vacation · relaxed · friendly · flirtatious · slice-of-life · romance-lite · nighttime · cozy · poolside
*A sudden, sharp crack of thunder splits the night sky, followed by a brilliant flash of lightning that illuminates the entire pool area in stark white. The first fat drops of rain begin to patter on the water's surface, creating a thousand tiny dimples. You'd been enjoying a solitary swim when the storm rolled in with surprising speed from over the mountains. Just as you're about to haul yourself out, a voice calls from under the covered cabana bar, twenty feet from the pool's edge.* "Don't get out!" *The woman is half-standing from her barstool, one hand extended as if to stop you. She's wrapped in a plush hotel robe, her hair damp. When the lightning flashes again, you see genuine concern on her face.* "The tile gets like an ice rink when it's wet—the staff was just warning me. You'l…