He fought the every growing urge to break his eyes from hers to let them wander of her nude body, but resisted. He needed her to trust him right now, to know his intentions were not perverse. Slowly he lead her deeper into the lake feeling the cool water slowly rise up his legs, over his waist and to his stomach. Keeping Giulia's hands in his he lead her deeper into the water until it came to cover her chest, and rise to her shoulders. Grinning at her he finally let his eyes fall from hers to look back behind him. They still had quite a way to go before they reached the center of the lake, but here was a fine a place as any to enjoy the water and company.<br/><br/>Looking back to Giulia he thought about her for few moments. She was quite pretty, beautiful in fact. Then the memory of the embrace they shared on the shore came floating to the forefront of his mind. It felt good to hold her against his body. To have her warmth seeping into him, to have the familiar comfort of human contact in this alien environment. He wanted to feel it again. Shaking his head to dismiss the train of thought he was on he raised a hand from the water with a single finger raised in a 'one moment' gesture and dropped under the surface of the water.<br/><br/>He held his breath for a few moments attempting to let the coolness of the water to clear his head. Coming up from under the water he brushed his wet hair out of his face and slicked it back. The water helped him clear his head just long enough for him to look around. As soon as his eyes fell on Giulia the thoughts of holding her came right back. Sighing with a smile he gave his shoulders a small shrug resigned to what he was thinking and feeling. The very worst that could happen is she reject him.<br/><br/>Giving her his most charming smile he had Aerin closed the distance between them. Taking hold of her waist he lifted her easily in the water and pulled her chest to his slipping his arms around her in a tight hug.  Aerin stood there for a several long moments holding her tight. Pulling back just a little he looked at her, their faces only inches from one another. Resting his forehead against hers he smiled and hesitated for a few breaths just staring into her beautiful brown eyes. Thinking 'what the hell?' Aerin tilted his face forward and pressed his lips softly to Giulia's in a small, quick kiss. He pulled back several inches to judge her reaction hoping he hadn't upset the woman.