Play by your own rules, Rosie, she could almost hear her mom saying. You only get one shot at this, so make it count.

“I'm looking for a lost sailor, used to live around here,” she called to him as he began to approach.

The flash of a grin warmed her belly. “Oh? Sounds like you've come a long way to find him,” he replied.

She shrugged. “You could say that.”

“I used to know a man who fit that description. He was at sea for a long time. Word is, he was rescued by a beautiful and mysterious nymph with raven hair.”

“Yeah, a Canadian girl. I think I know her. They lived happily ever after, right? After she showed him who was boss, I mean.”

He laughed. “No doubt they had fun while she tried.”

“Uh-huh. I think you'd better come over here, stranger. Let me get a better look at you.”

He locked his gaze on hers and approached along the edge of the wharf with a smoldering singlemindedness. He seemed to want her in all the ways she'd imagined, in all the ways she wanted him. When their bodies met, Rose’s arms took a life of their own and wrung their fingers through his golden hair, something she’d been dying to do for ages. He leaned in, a soft and warm breath tickled her face, and she met his kiss and the subtle taste of a sweet sea breeze with an eager, exploring one of her own.

“About this sailor you're looking for,” he whispered in her ear just before he kissed her neck.

Rose closed her eyes in ecstasy. “You'll do.”

The End

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