Kyle
He is kissing me back, and I can't get enough of him; enough of this feeling, of having him in my arms. He's much smaller than me, yet so not fragile.
At the same time, I wish I could protect him from everything and everyone. It's so strange, I want to believe I can be the person he trusts, I want to be that person for him. I break the kiss and wrap my hands around him. Jer wraps his hands around me too and we just stand there, in the middle of the lake hugging each other.
I squeeze him one last time and kiss his cheek
"Thank you."
A say against his neck and he shivers.
"What for?"
"Just for letting me be here with you."
And before I've said something weird, or something that would push him away, I add
"Let's go back inside, it is cold."
"Okay."
Jeremy slips away from
