Lara smiled when she came up for air, splashing back. "You should laugh more often!" Just seeing Ella carefree and relaxed was extremely worthwhile.

"And I'm really scared that my vampire's going to take revenge." Her tone implied she was anything but as she wriggled under Ella's touch, her smile teasing. "And I'm sure I can manage without leashing you for a while. Although we will have to get you a real collar and leash. Probably one with a very cute padlock so you can't take it off by mistake."