Claire cautiously followed Jamie's slender figure into the water, carefully stepping down the underwater steps with the aid of the knotted rope for support. The warmth of the water enveloped her as it flowed up over her hips, causing her belly to shiver with delight as the heat swirled through her. Standing on the clean black sand at the bottom of the steps, the water gently lapped just below her shoulders, cradling her breasts like glass fisher-floats. Her skin flushed with the soothing heat, she felt a few prickles of perspiration on the back of her neck beneath her heavy hair, but it only added to the sense of pure bliss.