With Rolf, things just worked and usually without either of them saying anything. Like now, when he was holding her with one arm while keeping them afloat with the other, it came completely natural for Rose to do the same thing to keep the balance.
The brush of his lips against hers was brief, barely there, but even through the salt, she could taste him, feel him, just like the heat of his body against hers made the chill of the water disappear. She heard his whisper, and nodded, well aware that she should do what she could to dunk him under the water, give him more time to think this through, to make sure he was ready; just because she had known for years, didn’t mean that he was there too. Except…
Tilting her head ever so slightly, she closed her lips around his upper-lip, her fingers tightening on his shoulder and just the briefest of moments hope that she wasn’t ruining more than they were gaining.