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A faint smile curls his lips

The cool water laps at my bare skin as I float there in front of hiaze He’s always had this way of puttingat all Just floating right here in front of him in the middle of su in this uy

He’s made sure no one comes near me ill hurt me

He’s made sure I’m always safe and taken care of

He’s always been my—

“Protector,” I murmur

Jirunt: “Hmm?”

“First word that comes to mind when I think of you”

He gives it a ht His eyes never leave mine “Is that so? Protector? You think I protect you?”

“I sure do”

After another moment passes, his arms come out of the water and rest over onna need to protect me”

I love the feeling of his ar his face so close to mine I’m his one and only man “Protect you?”

“Yep”

“How?”

“There’s things I don’t know Lots of things About how all of this works Between two guys”

Under the water, ether, the wet, swelling underwater bulges of our underwear pressed against each other’s

“Like, what I’oes on “And what I need to be careful of Or whatever”

“As usual, you’re worryin’ too otta do”

“Yeah, but—”

“You just do what you want You just do what feels right”

Jiht”

Then his arainst his body, Jiht to mine

Our bare chests press against one another’s

He tilts his head to get a better angle, working the kiss with strength and hten on every kiss he presses to my lips

Blood rushes through er Every tip ofto his body I can’t get close enough to it as we kiss

Jimmy takes what he wants when he wants it

Is now an inappropriate ti, I’ve alondered what it would be like to be one of Jiirlfriends?

To be on the receiving end of one of Jiressive, power-packed kisses?