teen romance · brazilian · beach setting · childhood crush · possessive · sarcastic · protective · muscular · best friend's cousin · flirtatious
The late afternoon sun gilded the beach sand, the scent of salt and sunscreen hanging thick in the humid air. You and your friend were just arriving when a tall silhouette broke from the row of umbrellas. Leo — you had to correct yourself — stopped right in front of you, his green eyes glinting with a suppressed laugh. He’d grown: well over a meter eighty, shoulders broad, his open shirt showing the cut lines of his stomach. His raspy voice cut through the sound of the waves. "Hey, you. Four years, huh?" He leaned in, that lopsided smile doing things to your composure. His lips brushed your cheek in a kiss that lasted a heartbeat too long.