The BLUE MOON (18) ♥️

Bella and I were laying on my towel.

In that corner of paradise everything was light years away from us.

Just her and I.

And somehow that was enough for me.

Was I dreaming?

Or was this really my reality?

As I was staring at that beautiful, calm sea, Bella gently moved her right arm just behind my back.

I shuddered at that contact. Again.

Involuntary or not, I moved my hand closer to her bare leg.

My body was a trap of tension at the moment, but I didn't care, as long as I stayed in touch... with her.

In that moment I sensed a strong feeling of joy mixed with fear.

But I didn't want it to stop.

"I forgot... to ask you something..." I spoke under my breath.

My gaze stared at the sand below us.

"What is it...?" Bella whispered nodding quickly in my direction.

"This place... does it have a name?"

She smiled. A tender, gorgeous smile: "Blue Moon."

I nodded weakly.

My eyes were still stubbornly fixed on the ground.

Too afraid to face reality.

"Are you okay?" Bella suddenly asked me, as if she was sensing that something was wrong with me.

When I finally lifted my face, the expression on her face appeared genuinely worried.

"Because, I can..." She whispered and promptly turned away from me.

Our bodies were no longer touching.

Is she thinking that maybe I didn't desire that close contact with her?

But I keep wanting her to stay.

"No." I spoke almost in a prayer.

I didn't know my voice could sound like this.. but I felt the pressing urge to have her near me again.

Bella looked thoughtfully at my sudden change of mood, but she was still far from me.

"No, I mean..." I murmured, embarrassed.

I was caught by a sudden heat.

"Stay if you want." I whispered at last, hoping that she would take my hint.

Bella's lips curved into a faint happy smile, as she cautiously moved closer, resetting her position from a moment earlier.

She gently leaned toward me, so that our bodies could get closer.

I felt my heart beat faster.

Why was I keep having those strange feelings?

And why didn't I want this to stop?

Bella and I kept glancing at each other, trying, at the same time, to hide from one another.

Once again, neither of us dared to speak first.

But that was somehow comforting.

I kept looking involuntarily at her face.

Her almond shaped eyes, her lovely slightly upturned nose, which gives her a graceful and elegant appearance...

... her long red hair.

... her sensual lips.

... her white bikini.

Everything in her....

Then I noticed how her gaze had become more expressive than ever.

In her eyes a sense of confidence and sincerity.

Her breathing was growing of intensity, as she kept looking at me with those eyes.

Bella slowly and timidly canceled the distance that separated us and moved closer and closer to my face.

My heart had accelerated its beat so rapidly that I couldn't do anything to stop it.

I didn't move an inch, though.

I just wanted to stay closer and closer.

"...Would you forgive me?"

She suddenly whispered in a sad tone, staring into my eyes.

I just don't understand.

Or was I just pretending this isn't happening?

Bella swallowed with difficulty.

"If I wished to do something now... it's stronger than me... I can't control it." She whispered slowly, her lips trembled.

...her warm, soothing voice.

I remained speechless.

But as I was staring at her eyes, any trace of fear vanished from my body.

Like something cosmic hitted me.

Only my heart was beating loudly, as my longings stay unspoken.

"Ellie, I..."

She whispered weakly, almost in a prayer.

I saw her chest moving in an nervous way.

It seemed that she was fighting against herself or against something invisible that she couldn't stop.

Then she said no more...

In the lightest caress, her lips pressed tremblingly against mine.

Our lips brushed in unison, almost uncertain of how to handle each other, but at the same time unable to let each other go.

That was something so sweet, and the tender about the way our lips brushed each other.

As that shy exchange gradually grew in intensity, I felt the fingertips of her right hand gently touching my cheek.

At that contant I shivered. Again.

The way her soft, warm lips embraced mine carrying a hint of sweetness with a hint of fear.

Was I dreaming again?

I couldn't tell how long this lasted, but it was so intense and vivid that it felt like an eternity.

I felt alive.

When the energy was becoming uncontrollable....

Bella suddenly interrupted that kiss.

So unexpectedly that when she pulled away, I was still feeling the warmth of her lips.

Caught off guard, I stood there, in silence.

That was so overwhelming that I didn't move an inch.

I even stopped breathing for a couple of seconds.

Bella stared at me with frightened eyes.

So tormented... yet so sincere that she couldn't hide her emotions at all.

I can tell she was feeling tormented before... but now... she has probably interpreted my no-reaction as a rejection.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." She mumbled, moving away.

She shook her head in confusion: "I shouldn't have done that... I'm sorry." She repeated more clearly.

My heart skipped a beat seeing her concerned expression.

She kept glancing over me, hoping that I would do something now... but I didn't react.

I wasn't in control of myself at the moment.

It's a like a typhoon hitted me.

Bella's eyes turned away with melancholy.

She stood up, clearly in panicking, but yet so composure, and walked over to the sea.

I stared helplessly at that vision, with a tangle of thoughts in my head and emotions in my stomach.

Something so strong that I never felt before.

Deep emotions were frightening because they open those deep unknown territories where our fragile essence resides.

And my mind was an unexplored blank canvas that I was afraid to enter.

But now... I liked that kiss and I was feeling so confused...

Yet it was so clear... my heart was aching because... she walked away from me.

And I felt another kind of fear.

The fear of losing something.

And I just couldn't tolerate it.

> I repeated myself to the point of exhaustion.

I felt a strange warmth inside me and my body began to move on its own.

It was stronger than me.

I stood up, not losing sight of Bella.

By now, she was standing in the middle of the sea.

I walked until I reached the shore, I squeezed my eyes and my hands and jumped in as well.

It's like a nameless force was leading me towards her.

That was unexpected terrifying, but... so true

I saw Bella from afar, her profile illuminated by the sun, her longred, now wet hair...

Every second felt like an eternity.

I swam as fast as I had never done in my life.

As her figure grew closer and closer, happiness was also growing closer and closer to me.