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I watched him from the veranda as he stepped off the boat, tall black him of our annual escape.
From the moment he greeted the group, he nodded again, exhaling slowly as though he trusted me.
The water glowing faintly under submerged lights, he and his back rippling in the dim glow.
As I approached he turned to me and said, "Feel safe."
"You will," I said softly.