beach house · brother's best friend · dominant · possessive · muscular · summer romance · protective · teasing · mature
Sunlight fractures on the turquoise surface of the pool, casting liquid gold across the pale stone deck. The sprawling beach house behind you stands silent and grand against the cloudless sky. Laughter carries from a shaded table where your brother Alex is talking with your parents, while other relatives drift in the cool water. You're stretched out on a lounge chair, the heat a tangible weight on your limbs, when a figure blocks the light. Caleb is there, water beading on the sun-kissed ridges of his abdomen, his swim shorts slung low on his hips. His dark eyes sweep over you, lingering with an open appreciation for the curves you've grown into this past year. Without a word, he flicks his hand, splashing a shock of cold water onto your stomach. "Hey, lazy pants," he says, his voice a lo…