Chapter 207: Kid-Friendly
** Eli **
The crescent moon was partially hidden behind clouds, making it a dark night perfect for clandestine meetings or elopements with a lover. Eli followed the bushy path to the bathhouse before turning around at the back of the building, winding his way quietly to the firewood shop.
He had barely located the bench Harper was talking about when a blur of frizzy auburn hair swept into his view, followed by a familiar soft body flying into his arms.
"Mmm, you feel so much nicer to hug than the teddy bear," Harper sighed in a happy whisper.
The silly comparison made Eli laugh. "And you feel so much nicer to hug when you aren’t spilling water all over me," he reminded her of her earlier attention-stealing show that had almost left him drenched in a puddle. "Nicer to kiss too, I bet."
He wasted no more time claiming those delicious lips that had been out of reach for him for three days, a tortuous sight that kept tempting him with sin.
Absence made the kiss grow sweeter, indeed. They both sighed the moment their lips touched, and the familiar scent of her seemed even more intoxicating than usual under the moonlight, faint yet lovely like the night wind carrying the gentle fragrance of summer flowers. The press of her body against his chest was warm and soft as a cloud, definitely a thousand times comfier than any teddy bear could be.
Eli felt heady from all the sensations he had missed so much. Before he knew it, his hand was already moving under the spell of her enchantment, sliding deftly down her back and under the satiny fabric of her pajamas ...
It wasn’t until a tiny moan drifted free between their lips that he remembered where he was.