His Naughty Lessons

** Eli **

Eli wished he could tell her how close this moment had come to those fantasies that had truly lived in his mind. The ones that had crept into his dreams on those early summer Saturdays, back at the beginning of their unexpected reunion that led him to many sleepless nights and long cold showers.

Had it really been a mere two months and a half since then? Even these days, he still had occasional moments of doubt when he questioned the impossible reality that he lived in. Even right now, as he held Harper’s boneless body in his arms and felt both of their chests heaving madly against each other, he still could barely tell if this was just another fantasy in his dreams or a true moment of that precious bliss come true.

But it must be true, for the familiar scent of her hair and skin mixing into the floral fragrance drifting all around them, tinged with an unmistakable hint of sex and sweat. He could rarely smell in dreams ... and certainly never anything this exquisite, this vibrant and alive.

He must’ve collected some really good karma in his past life for this. And to be honest, the real-life experience of that secret fantasy was much, much better than what he could have ever imagined with his own mind.

Inhaling deeply to calm his breathing, he cradled the girl tighter in his arms, lifting her head a little to rest over his shoulder — otherwise, from how limp her body was all over, he was afraid that she might drown at some point from slipping straight into the bath. Then he pressed his lips to her wet hair, once again sniffing the sweet scent of pomegranate and bergamot that kept reminding him this wasn’t a dream.

"Mmm ... Adding a bath to our routine weekend schedule, check." Harper buried her face lazily into the crook of his neck, draping herself languidly over him and mumbled in a muffle. "No one told me that this is supposed to be the best rebalancing and calming remedy there is ... Though I suppose it does come with a price of ruining the bathwater completely."

Eli chuckled. "The bathwater is already milky enough," he reminded her. "And since the hostess mentioned milk is an excellent source of vitamins, perfect for your skin and all that ... Who knows, maybe we are personally enhancing the healing power of this already miraculous bath."

"Eww, bad boy, you so filthy." Harper popped her head up, with a disdain on her face that couldn’t look more fake, and swatted at him for the lewd comment.

"Yes, I’m bad and filthy, just the way you like it." Eli smirked and caught her hand in the air. Not giving her a chance to fight back, he pulled her into him and sealed their lips together in a long, deep kiss.