Garth had just wrapped his arm around Roy to make sure he wouldn't go under the water, he never expected the arm that came around his shoulder to be there. He stopped in the water, turning to look into those deep green eyes that, he was sure, hadn't stopped looking at him this entire time. He found himself lost in those eyes for a moment before realization hit. Roy was swimming! Garth blinked his stupor away and looked at Roy again, smiling.
"You're not gunna believe this Roy…" and Garth moved his arm away from Roy's waist slightly, enough so that he was no longer supporting the redhead, "but you're swimming." Roy blinked, not believing it himself until he saw how far they had gone from the beach and how Garth's arm had moved from his waist, his own dropping from Garth's shoulder. Roy laughed and treaded water for a moment, enjoying the fact that now, if he fell under he knew how to kick his way back up above the water. Roy smiled widely and threw his arms around Garth's shoulders, Garth laughed as well, his arms coming to rest around Roy's waist. After a few short moments of laughing together they both realized their situation. Both teens were embracing the other, arms wrapped around one another, legs moving back and forth under the waves of the ocean, their hips aligned and stomachs and chests pressed against the other. Roy was looking deep into Garth's dark eyes and Garth was staring right back. Roy decided, that was it, he didn't want to wait any longer. The distance between their faces closed as Roy brought a hand from around Garth's neck to gently cup his face. Their lips connected and both pairs of eyes closed as the kiss began. It was slightly clumsy, both new to this, a gently press of lips at first, then a daring tongue darted from Roy's mouth and licked along Garth's lower lip. Not expecting this, Garth's mouth opened in a gasp and Roy's tongue slid inside. Garth moaned and pressed himself tighter against Roy as the two wet appendages tangled with each other in a sensuous dance. Both boys, concerned with other, had not realized they had stopped kicking their legs and they sunk into the water. When they broke from their kiss for air though, Garth was fine, but Roy took in a lung full of water. Garth quickly remedied this by pulling his friend back above the water. Roy coughed and sputtered to get the salt water from his lungs as Garth swam them back closer to the sand. As soon as the could both stand they did. Garth gently patted Roy on the back to try and help him get the water from his lungs while Roy hunched over coughing. After a moment or two, when Roy had gotten his breath back, he smiled up at Garth.
"We probably shouldn't do that in the middle of the water next time." Garth blushed, glad to hear that there would be a next time.
"Yeah probably not… Roy?" Roy looked up at him.
"Hmm?" Garth blushed.
"Did… does this mean we're… how do you feel… I mean…" Garth just couldn't find the right words. He knew that this sexual tension between them had been building, for him, since they had met all that time ago, but he wasn't sure that Roy would feel the same way, have that same longing feeling he did. Roy smiled at how embarrassed Garth had gotten, grabbed his chin and kisses him on the mouth again, just briefly.
"Yes, if you want, we can be boyfriends. There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now Garth…"
"Me too, I mean, I really just -- "
" -- I can't help but feel and I needed --"
"I love you." they both spurted out at the same time. Roy looked to Garth in shock, his green eyes wide. Garth stared at Roy for a moment before blinking his own purple-ish eyes at him.
"What did you just say?" they both asked. They laughed a bit at how they were speaking together.
"I said," Roy cut in, smiling and holding one arm around Garth's waist, the other hand cupping his cheek, running a thumb across the soft skin there. "I love you."