p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Hey," Tulio said. "Uh. What emwas /emall that… being mad at me… about?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel sighed, and turned away. "emForget Miguel/em," he muttered. "emChel is off-limits/em."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"The object of discussion, Chel, widened her eyes and hurriedly snuck away while Miguel and Tulio were busy staring at each other across of the fire./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Oh, emMiguel/em," Tulio breathed, and rubbed at his neck. "Were you emjealous/em?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""No," Miguel huffed, crossing his arms stubbornly and refusing to meet Tulio's gaze. "Maybe. A little bit. Yes."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Sighing softly, Tulio stood up from the log. Miguel expected him to walk away, but instead he moved to sit in front of him in the sand. "Why didn't you emsay /emso?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Well of course I couldn't emsay /emanything," Miguel muttered. "I wasn't sure what to emthink/em!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Tulio laughed, but it was soft and gentle like a puff of breath against his lips. Gently, he gathered Miguel's hands and held them in his own. "Why were you emjealous/em, though? You know that -"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Because I emlove you/em," Miguel interrupted harshly, his fingers tightening around Tulio's in a desperate grip as he screwed his eyes shut. "I love you, you fool."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""-Miguel," Tulio breathed, and rose from the sand to grab Miguel's shoulders. The grip was feather-light, bright and hot and far too little but far too much at the same time. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel opened his eyes and was met with Tulio's awed gaze looking straight at him. He was hovering close, so close that if he leaned forward just a little bit their noses would bump into each other. Tulio's breath came in short, intoxicated puffs, warm against Miguel's skin yet cold and far away./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Miguel," Tulio repeated, sat down in Miguel's lap, and pressed their lips together in a hungry, fierce kiss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""emTulio/em," Miguel breathed against Tulio's lips, his hands roaming to places that shouldn't be explored. Then Tulio broke apart from him, only to press their foreheads together so that their breaths could mingle and become one. "I – I thought you loved Chel?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I do," Tulio whispered. "And I love you as well."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel laughed. "What a relief," he sighed. "I love the both of you, too."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Tulio kissed him again, his tongue gently probing his lips apart to share in a sloppy but relieved kiss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"A light laughter interrupted their moment, and Chel entered Miguel's field of vision. "Hey boys," she said, and there was a playful edge to her voice when she cocked her hip at them. "Care to make space for me?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel was the one to move over, which surprised probably everyone, including himself. He opened his arms and ignored his shirt almost slipping off. "Of course," he purred, and Chel giggled before throwing herself at the two of them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel sighed, and turned away. "emForget Miguel/em," he muttered. "emChel is off-limits/em."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"The object of discussion, Chel, widened her eyes and hurriedly snuck away while Miguel and Tulio were busy staring at each other across of the fire./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Oh, emMiguel/em," Tulio breathed, and rubbed at his neck. "Were you emjealous/em?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""No," Miguel huffed, crossing his arms stubbornly and refusing to meet Tulio's gaze. "Maybe. A little bit. Yes."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Sighing softly, Tulio stood up from the log. Miguel expected him to walk away, but instead he moved to sit in front of him in the sand. "Why didn't you emsay /emso?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Well of course I couldn't emsay /emanything," Miguel muttered. "I wasn't sure what to emthink/em!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Tulio laughed, but it was soft and gentle like a puff of breath against his lips. Gently, he gathered Miguel's hands and held them in his own. "Why were you emjealous/em, though? You know that -"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Because I emlove you/em," Miguel interrupted harshly, his fingers tightening around Tulio's in a desperate grip as he screwed his eyes shut. "I love you, you fool."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""-Miguel," Tulio breathed, and rose from the sand to grab Miguel's shoulders. The grip was feather-light, bright and hot and far too little but far too much at the same time. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel opened his eyes and was met with Tulio's awed gaze looking straight at him. He was hovering close, so close that if he leaned forward just a little bit their noses would bump into each other. Tulio's breath came in short, intoxicated puffs, warm against Miguel's skin yet cold and far away./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""Miguel," Tulio repeated, sat down in Miguel's lap, and pressed their lips together in a hungry, fierce kiss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""emTulio/em," Miguel breathed against Tulio's lips, his hands roaming to places that shouldn't be explored. Then Tulio broke apart from him, only to press their foreheads together so that their breaths could mingle and become one. "I – I thought you loved Chel?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US""I do," Tulio whispered. "And I love you as well."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel laughed. "What a relief," he sighed. "I love the both of you, too."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Tulio kissed him again, his tongue gently probing his lips apart to share in a sloppy but relieved kiss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"A light laughter interrupted their moment, and Chel entered Miguel's field of vision. "Hey boys," she said, and there was a playful edge to her voice when she cocked her hip at them. "Care to make space for me?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US"Miguel was the one to move over, which surprised probably everyone, including himself. He opened his arms and ignored his shirt almost slipping off. "Of course," he purred, and Chel giggled before throwing herself at the two of them./span/p