“I want to show you something,” she said with a firm stance. She walked towards where her bag was and opened it. She brought out some of the clothes that were neatly arranged and piled them up until the lower part of the box was revealed. I saw a tiny zip at the far end. She unzipped it and brought out a small flash drive.
I didn’t wait for her to stand when I took the flash drive from her. A tiny piece of metal and plastic held so many secrets that I had yet to unravel.
“I’m sorry,” she said, and I drew her close. Her body pressed mine, and I felt her heart beat at the side of her neck.
“You should have said something.”
“I know I should have, but I didn’t know if I could trust you at the time,” Liza whispered. Her voice carried a large trace of sincerity, and I believed her.
“Look at me,” I said, and she didn’t move her head. I raised her chin up, and our eyes clashed. Her eyes were wet, and I held her cheeks with both of my hands right before I kissed her.
She looked confused at the time when I broke the kiss. Teary eyes were now still, our breath increased, and her chest heaved up and down to the tension that shook the atmosphere. I raised my pinky to her lips and rubbed it to the side. Liza looked as though she wanted to say something. Her mouth opened, and her breath had the scent of mint.
I wasn’t expecting her to kiss me back, but she did. My tongue found its place in her mouth, and my lips took hers.
“Roman,” she whispered my name. The way she said it melted me from the inside, and my body answered. I listened to my heartbeat drum fast, and the flow of blood passed around my body in what I felt was a rush. “I didn’t mean to…”
“Shhh…” I hushed her, and she stood still. “Don’t ruin the moment.” My tongue found its way back into her mouth again. Her breath scattered across my ears while she released a soft moan.
“Damn,” I sighed, and my fingers got lost in her hair. My lips moved from her cheeks and traveled down to the side of her neck. I looked up, and I noticed that she had gotten rid of the pink robe that she had worn. My eyes couldn’t stop looking at her body, so I stood still.
Liza went ahead and undid the button on my blazer. I removed the first button on my white shirt, and she undid the rest. I wasn’t thinking when I flung my vest to the side. She turned, walking backwards until her back fell on the bed. My knees met the soft foam. I had imagined how I’d do it. How I’d kiss her all over again and suck on her perky breasts. I’d imagined the way I’d touch them and let my tongue slide down till I sucked on her belly button. Like the previous night, I loved the way she grabbed a hold of my hair while I went down onher. Her moan was the one thing that I looked forward to. The glimmer in her eyes was the flames of passion, and I wanted all of me to fill all of her.
I unbuckled my belt, leaned in closer to Liza’s body, and did all I had in mind to do. She was very wet now; most importantly, she was ready for me. I raised my body, and she sucked on my earlobe.
“I want you now,” she whispered. “I want you badly.” I felt the burning sensation flow around my body. I kissed her on the lips again, and I let my body do the talking. I was rock hard, and she knew it. It was hard for me to control myself now. I knelt down between her thighs, and she sat upright. I got turned on even more when she went down on me. My hands grabbed a handful of her hair and let her take control.
“Fuck,” I whispered out loud. “You’re fucking amazing.” We went on with the foreplay for what seemed to be hours, right before I felt her hands hold me tight after I had penetrated her.
“I want all of you inside me.” These were the very words that turned me into a beast. Our bodies were sweaty and slippery, but I didn’t mind. The only thing I wanted was to let go of every frustration and satisfy Liza with all the pleasures she wanted in the way she desired it to be.
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After the sex, I took a light shower, and she followed behind. Liza lay on my body, and I stroked her hair. The tension that was once built up was now subtle. The air felt neutral. Her hand ran around my nipples, and it made me smile.
“You know that it tickles, right?”
“Does it?” She asked with her head raised to me.
“Yeah,” I answered. And silence soon ensued, with her smile still spread across her face.
“I love you,” Liza said, and it rang a bell in my head. This was the first, and it took a lot of guts for her to say something likethis to me. I felt my lips spread wide, grinning. Liza tucked her hair behind her ears, and her eyes made me feel the butterflies.
“I love you too, Liza.”
She smiled, revealing her perfect teeth. “But I have to let you know the truth.”
“What truth?”
“The truth of how things might not be easy for us. There’s a battle that’s coming, Liza, and it’s one that I don’t plan to run from. When it comes, you’ll have to make the choice of standing by my side or pledging allegiance to your father.”
She moved up closer to me and kissed me in a light manner. “I’ll always choose you, Roman,” she said, and I sighed, though the words landed in my heart like the shock from a live wire. She sounded sure, and her tone felt undeniably irreversible. I couldn’t catch my breath any longer, my heart became fragile, and the feeling was nice. The feeling of having someone open up to you in heart, soul, and body.
I touched her face after she spoke and traced the edge of her jaw with my thumb; her eyes closed in reception to my touch. Her posture toward me was a symbol of total submission.
I couldn’t help but think of the reality that, indeed, Liza was mine. I leaned in a little bit and kissed her back. The shift between us after that was subtle but absolute. She kissed me again, and this time, I felt whole because it was intentional.
Chapter Twenty-Three
