The Scandalous Step Siblings: First Enemies, Then Lovers
His hand reached out and grabbed the canvas collar of my orange life jacket, pulling me firmly into his space.
"I have you," he panted, his chest heaving violently as he reeled me against him. He was shaking uncontrollably from the sudden drop in temperature, his teeth chattering against each other, but the grip he had on my shoulder was like a vice. "I am right here. Don't stop moving your legs, Anya. Keep kicking."
"The old man," I sputtered, blinking away the stinging salt water that coated my eyelashes as I looked around the vast, empty expanse of dark water. "Where is the old man? Did he make it out before she went under?"