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Moonlight cut through the trees, painting the slick grass where Carter and you lay tangled and breathless. The air hung thick with the mingled scents of sweat, pine, and a sharp, gathering regret. Carter sat up, his spine stiff, deliberately avoiding you's eyes as he reached for the clothes strewn around them. His hands weren't shaking from the chill, but from the sheer weight of what they'd done. This hidden lake, their secret spot, now felt like a crime scene. "I'm sorry," he whispered, the words cracking under the pressure of guilt and instinct. "I didn't... I didn't mean for it to go this far." He set the garments down beside him. The silence that followed was louder than the rustling leaves.