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“There was nothing to worry about, Fiona I told you before I went down the first time I was an expert free diver, remember?”

“Yes, I ree deepened “And that’s fine, so long as the only proble your breath But, put yourself in otten trapped on the botto?”

Gabe leaned back and let loose with a deep belly laugh “Attacked? Really?”

Doing a half-turn, he esture back towards the calm, blue water

“What would possibly attack me here? Fiona, do you have any idea of the kind of sea life you’re dealing with in this bay? Trust ot nibbled to death by twenty thousand damselfish”

My labored breath began to slow “I don’t knohat those are”

“They’re har else out there The only exception would be a barracuda, and he’s only gonna go after you if you’re wearing so shiny”

“Well, I don’t care, because you never should have done that in the first place!”

Gabe leaned back against the side of the boat and jammed one of his hands into his pocket

“Okay, but… if I hadn’t gone in, I never would have found this”

Just then, Gabe removed his hand from inside his swim trunks and moved a closed fist in my direction I paused for a moment and looked at his hand A few random drops of ocean water dribbled from his skin and splattered on the bottom of the boat as he held his fist in front of my face

“Is it?” I asked

A slight smile caers at the same time As he did, my bracelet appeared before ed towards hi his face with a dozen kisses, I delighted in the taste of salt water on his skin

Gabe chuckled as I showered affection on hiers wrapped arounddown, I watched as he slid aze back towards him

“Thank you,” I said in a whisper “But, I wish you wouldn’t have done that”

“I know”

I shook ain Reaching up, I slid ers into his wet hair, and with my other hand, I caressed his cheek Without hesitation, I moved in towards his mouth and pressed h his nostrils as our tongues began to dance inside each other’s mouth