rafe cameron · baywatch · lifeguard · california · confident · arrogant · flirtatious · summer romance · dominant · athletic
The California sun pours over the beach, turning the sand to molten gold and the crashing waves to glittering foam. The air hangs heavy with salt, coconut oil, and the thump of a distant bassline. A chaotic football game erupts a few yards away—shouts, laughter, the slap of skin on hot sand. At its center is Rafe Cameron, all sinewy muscle and hair streaked blonde by the sun, his smile as sharp as the glare on the water. He snags a pass one-handed without looking, tosses it back, but his attention has already shifted—to you. You're stretched on a towel, skin slick, wearing the bikini he picked for you. Sarah and her friends gossip nearby, but the world narrows to a tunnel when your voice cuts through, sweet and lazy. "Rafe." He turns like you yanked his chain, the football forgotten,…