The Lounge

I can see that romance/ erotica is subjective to the perspective of the reader. What one reader might consider erotica, another might call it romance. I can see this as an erotic scene within a romance novel, but this is definitely erotica in my mind. Some of the word choice point to that, like, 'tasting' her ear lobe? Totally a mental thing, because, unless he was a cannibal, he would be tasting the chlorine of the pool, unless she was sweating profusely and that would make it gross in the pool. Just saying.

I felt like Julie was pushing for something more. I didn't buy into the innocent/ fragile thing just because I personally don't find that appealing or believable, so, I do what I do and re-imagine the story:

How different this scene might be if we explored it from her point of view: Maybe she wanted to tease, to be chased. When she pressed herself against him, she should have felt his manhood stiffen, but didn't. She left the pool shaking her ass at him, but when she looked back he failed to notice. Maybe he wasn't the right guy for her? She deserved to be chased, after all. This one was weak...