rome and clem

part six

"fuck, it's freezing!" rome cursed, shivering, rubbing his arms together.

clem laughed, splashing water at him. "you just have to get used to it."

"whatever. i'm going back." he muttered, swimming to shore.

before he got far, clem's hand wrapped around his neck and pulled him underneath the water.

"wo-woah." he gurgled under water, swishing around to get back up, and when he did, he glared at a giggling clem.

"loosen up, italy."

"hey!" he sighed, hating the nickname.

"what? I like it." she said, floating on her back.

he watched her for a moment, the sun hitting her golden skin. her curls were soaked from the water, she already pushed it back behind her body, they were pressed down at this point and lifeless, yet, she still looked captivating.

"stop staring at me." she grinned, glancing at him from the corner of her eye.

"i'm not." he cleared his throat.

"come on." she said, reaching for his hand. "do this."

"float?" confusion etched onto his face.

"yeah."

"why?"

"because." she sighed. "its relaxing. I don't know how to explain it but..it's...amazing."

he obliged, sinking himself to lay on his back, copying her. she still held his hand in hers, and he didn't fail to notice, he wasn't cold anymore.

"see?"

"y-yeah..it's amazing." he agreed, squinting his eyes shut from the offending sun.

he heard her exhale deeply which caused him to glance her way. he squeezed her hand subconsciously causing her to open her eyes and look his way too.

"what?" she asked, laughing.

"nothing." he shook his head, tightly smiling.

"we better go back." she said, after a while of silence, both of them just floating on the water. sneaking small discreet, yet obvious, glance at each other.

clem soon pulled her hand away and began swimming back.

"yeah." he said faintly, following her.

he stole glances, watching her peel her clothes back on, not in a perverted way, more of a intrigued way. he felt connected to her for some reason. maybe it was just her looks that fascinated him in the beginning, but now...it was much more. the way she laughed, tilting her head and letting her curls fall down her back, and the way she rambled on of how the swishes of the ocean waves made her tingle, and the way she smiled, so peacefully and graceful. she was so soft, and he was so hard. again, not in a perverted way.

"ready?" she asked. her eyes crinkling up when she found his. a smile blushing onto both of her cheeks.

and when clem tucked her hand in his, the warmth spreading like wildfire, he knew he was done for.

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really enjoyed writing the end of this one :)

stay happy!