The afternoon passes and evening begins. Rhino hasn't mentioned the impending water teaching again, so the two relaxed and killed time as they usually do.

After a time, they are lying on the couch relaxing when the stallion suddenly taps the changeling. "Alright love, let me up. It's time I got the bath ready."

She grips him tightly, shaking her head. "N-no thanks, I'm good." She sheepishly smiles at him. "T-thanks for the offer, though." She closes her eyes, pretending to fall asleep.

He rolls his eyes. "Come on now, you're not getting out of this. I'll be with you the whole time remember? I'll keep you safe." He nuzzles her neck.

She lets out a small snore, but otherwise doesn't respond.

He narrows his eyes before smirking. He takes a long lick from her collarbone to the base of her ear.

She moans softly, trembling from the action. She still doesn't move, aside from her hips grinding gently against his belly.

"Well... that didn't work..." He thinks for a moment. "Plan B: if you don't get up, I'm going to tickle you until you do."

Not if I tickle you first. Right as she thinks this, her forehooves and tail immediately go after his sides.

He immediately starts laughing as he squirms underneath her. "Y-you forget... I have free hooves this time!" His hooves wrap around her as his horn lights up and grabs her tail. "Now... Then... Are you going to come along quietly?"

She squirms, trying to escape his grasp for moment before going limp, sighing softly. "...we're gonna do this the hard way, aren't we?" She disappears in a blue flame - or so it seems.

She slides off the couch and scampers off, now the size of a mouse. Good luck finding me!

He blinks as she disappears. I... didn't know you could do that... but it still won't stop me. He rolls off the couch and Blinks up to his room, grabbing a certain silver-chained sapphire necklace which he slips on. His gaze immediately shifts towards the linen closet downstairs as he smiles and starts to make his way towards it.

She curls up underneath a thick towel, smirking to herself. Do your worst. It won't be as bad as a bath.

He stops outside the closet, the necklace pointing him to her exact spot within it. His horn lights up as he sends an unnoticeable amount of magic to explore the inside of the closet to find out what's around her. After the quick scan he smirks. You really are blowing this out of proportion you know. Suddenly he grabs both the towel and her, wrapping her up in the fabric like a swaddled foal. He swings the door open and levitates her out into one of his forelegs. He boops her tiny nose lightly with a hoof, her head the only part not wrapped. It'll be fine, I promise.

She sighs, turning her head away. "...fine...and don't you dare make fun of my voice right now..." She huffs, her ear twitching irritably. "...I know it's high and squeaky..."

He coos and bring her closer so he can nuzzle her. "Awww~, why would i make fun of something so adorable?" He starts walking toward the bathroom, carrying her in one foreleg.

"Because I like being thought of as sexy, instead." She flutters her eyes at him. "...it's hard to do that while your voice sounds like a chipmunk..." She glances at the top off his head. "...no offense..."

Rhino tilts his head. "Huh?" He rolls his eyes upwards and can barely make out a dark shape on his head. "Specter? When did you get up there?"

The squirrel chitters at him, which of course, he can't understand.

"Ah, ok... well... would you mind going to play with your siblings while your mom and I have some time alone so I can help her?"

Specter salutes before gliding off his head.

She takes this distraction to slip out of the towel and buzz onto the floor. She walks underneath him, trying to sneak away.

Of course, the gem on his neck immediately alerts him that she started moving and he looks down, spotting her. He wraps her back up in the town again. "Ah ah ah, you aren't getting away that easily."

She pouts, wanting to try and guilt him into letting her go. "...come on, love...you're not going to put little old me in a big bathtub, are you?"

He continues to the bathroom, almost at the door now. "Of course not, at this size it would be like an ocean for you. You need to be normal size first." He opens the door and enters the bathroom with its large tub, high enough for a pony to stand in and the water go all the way up their legs. "And it's not like i'm going to toss you in at that point anyway, I'm going to coax you in."

She sighs, turning back to her own size. "...good luck with that..." She pauses, sniffing at the air. "...do you...smell that?"

He tilts his head in confusion as he sniffs, walking towards the door to put himself between it and Gel. "Smell what?"

"...something burning..." She looks down, seeing the towel smoldering at her hooves. "...oops..."

He sighs and shakes his head. "Well, I guess you had to slip up at some point... at least it wasn’t one of the nice towels..." He simply picks the woel up and puts it in the sink, running a bit of water on it, causing it to hiss.

"...I suppose I should've asked the swimsuit to be fireproof, just in case..." She sighs, laying down on the floor. "...either way, I'll just stay here..."

He shrugs as he locks the door. "Suit yourself, I need to fill up the tub anyway." He walks to the edge of the tub and sits down, twisting the handles of the faucets so that water starts gushing out. He puts a hoof under the stream as he looks back at her. "How hot did you want the water?"

"...I don't care..." She seems almost listless at this point.

That tone strikes a chord in his heart. He takes a last look at the now barely steaming stream of water and moves the faucets so that it stays at that temperature as it fills the tub. He moves back towards her and lies down on the floor next to her. He puts a hoof over her and brings her into a one-armed hug. "It'll be fine... I promise."

She sighs, leaning into him. "...I know you're right..." She looks up at him, nervous. "...it doesn't stop me from worrying, though..."

He nuzzles her comfortingly as the water continues to fill the tub. "And that's why we start small... in familiar surroundings, with familiar company."

She smirks leaning close and nipping his neck. "Can't get more familiar than you, can I?"

He simply smiles at her. "I don't think so..." He stretches his neck to check the water level, seeing as it's almost there, he gets up and walks over to the tub. He gives it a few more seconds before turning off the water and making large swirling motions in it with a hoof. "Ah, nice and hot to relax in." He turns back to her. "The moment of truth is here, so... how would you feel most comfortable doing this? One hoof at a time? Me going in first and guiding you in?"

She thinks for a bit before moving up against him. "After you, love." She pushes him, sending him sprawling into the tub and laughing playfully. "You'll never take me alive!" She rushes the door, tugging at it in an attempt to escape.

He surfaces, hissing at the sudden dip into the hot water. His eyes narrow as he yanks the changeling away from the door with magic and plops her down next to the tub. He waits a moment for his body to get more used to the temperature before talking. "First rule: when I make the waters like this, don't just jump in. First of all, you get water everywhere." He motions to the floor where a bit of water is now pooling. "Second of all, you have to ease in or the sudden heat will hurt for a second."

"...s-sorry..." She shrinks in on herself, ashamed. "...I-I didn't know..."

His face softens. "It's fine love, I know you didn't know." He moves a hoof around in the water. "See though? It's not bad. Why don't you join me?"

"N-no thanks." She nervously smiles, backing away. "I don't like getting my hooves wet."

He facehooves before sighing. "Still with the excuses, really? Come on love," he slips his head under the water before surfacing again, the water dripping off him, "the water's great!"

"I-I'm not making excuses." She holds up a hoof, staring at the holes. "...I don't know why...but these are very sensitive...more so to water and other liquids..."

He raises an eyebrow. "Sensitive in what way?"

"...well..." She rubs the back of her neck. "...I don't really know how to explain it..."

He huffs as he settles into the tub. "Is it painful or ticklish?"

"...a mix of the two...but more ticklish..." She moves closer, dipping a hoof into the water and shuddering quietly. "...it just feels...weird..."

He moves his hoof to touch hers under the water. "All new things feel weird. You get used to them." He smiles warmly at her. "Want to dip another one?"

She nods, biting a lip as her other foreleg moves into the water. "...it's like something's moving in my legs...it's disturbing..."

"I can only imagine what that feels like..." He takes her new foreleg with his other one. "But one step at a time, it isn't overwhelming. Besides, surely something similar occurs when you fly around and the wind goes through them."

"...maybe...but it's not a constant presence like this..." She bites her lip, swishing her hooves in the water. "...this is actually rather nice...I'm going in!" She leaps and splashes him as she dives in.

He waits, dripping, until she surfaces. "Didn't I just say something to the effect of 'no jumping in'?" He turns concerned. "Are you okay? It's not too hot is it? I ran it like I run mine whenever I take them, almost as hot as it can go."

She blinks, tilting her head to one side. "...really? It just feels warm to me..." She holds up a hoof, frowning in disdain. "...I still don't like this sensation, though..."

He gives her cheek a peck. "But you're in, and that's a huge step! Now, all we have to do is get you to associate water with good things." He reaches over towards the soap and shampoos.

She quirks an eyebrow at him, confused. "...how do you plan on doing that?"

He smirks as he puts a bit of shampoo on a hoof. "I figure we seem to make enough good memories naturally that I could just do things that feel right and the rest would fall into place." He motions to her mane. "Mind if I wash it?"

She shakes her head, closing her eyes to keep the suds from getting in them. "...feel free, love..."

He sits in front of her, reaching up to her membranous mane. He gently starts working the shampoo into her strands. He massages her scalp before slowly running his hooves down her long locks. He repeats the motions, a content smile on his face.

She sighs contentedly, leaning into his hooves. ...this might not be so bad...if this is what I'm treated to, each time... She leans forward, attempting to blindly kiss his lips.

He chuckles as she successfully manages to kiss his nose. "And we're just getting started." He continues working her mane for a minute before stopping. "Ok, now we need to rinse, would you rather dunk your head, or have me dump the water over you?" He cups her face with a hoof and kisses her lightly just below the horn.

Her eyes snap open wide in horror. "...um...d-dump it over me..." She sheepishly smiles. "...I-I don't want to chance...you know..." She pushes him onto his rump, sitting on his lap and facing away from him. "...does this help?"

As the water slowly starts to settle from the disturbance, he takes a deep breath before replying. "It's fine, just... Try not to wiggle too much." He scoops up a blob of water with his magic and holds it above her head before letting it slowly drain onto her, running off her mane and taking the suds with it. He repeats this two more times, never just dumping it on her and instead letting it flow onto her. He wipes her eyes with the fur of his foreleg. "Okay, take a look and tell me how your mane feels, I tried a volumizing shampoo."

She looks over her shoulder at him, confused. "...take a look? How?" She rubs a hoof through her mane, her eyes slowly widening. "...w-wow...it feels so soft..." She raises her other hoof to it, blinking in surprise. "...is it me, or does my mane have more...body?"

He smiles. "That's the idea." He rummages around in one of the drawers under the sink before pulling out a small mirror. He levitates it at eye level in front of her. "Do you like it?"

She gapes in awe, seeing her reflection. "...it...it looks amazing..." She runs her hooves through it, enjoying the silken feel of it. "...I can't believe it..."

He smiles, happy that she is happy. "I'm glad you like it." He levitates over the soap and a washcloth as he sets the mirror back. "Shall I keep working my way down?"

She sighs softly, nodding and leaning forward. "...yes, please...it feels so good..."

He lathers up the soap on the cloth before turning his attention to the mare in his lap. Starting at her neck, he begins rubbing down her chitin in small circles. Slowly, he moves down from her neck to the bases of her wings, always washing. Is there something in particular i need to do to get your wings clean? He begins rubbing the spot between the wing bases.

J-just...be gentle...please? She squirms nervously, looking over her shoulder at him. ...they're rather...fragile...and I don't know if I can grow them back...

He looks horrified at her. Why would you even say that?! I would never do that to you! He tries to shake the image out of his head. Ugh, just... ugh! He notices something on his neck. Oh hey, something to distract me... Apparently I forgot to take my necklace off... silly me. He slides it off and sets it on the counter before turning back to her. Ok, now then... He gently works her wing bases and extends her thin flight limbs. He takes the cloth and softly runs it from their bases to their tips in smooth long strokes. He repeats this with the other one before reaching his forelegs around her so that he can clean her front.

...necklace? She glances at it, immediately recognizing it. That's how you found me, earlier! She sticks her tongue out at him. Cheater.

He rubs her plates with the cloth as he smirks. Says the previously mouse-sized nymph.

I was honestly scared of taking a bath! She flings her forelegs into the air, exasperated. Give me a break!

He gets down to where the water level meets her stomach. Hey, I'm already giving you a rub down, what more do you want?

Oh, I don't know... She gives him a lidded expression, slowly grinding her rump against his hips. ...maybe some loving?

He gives her a quick deep kiss. I'm pretty sure that' a constant between us. He breaks the kiss and motions to her. Alright, lift up your flanks so I can get at your back half.

Absolutely. She stands up and lifts her tail, teasingly shaking her hindquarters at him. Like this?

He blushes heavily, but smiles. That will do nicely... He puts some more soap on the rag and begins to massage just above her tail base, swirling around down towards where her cutie marks would be. His rubbing is almost like a massage.

She coos softly, her forelegs trembling slightly from the pleasure he's giving her. ...y-you know...I'll have to return the favor, right?

Well, if you want to get me clean, I won't complain. He listens to her noises for a few more seconds before commenting as he moves down her legs. You are really sensitive once you get riled up huh?

You have no idea... She flicks her tail across his nose, smirking slightly. ...and I'll be very thorough while cleaning you... She winks playfully at him, even as she moves her ticklish leg away.

He smirks as he finishes cleaning the outside of her legs. He brings up some water to rinse her off before leaning forward and nipping lightly with his teeth where her cutie mark would be. Amazing what a good cleaning does for your attitude. From terrified to alluring.

She turns around and kisses him passionately. She breaks the kiss, panting softly and smiling coyly. "...not to mention unbelievably aroused...but we can handle that in our dream..." She brings over the shampoo and squirts some onto her hoof. Her eyes quickly widen as some of it goes into one of her holes, causing her to flail it wildly. "C-cold!"

He grabs her hoof with his own and shoves it into the warm water, swishing it around a bit to clean it out. "There you go, but you know... you did jump the gun a bit. I still had a few places to clean..."

She blinks, confused. "...r-really? W-where?"

He takes the shampoo from her and does a circling motion with his hoof. "Turn around and I'll show you."

She tilts her head at him but does as she's told, turning around and looking at him over her shoulder once more.

He slathers some of the shampoo on his hoof before starting to work it into the base of her tail. "Like I said, you got a little over eager little firefly." He runs his hoof through her tail strands, resulting in a constantly light tugging motion on them. Once it is soaked in sude he begins sliding his hooves all the way down the length of her tail, making sure to clean every inch.

She quietly moans, resting her head against the edge of the tub. "...s-so good...h-how is that possible?" She tries to lift her head back up but another tug causes her to gasp softly and lower it back down.

He raises an eyebrow as he begins to rinse the tail. "I'm starting to think you have a thing for having your tail pulled. Still have one section left to clean by the way."

She flicks her tail, giving him a questioning look. "...what section is that, love?"

He says the answer steadily, but his blush betrays him. "Lower stomach and inner thighs of course..."

She smirks at this, moving to the edge of the bath, leaning back against the wall. With this, her belly and legs are exposed to him. "...does this help, Rhino?"

He blushes even brighter as he makes the effort to keep his eyes purposefully north of the most tempting thing to look at. "Yes... otherwise it would have been just a lot of awkward reaching..." He grabs the soapy rag and approaches her, keeping his eyes on her stomach. He takes the washcloth in hoof and starts to rub in slow circles on her lower stomach.

She coos softly, enjoying the feeling of his hoof on her belly. "...now I know...why the pets love this so much..." She closes her eyes to enjoy the sensation some more, her hindlegs unconsciously spreading for him.

He slowly goes lower and lower, keeping his eyes averted from her lower regions. He stops the journey just before her teats and switches to cleaning the insides of her thighs with the same circling motion.

She laughs as he goes over her ticklish spot, squirming away. "R-Rhino!"

He leans over her, his face directly in front of hers and his hooves remain where they are. He has a half-lidded expression as he asks with an innocent tone. "Yes?"

"...y-you know I'm ticklish, there..." She averts her eyes, embarrassed.

He simply smiles at her. "I know. I also know what the opposite spot does, but I don't think I'll be hitting that one." He gives her a quick kiss as his hooves finish up. "Care to join me back in the water to rinse off?"

She pouts softly, whining at him. "Rhino, you missed an opportunity, there..." She pauses, putting a hoof to her chin and muttering to herself. "...doesn't mean I have to miss it..." She carefully lowers herself into the water, bringing over the shampoo. "...now may I clean you, love?"

He sits back down in the water, it reaching just under halfway up him in this pose. "Feel free, love."

She smirks, putting some of the cleansing liquid in his mane before scrubbing it. "Now, if this gets to be too much, let me know."

He hums in appreciation. "Like I'd ever tell you to stop doing that..." His tail swishes happily in the water, creating small waves. "How does your tail feel by the way, I used the same stuff as on your mane."

"It...actually feels a bit heavier..." She applies some more pressure, making sure that she thoroughly cleans it.

Rhino sinks a little bit at the increased pressure meets his increasingly relaxed muscles. "Oh yeah..."

***Warning, sensual scene***

She pushes him up against one of the walls, smiling even as she continues this scrubbing. "...glad you're enjoying it...maybe I can help you enjoy it some more?" She removes her hooves, her magic keeping up the pressure as she lowers herself down in front of him. She tenderly strokes his inner thigh, seeing how he'd react before going forward.

His pride, which had been only partially poking out, twitches mightily as he groans at the touch.

Gel smirks slightly, leaning forward to kiss along his stomach, even as her hoof moves to his sheath, caressing the tip of his length. "...tell me how much you like this..."

His eyes shut from the sensations on both his heads. "Very... much..."

She giggles, lowering her own head. "...good..." She licks the part of it sticking out of the water, watching as it continues to grow. "...I want you to have as much pleasure from this as possible..."

One of his forehooves gently presses on her forehead to make her look up at him. "U-umm... if I may, can we try not using your mouth on that this time?"

She blinks, looking up at him in confusion. "...then...what would you like me to use, instead, Rhino?" She tilts her head to one side, waiting for his answer.

He grabs one of her hooves to bring her back up to his level. "I figured I'd let you decide that, but I feel sort of selfish when you do that with your mouth. So this time, I wanted to still be able to show you how much I appreciate it, while you were still doing it." He dips his head forward to nibble her neck like she enjoys.

She softly coos but pulls him away, looking up at him. "...you say that...but I enjoy giving you pleasure...really..." She smiles softly, gently kissing him.

He responds in kind before breaking it to respond. "I know... but I just feel like there's something I could be doing at the same time... for you."

She frowns softly, pondering this for a moment. "...but...I don't know of anything I can do for mutual pleasure...not without both of us lying down..."

He thinks for a moment as he strokes her mane. "Well... I guess we could always treat you cleaning me and foreplay... I'm sure we could both tease each other during that. By the time we get done, the anticipation will probably make the act that much better right? We'll just drain the water at that point, do what we by that point we will absolutely need to, since we'll be so worked up. Then we just shower off afterwards."

She smiles kindly, nodding a bit. "...sounds like a plan, love..." She starts to massage his shoulders, leaning forward and nipping his neck. "...and I can definitely tease you..."

He growls quietly. "Yes, but you also have to get me clean, whereas I am free to plan on how to tease you back." He gently closes his teeth on the tip of her ear as it sits in front of him.

She whimpers softly, her tail slowly starting to rise on its own. "...so be it..." She starts scrubbing down his chest, pulling out of his mouth's reach as a result.

He smirks as he braces himself with one forehoof while the other snakes around her to start rubbing on her wing bases again.

She squeaks, pulling his hoof away with her magic and rubbing it against his head. "Ah ah, not going to let you do that." She stops at the waterline, looking up at him expectantly. "...care to sit back so I can get the rest of your underside?"

He obliges, laying back into the water so that he is on his back and the only part of his head out of the water is the end of his muzzle. Before you freak out, I'm fine, this is actually very comfortable.

If you say so... She eyes his pride for a moment before gingerly taking it in her magic, moving it straight up before she continues cleaning, her hooves making sure to cover every inch yet just avoiding his most sensitive areas, purposely teasing him. ...how's that, love?

An echo-like groan can be heard from the water. Tantalizing like I would never have believed... His forehoof slip out of the water as it starts rubbing on the inside of one of her hind legs.

She giggles, flicking at his hoof with her tail. That's my ticklish spot. She takes his forehoof and begins to scrub it, cleaning it while she has the chance.

My mistake. He smirks while his other hoof raises up and suddenly starts rubbing her mirroring leg.

She squeals, her hindlegs collapsing and making her sit on his stomach. ...you're not making this any easier, you know...now give me your other hoof so I can clean it...

He gives her the hoof while he responds. Think of this a my response to all the teasing you do to me, showing my appreciation, if you will.

She rolls her eyes, meticulously scrubbing his foreleg. ...maybe you can show me your appreciation later...in full...

Small ripples form in the water as his chest shakes while he chuckles. Ah ah ah, that wasn't the plan. We're supposed to drive each other crazy until you get done, that way when we get to the good stuff, it's even better. His tail twines into hers and gives it a small tug.

She squeaks, blushing brightly. ...if you tease me any more, I'm likely to get us messy again... She carefully gets off him, her tail twitching wildly. ...y-you might want to wash off, now... She places a hoof on his length, tenderly caressing it. ...or I might not be able to wait until later...

He shudders before he rolls over in the water into a lying position on his stomach. "Halfway there, love." He sneaks a quick kiss. "And I bet the wait is getting to both of us."

She giggles, gently kissing him. "...you have no idea..." She begins to gently scrub his back, her hooves working into the muscle. "...I can't wait to see what you have in mind later, though..." She winks as she walks around him, working her way along his body.

He rolls his shoulders as she hits his muscles. "Me too. Of course, you can be pretty creative about this stuff yourself." He nibbles her neck when she comes in range.

She smirks, her tail wrapping around his pride as she works. "...you have that right..." She continues to clean as her tails slowly rubs along his length, teasing him.

He cringes as the feeling of her tail works him. "Y-your lucky I'm restraining myself when I'm teasing you..." He shudders as she keeps going.

"And you don't think I am?" She giggles as she moves behind him, kneading his flanks playfully. "Trust me, you haven't seen all that I can do..."

His tail flicks around, unintentionally mimicking her own's frequent action by caressing her face. "Even more reason to look forward to it..." He licks his lips as he thinks of how to tease her next.

She shakes her head. "You know we can read each other's thoughts, love." She caresses his orbs, smiling softly. She rubs her hooves around them, using the thin excuse of cleaning to play with them.

He instantly tenses up. "Woah!" He grits his teeth as he gets his thoughts back in line. "Oh... I am so gonna get you for that..." He sends a quick light wave of magic over her teats to prove his point.

She squeaks, her blush flaring back up. "...y-you really know what I like, don't you..." She smiles as she finishes up his body, gently stroking his pride with her tail once more. "...I think all that's left is your tail..."

He mumbles as he shivers from the stroke. "You're lucky it's not yours..."

"...maybe...but that doesn't mean I won't enjoy it..." She giggles, moving so she can get at the full length of his tail. She starts to lather it up with her hooves as her horn subtly lights up. "...how does it feel, so far?"

He continues facing forward as he answers. "Like you're foaming up my tail, why?"

"No reason..." She narrows her eyes as her magic grabs his length, giving it a firm squeeze. She continues to clean, even as her aura starts to slowly move along his pride.

He gasps as she squeezes. "H-hey now... that seems like a bit more than foreplay..." His tail flicks in her grasp, giving her a little spot of suds on her nose.

She sputters, brushing the bubbles off her nose. "...I told you, I'm having trouble being patient..." She continues to clean his tail, starting to rinse it off. "...we're almost done...please don't put any more of that on my snout, though...it's distracting..."

"Well, maybe it's time I up the ante then." His horn lights up and a bit of magic tugs on her tail and brushes her teats at the same time. He also blushes as he shakes his flank a little at her.

***End sensual part***

She squeaks, taking all of this in at one time. "...um...I-I should get out of the bath..." She hurries over to the edge, trying to climb out but unable to get a good grip. "...stinking...lathered up...hooves..."

He chuckles as he swishes his tail around in the water to finish rinsing. "Well, i guess it's time to end this little water adventure." He cleanly removes the plug and the water starts to drain out with small gurgling sounds. He looks over to where she is still trying to get out and shakes his head. His horn lights up and two fluffy towels float closer to them. "So, since I may have done a little too much then, I'll leave it up to you: should we proceed wet or dry?"

She doesn't turn to look at him, holding a hoof over her nose. ...m-maybe another time...

He tilts his head and sees a small bit of blue liquid on the edge of her hoof. "A nosebleed? Again?" He brings over the box of tissues and starts to pour more love into her. "Let's see how fast we can get this healed..."

She blushes brightly, embarrassed. ...I'm so sorry, love...you just looked so...sexy...a-and you did those things... She sighs, lowering her hoof, a single drop falling into the water below. It splashes into a blue mist, dissipating in the draining fluid. ...i-it shouldn't take too long for me to heal...

He pats her back as he sits down in the tub next to her as the water level goes down to almost nothing. "It's fine love... i was just trying to tease you and keep you in the mood... I guess I pushed too far and did the opposite."

...m-maybe... She rests her head on his shoulder, sighing quietly. ...maybe we can try this again...tomorrow...n-now that we know our limits...

He joins her in sighing. "Yeah... I suppose... I was going to suggest maybe a dip at the lake after our little race tomorrow."

She smiles, gently nuzzling his cheek. "...you know what? I think I'll take you up on that offer..."

He beams back, gives her a kiss on the forehead. "Glad to see you're willing to get wet this time."