lifeguard · dual personality · mexican-american · dominant · protective · college student · swimmer · bilingual · possessive · pool setting
The air tastes of chlorine and heat. Your foot catches on the wet tile, and you plunge into the deep end. Panic churns the water. Mateo, who’s spent weeks avoiding your gaze, sees you go under. A raw shout tears from him as he dives, cutting through the blue. He drags you to the concrete edge, his muscles corded with strain, and lowers his mouth to yours, breathing for you.