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Never good at the sex talks, ht as Scarlett’s when she’s blushing

"Did you bring…"

I cockedwhat? Sunblock?"

"You know…"

He cannot not bring himself to say the word protection, or condoms, or birth control Dad is the reserved one in my parents’ relationship, while my mother is an extrovert The balance has always been a positive one--except when it co me lectures Always has

Has no countenance for it, while Moa strip of condoo on the coy with me, I don’t appreciate it"

"Coy, Dad?" That’s such a Mom word

"Your mother is the one anted me to have this talk with you"

"What talk? Seriously Dad, I don’t knohat you’re getting at"

That’s when he takes a good look at rin

"You little srin widens "Hardly little"

It’s so easy to eive hi clap on the back "Don’t worry, no one wants clones of ht’s hu unscrupulous about protection as I’ve ever gotten, and only because Scarlett and I were both wearing underwear

Butdick wanted in, and he wanted in deep

Myher steps to find out where o!" She hands me one of the ships pre-paid cell phones so we can cos off then head to the bar by the pool if you want to meet us up there later?"

"Cool,fro theout, do a lap or two around the ship, get the lay of the land"

"All right If we don’t bump into you, we’ll see you for dinner at six"

I bend to kiss uys Catch you later"

She wraps her ar "Have fun"

As they go one way, I pull Scarlett another, toward the elevator banks A door slides open and I gesture for her to enter first

"All aboard the hotdown on her lower lip, hair braided in a crown at the top of her head She looks…

Fucking adorable

She steps into the elevator "Thank you"

The doors close, trapping us in, alone "I hope it doesn’t take thes in the room"

"Does it normally?"

"It can"

But it doesn’t As luck would have it, both our suitcases are at the door to our stateroo the the shut behind , this roo up at, she takes the short journey to the balcony doors, sliding the into the warm Florida air, arms spread wide on the rails

It’s early yet--four more hours until the ship leaves--with plenty of time to explore, both the ship and each other

I join her on the balcony, approaching fro on her shoulder Breathing in her hair, kissing the back of her neck