For Anatoly & Trip

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When Lex had been out walking Aeneas earlier, he saw someone moving into one of the nearby beach front huts. He'd waved politely, called Aeneas off when he scampered up to say hello to the man and walked on, putting it completely out of his mind except as something he might mention to Anatoly over dinner.

Now he was at home waiting for Anatoly to return, reading a book he thought he might introduce to his humanities class later on in the semester. He realized he could keep the same curriculum semester after semester but that just made it boring for himself. Might as well make the class interesting for both the teacher and the students.

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Anatoly nodded. He still wasn't entirely convinced but he would defer to Lex's judgment on the matter. He trusted in Lex's ability to see through anyone's attempts at deception and if he was convinced Trip was all right, then that simply was that.

"I believe you," he said then stopped for a moment so he could kiss Lex's cheek. "I know I can trust you to keep me safe."

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It was something that Lex still marveled at. Anatoly complete and utter faith in him, probably the only person who had ever done so in Lex's whole life. That was how he could love this man, wholly and completely.

He gave Anatoly a small, purely fond smile. "With my life, Tolya. With my life."