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He lowers his head to graze

Satisfaction flows through me as I drink in the stillness I sink even lower until the water coversthe way the heat seems to soak into my bones

And then I nearly jues into the shallow pool from the rocks above I stare at the chaos of water and body parts, trying to make sense of it Somehow, impossibly, it takes the shape of a man—an extrely as shocked as I am to not find himself alone

For a moment, my brain short circuits He’s insanely ripped—as if God invented some extra muscles for him Either that, or he hasaround this Earth with uy took them all If so, then one of those people is me

I sink a little lower in the water

“Hi”

That’s the only thing I can think to say to the rew up as a h shirtless uy’s tattooed pectoral glory ht be the exception

“Hey” He attempts to cover his nize hiuys Sadie’s boyfriend works with The erous

Super hot

I grin at his atteentleman I think my presence startled him even more than he startled me “You can come in And you don’t have to cover up Nudity is expected down here”

His eyes crinkle and he sht of his peen Of course, that gives me a delicious view of his epic, un is fully loaded for you”

Oh “Um, thanks?”

He laughs softly and walks toward un under the steaet to see it

“My bad I never would’ve jumped in if I’d known someone was in here I’m Lance” He holds out his hand