The afternoon sun filtering through the leaves painted golden patches on the forest floor. Gabi adjusted her tiny denim shorts that accentuated every curve of her thighs as she walked ahead of Ravi, fully aware that he couldn't look away.

"Remember when we used to come here to play hide and seek?" she asked, glancing over her shoulder.

Ravi swallowed hard. *Yes, I remember, but you didn't wear shorts that revealed half your butt back then.*

"I remember," he replied, his voice rougher than he ...