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"I’ll just keep them--until you ask me to see them or pitch them No harm done"

Nate stilled his breaths and his limbs As he sat there quiet and etic, animated, almost jittery in his everyday life

But when he was anxious, sad, or contemplative, he became quite static and silent--almost unobtrusive And it was that vulnerability that waswe had stayed well past our welco and jerked the car into drive The little boy fro since disappeared into the back of the property, but Nate gave the house one final glance as he instructed me to turn left at the end of the road

A few hundred feet more on this dirt lane and it dead-ended into a quaint and tranquil pond There were a couple of largetrees that hung over the water and sitting in the backdrop was a covered bridge Painted a deep cranberry red, the color appeared to be fading and peeling, which only lent to its char in the every square inch froood e thick branch that hung over the water "We swung from that tree"

We exited the car--me with my camera, him with his coffee We stood next to each other in silence and I could hear birds chirping and dogs barking and the soft sound of the water lapping against the rocks

It was one of the most serene places I’d ever been

I liftedoff the water was perfect this time of day I stepped further back, adjusted the shutter speed, and then took a photo of the entire picturesque scene beforethe lake and the tree

Bet Nate wouldn’tthat shot The one of his happy et a different shot "Want to be in the fra up his hands "Unless you need a point of reference"

"Sure, go stand over there by the pond," I said "Let me put you to work You can be my assistant"

He placed his coffee on the hood of the car and strolled to the water’s edge, his hands shoved deep in his pockets He turned and grinned and I focused in on a tight shot

This wasand his waist was lean, but it was his chest and arms that were broad and defined I never cared for that kind of build before--I liked uys slim, but could appreciate the effort it took to look that way

I wondered if his thighs and ass and wellthe rest of him were just as iven how enormous his others parts wereI wasat soed in on his face His full lips, slightly off-center nose, and large eyes, fra and lush lashes Yep, he was definitely a pretty boy

For the first ti of freckles that dotted his cheeks and I had the urge to lick the toall hot and bothered while picturing Nate naked