can swim,» he added. «Far from here, in the open sea... Or we can just look at the waves and relax.»

«But the kids...»

«Someone will look after them. It will be a couple of hours only: we'll be back before they get up.»

«Okay,» she sighed. It was too much of a temptation, and her cubs would be safe and sound. «Let's do it.»

Her shy smirk made Nate's heart skip a couple of beats. It wasn't even painful anymore: he was getting used to react like that.