~ 8 ~ #3
I felt unsure what to do with myself so I sat beside her and adopted the same pose and asked her what she was thinking.
She turned her head towards me and looked at me for a good few seconds. “Honestly, I’m thinking about how perfect this moment is. How much I’ve enjoyed this week, and meeting you.”
“I’ve enjoyed meeting you too. And getting to know you.”
Lily moved her hand closer to mine on the bench. “I’m really happy that we’ve had this time together.”
“Yeah,” I swallowed. “And thanks for entertaining me with our game. I think this is us truly ending on a high.”
“Oh,” she said, slowly drawing out the word. “I think this is just the beginning.”
I held her eyes, almost begging her to come closer and let me know if this was as real to her as it was to me. To put me out of my misery.
Instead, she put her hand on my thigh and began stroking the top of my leg with her beautifully crooked middle finger.
Her touch sent a low throb deep into my core and made me tingle with anticipation. It was torture, but the best kind. My breathing became uneven as the moment stretched on.
“Is this okay?” Her voice was low, and more serious than I’d heard from her yet.
“Yeah,” I breathed, desperate for her.
Lily moved her hand from my thigh to my waist. Her touch was electric.
I ached for more, and moved towards her, brushing my leg onto hers.
I wanted to say something but, in the end, words could only express so much.
I let my eyes dip to her lips and stared, tingling with each stroke of her thumb on my side.
Fuck it, I dipped my eyes to her breasts, because she was doing the same.
“Can I kiss you?” Lily whispered.
I nodded, leaning towards her.
She put her hand on my neck, guiding me closer as she leant into me, tilting her head to the side, and I rested my hand on her hip. I stroked her with my fingers, gently guiding her towards me, wishing I could grip onto her firm body and release this tension.
My heart pounded.
She kissed my neck, pausing at my pulse point, as if kissing my racing heart. I lost it. Did I let out a small moan?
Lily met my eyes and smiled. She knew exactly what she was doing. In that moment, with her gorgeous and confident smile, I knew I was done for, in the best way possible.
She brushed the side of my nose with hers, her lips dancing at mine. Her kiss was so soft, her lips as smooth as her muscle-defined skin.
I closed my eyes.
She deepened our kiss, meeting my tongue, gently probing me, pushing for more. She stroked my breast. A bolt of electricity shot between my legs. I was pretty sure I was gushing onto the poor stranger’s bench.
Before I knew it, our hands were everywhere, in each other’s hair, caressing over necks, and brushing against nipples.
It was like I’d found something rare and precious which had been hiding in plain sight all week.
My breathing became ragged and so was hers.
I loved her intensity. I wanted so much more and didn’t care if it would be legal or not to fuck on a stranger’s boat.
“Lily,” I whispered, unsure what I was going to let myself suggest.
“Mn-hmm?” She bit down on her lower lip, her eyes all hazy and glazed over.
“I really want to…”
She kissed me so tenderly that it caught me off guard. I felt the fire between us re-ignite, into something even more real.
“Guys?” Bouchra’s voice. Kaira and Bouchra appeared in the water behind us. “Oh shit. Sorry.”
We pulled apart. They must have seen us kissing.
Kaira’s eyes were so wide.
I cleared my throat. “Um, we were just…”
Bouchra smiled at us like she knew exactly what was going on. “Take your time. We were just going to head back. We’ll be on the jetty when you’re… ready.”
Once Kaira and Bouchra swam away, Lily and I smiled at each other like we had been caught red-handed.
She held my hand. “That was hot. The kissing, not the being interrupted.”
I blushed again. Or rather, actual heat burned the skin on my chest, neck, and cheeks. I felt too shy to speak.
“Let’s swim back,” Lily said.
“Good idea,” I agreed, when really I wanted to stay here with her on this boat and stretch out this sexy moment together. But I was also eager to see where we were going to take this next. I walked over to the steps which led off the boat.
“Oh no, no, no, no, no you don’t.” Lily shook her head. “We’re jumping, remember?”
I had totally forgot.
Like everything that I did around Lily, the jump in was exciting and bold, and I forgot who I was.
Or maybe this was me remembering? The water was all consuming in a way that reminded me of the kiss we just shared, plus it was a welcome cool down before we had to go back and act normal around everyone.
The moon shone down on us. She gave me that seductive smile of hers again, arms out to the side while treading water. Her eyes were sparkling.
I wanted to pause time and take a picture of her in this moment. I already knew this was going to be the start of something beautiful between us, and that I would remember this experience for the rest of my life.