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smiling like little boys, Julian on his back and Rala at his side,
his arms around the other man's slender waist. They bumped up
against the side of the spa, and Julian reached behind his head and
tugged himself close to the edge, resting himself against it, still
getting his breath back, still smiling.
Rala was doing the same, one hand yet on Julian's chest and the other
propping himself up against the shallow bottom of the spa; the bottom
sloped up toward the edges of the water, and was deepest at the
center. For a long time, they just laid there, the smiles lingering
on their faces, catching their breath, a few chuckles still surfacing
in their throats.
Julian could still feel the smile curving his lips, and inhaled
deeply once, and again, to get his wind back. He blinked a few times
to clear the water from his eyes and just laid back, gazing up at
Rala who was lying beside him, propped up on an elbow and looking
back at him. His smile had changed from one
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