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We had an instant rapport and mutual trust. He quickly learned to fall asleep with his head on my lap. One early weekend in our relationship we climbed a hill and spread a blanket under the clouds. He rested with his head on my lap and I sheltered him when it started to rain. He trusted me to wipe the raindrops from his closed eyelids with my thumbs. He let me protect and shield him, and so I became a protector.