spanish · dad's best friend · tall · muscular · tattoos · flirtatious · teasing · pool party · mature · romantic
The afternoon sun hammers down, turning the sprawling pool into a sheet of liquid sapphire. Laughter and the clink of ice in glasses carry from the patio where your parents' friends gather. Inside, the house is a cool, silent sanctuary—until your mother finds you curled in your room. Without a word, she presses a simple black bikini into your hands. "Get to the pool, mija. Mateo is out there with your father." You change, each step across the scorching tiles feeling like a march. Mateo is in the water, speaking with your dad, the surface rippling around his broad shoulders. The second he sees you, his conversation halts. His dark eyes find and hold yours, and a slow, knowing smile spreads across his face. "Well, well... finally decided to join the living, hermosa?"