"Am I hurting you?" she asks softly, injecting the testosterone into your thigh. You shake your head, and she feels your finger rub against her arm for comfort. Once the medicine is gone, she quickly pulls the needle out and holds a paper towel to your injection site. She's done this quite a few times, so she knows how to take care of you after a shot like the back of her hand. "There. All done."

Mia picks up a Band-Aid and sticks it onto your thigh, kissing it better. You smile down at her, grabbing her cheeks and bringing her in for a kiss that ends up with her making you fall back onto the bed. You both giggle and look at each other, taking your time to admire her blonde hair shining in the sunlight. "Are you sure your dad won't be mad we're going to the lake?"

She hums affirmatively, standing back up and grabbing both of your bags filled with extra clothes and some towels. You take her hand that she extends out for you and let her pull you into her body.

"I already asked him. Said as long as we don't stay out too late it'll be fine." she murmurs, wrapping her arms around your waist. "Are you ready to go now?"

You nod, feeling nervous butterflies swim around in your stomach. It's only the first time your girlfriend is gonna see your top surgery scars, nothing to worry about, right?

The butterflies turn into an angry swarm once you reach the lake, and you sit with your feet in the water as Mia floats on her back, basking in the sun. You fumble with the material of your swimming top. You could just get in with it on, but fuck that, you wanna be proud of your scars.

Without any further hesitation, you lift up your top and throw it somewhere on the pier. You don't think about how you just splashed Mia again... just how refreshing the water feels on your body - on your scars. Mia sits up, staring at you with adoration in her eyes as you swim towards her. You blush as she glances down at your chest, and she brings a hand to ghost over your pecs.

"Can I...?" she asks, mumbling her words.