...When I arrived at the dimly lit pool, it looked like someone had the same idea I did. When he popped out of the water, I noticed who it was. As he pulled his wet body up the ladder, I spotted a familiar bright blue pair of board shorts.
“Hey, Davis, how ya going?”
“Fine. How’s the water?”
“Amazing.”
It was Judd, looking delicious in the hotel’s version of a tropical paradise. I threw my towel down on a lounge chair and walked to the water’s edge. Without thinking, I jumped in the water, staying under in the silence for a moment before surfacing. Judd had moved to sit on the concrete lip of the pool, his feet dangling in the water.
“I really shouldn’t be doing this, Judd.”
“What, swimming? Why not?”
“I finished eating only about fifteen minutes ago.”
He threw his head back in laughter, clearly expecting me to say something else. “Well, I’ll tell you what, if you start to cramp up, I can help. I’m a trained lifesaver.”
“That’s good to know. So far, I feel fine. I’ll let you know if I need help.”
Judd slipped from his perch, swimming quickly under the water until he popped up right in front of me. He shook his head, water droplets hitting me in the face before he spoke.
“Please do.”
I stopped floating, letting my feet touch the bottom, while keeping my eyes on Judd. The electricity I’d felt before with him was back, crackling in the few inches that separated us. Judd reached out toward me, sweeping a piece of hair off my forehead with the tip of his finger. It made my cock stir in my swim trunks, the touch so simple yet so intense. I felt the warmth of a flush creeping into my cheeks, my whole body heating up. It was overwhelming, and my first instinct was to flee.
“I think maybe I should go Judd.”
“But you just got here. I’m the one who should go. My hands have turned to prunes.”
He held up his hand…the moisture had made his fingertips wrinkly. I felt the water move around me as he inched closer. My breathing got heavy. I couldn’t speak, so Judd kept going.
“You don’t really want to leave, do you, Davis?”
“No, but I’m afraid if I don’t, I’ll do something stupid again, like I did the other night in Sydney. You must’ve thought I was a real idiot.”
He moved closer still, and now my heart was going fast enough to explode.
“Davis, I walked away that night because I don’t fool around with guys who have boyfriends. But that’s the only reason.”
“Oh. Good to know.”
“So, you see, now I know the truth, you’re free to be as stupid as you want.”
“Luckily, that kind of thing comes naturally to me.”
“So I’ve noticed.”
He smiled, putting his hands on my hips, the inches between us gone in a second. This time, Judd leaned in, and I didn’t move away. When his lips touched mine, I clutched his shoulders, my mind completely scrambled. Judd moved a hand up my back until his fingers were twined in my hair. When his tongue moved into my mouth, I felt my knees go a bit weak. I hadn’t kissed anyone but George in years. It felt foreign, but amazing. I thought I’d never experience the rush of a first kiss again. Thank God, I was wrong. This was what I had wanted to do from the first time I’d seen Judd. Now that it was happening, I was a bit panicked. It just felt too damn good...