PERAYA ONE SHOTS & SHORT STORIES

9 (ENGLISH)

-"See you in a week"

Those had been Sam's last words just before leaving thorough the door. Not a kiss, not even a caress ... nothing. Just harsh words and nervous gestures. And all that just because he was late to catch the plane that would take him and his colleagues to the congress that was going to begin, in two days, in the neighboring country.

Earth sighed, feeling suddenly tired.

A brief glance at the totally messy bedroom caused him to drop his boyfriend's shirt on the unmade bed and then sit on the edge staring blankly. He knew that his relationship with Sam was not at its best, especially now that his partner's ex had reappeared. Yet a part of him wanted to believe that it would not affect them, that their love would be stronger than anything ... a part that, unfortunately, seemed not to be able to counter the little demon that whispered to him every night how much Sam had loved his ex and that, if he had already been unfaithful once, he could do it easily again.

A slight growl came from his lips.

"Sam has promised not to hurt you again ..." - he told himself, once again, while lightly slapping his cheeks - "you can't let your doubts affect your relationship in this way ..."

And yet, as much as he wanted to believe it, his mind couldn't help but show him images of the two of them together. Kissing, laying in bed behind his back while laughing at how stupid and gullible he was being...

With a slight groan he got up from the bed and, ignoring the clothes on the floor, left the room in the direction of the front door.

- "I have to get out of here ... I need air ..." - he whispered as he took the keys and a bag with the bathing suit that he had prepared that morning.

HALF AN HOUR LATER ...

Earth smiled slightly feeling how the cold water calmed his nervousness and anxiety. He had ended up going to the municipal swimming pool a couple of hours earlier than normal, but despite that it had not stopped him from finding a place for himself inside the competition pool. The other pools, unfortunately, had been completely full.

"Good thing I could at least stay in this one," he told himself, "I needed something like this ..."

After which he sank back into the water to emerge after a few minutes, several meters away.

- "YES SIR!"

His eyes turned towards the other side of the room where a group of swimmers were listening intently to their coach. Inadvertently he bit his lower lip lightly as he looked at the young man closest to the edge of the pool. His wet body gleamed in the light that came through the large windows of the room, making the small droplets of water that slid down his pectorals look like small pearls that slowly disappeared under the tight swimsuit that..."

Earth spun around, dipping half his face under the cold water.

Suddenly he was glad of the water temperature because, without a doubt, the image of that boy would have generated a rather embarrassing problem for him. One that would be really difficult to hide in the middle of a public swimming pool and especially wearing only a tight little swimsuit.

"Earth!" He scolded himself, "what are you doing?! You have a lover... you can't be ogling any stranger who appears in front of you!"

However he couldn't help but look at the young man who was several meters away. His skin was white, but not pale, and his black hair swirled around a face that looked more like a character from a fable than from real life. He was beautiful, without a doubt, and at the same time he moved in a manly way that only managed to attract him more... his eyes ended glued to the man as if they needed to write down every gesture, every expression of the boy who, without noticing that someone was watching him,  was stretching now while preparing himself to jump into the water.