Page 146 of Speechless
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
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THEO
“You want me to go onthat?” Trinity stared with a face that was half terror, half curiosity.
“Not by yourself. With me.”
“And you know how to… control it?”
“I guess we’ll find out.” Her eyes went wide, and I laughed. “Yes, sweetheart, I know how to control it.”
The thing we watched was the equivalent of a hoverboard, but with water. A giant hose, a lot of pressure, and a board strapped to your feet made it so you could ‘fly.’ It was fun as hell, and I wanted Trinity to do it with me.
“The worst thing that can happen is that you fall in the water,” I pointed out. “But I don’t plan on dropping you.”
“Okay,” she finally said. “What do I get if youdodrop me?”
“A thrilling adventure.” I pulled her into my body, chuckling at her tiny whine. “I don’t promise you won’t go in the water, but I’m not going to drop you. Trust me.”
“I do.” She started to hand her things to Logan and mumbled. “I just didn’t realize I was going to be using a fucking water jetpack today.”
I stripped my shirt over my head and slipped off my shoes, ready to get strapped in. “You’re scared?”
“Yup.”
“Well, thank you for being brave and trying it. And if you’re still terrified once we’re up there, I’ll put you down.”
“Really?”
My chest ached. Every time Trinity said something that revealed just how much she’d had withheld from her. Or when she said things like this. As if I would override her fear for my own pleasure if she didn’t find it fun.
She knew we wouldn’t. It wasn’t a sign of distrust—just a habit. Our Omega had had so few people to rely on in her life that anyone consideringherwants and needs before their own was an alien concept.
But Trinity also tended to shut down when I mentioned those things. I got it. Having the same realizations I was about her own life was painful. This weekend was supposed to be about anythingbutpain, so when we got home, we could ask her to finally tell us the truth.
“Of course. I just want you to try it with me.”
“Okay.”
I stepped onto the plate and helped the attendant strap my feet into the device. With two water cannons beneath you, being strapped in was essential. Trinity would be strapped in by me.
“Ready,” the man said.
“Turn it on. Let me get used to it.”
There was a giant tube connected to the bottom that funneled the water into the cannons, but it was more than long enough to fly around, flip around, dive, and do whatever else we wanted.
The force of the water lifted me. I grinned and saluted Rin on the dock before throwing myself into a backflip. I landed in the water, since the force would propel you downwards too, but that was the whole point. Spinning, I rose out of the water like a tornado, and when I stopped, slowly angling myself to grab Trinity, there was so much less fear on her face.
Hovering in front of the dock, I held out my hand to her. She wore a teal bikini I couldn’t really focus on at the moment. Not if I wanted to keep my body in check.
“Step between my feet.”
I held her steady while she did and wrapped my arms around her. “Good?”
“No idea.”
