Time Away - PJ & Gallagher
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She could tell being so close to him made him nervous and she wondered if it had more to do with them both being naked or if there was another reason entirely. She smiled softly at him as he said he wasn’t sure it was real, trying to ease his nerves even just a little as she pulled him closer until his chest was pressed against hers. “Does it feel real to you?” She asked, not belittling him in any way, but truly wanting to give him something that would ground him to reality in a way.
What she wouldn’t admit was that she had been pretty nervous as well. She may not have shown it, but as she had stripped down before running into the water her heart had been pounding so hard in her chest. It stunned her, because she was sure she had never been nervous in any of her other relationships, but maybe that was why being with Gallagher always felt so different than the others. She wasn’t sure how he’d turned her into a girly mess of emotions, but she certainly wasn’t complaining.
Yes, it was real. Gallagher felt his breath catch in his throat when she moved close, their bodies nearly flush. His face heated up while she asked him if it felt real, and for a number of seconds he was speechless. His hands had raised up as if surrendering, moments before now, and remained so. While considering her question, and nodding his head, Gallagher spoke quietly. “Yeah.” His tone was still nervous, and he was becoming increasingly aware that his body was responding more quickly than his voice.
Though he didn’t particularly want to get out of the water, he knew that if something serious were to happen between he and PJ, it would be best not in the ocean. The water was getting a little chillier now that they’d been in it for a bit. “Maybe we should head back.” He suggested.













