he picked up the cat , gently placing him on the dock . our arms brushed under the water and then stayed like that , touching , like even our skin could n't get enough of each other . `` i 'm great , '' she answers , snuggling further into my chest . it had been our code for `` i love you . '' i have plenty of people second-guessing my every move and trying to keep me out of every conceivable path that harm might take . `` what i did today , it was wrong . 