The Wall Crossers

Dec - One Little Mole

Leida's perspective

Saturday morning I wake up and open my eyes and the first thing I see is Olivia's face inches from mine, facing me. She is breathing slowly and shallowly—still asleep. Her hair is mussed. Her right arm is wrapped around me and our legs are intertwined. I can sense we have no clothes on. I remember last night—it was everything I hoped for, and surprisingly, was amazingly thrilling!

As I watch her, her eyes open. She sees me and smiles a wan smile. I say, "Hi."

Olivia smacks her lips twice, says, "Hi. I loved it—last night."

I pull my left arm away from her warm body and raise it to her hair and smooth her hair back away from her face. As I do this our body heat escapes from under the covers and the mixed smell of our bodies is intoxicating. I close my eyes and sigh contentedly.

I ask her, opening my eyes again, "You never had sex before?"

She is looking at me intently now. Wide awake. She replies, "Only with you."

"But, you've slept with Anja?" I am still smoothing her hair.

"Once, but no sex. We didn't even kiss."

I pull my hand back and have a look of shock on my face, saying, "Ach! What is wrong with her?!"

Olivia looks past me and then back to my eyes and says, "She waits for Horst."

I say, "O-li..via, why have you been holding yourself for her? Hmm? What could be the future in it?" I am now asking this sincerely. There is no motive in it—just curiosity.

She raises her upper body, props on her left elbow, and answers me, "I love... I... I don't know." We are quiet for a moment. She changes the subject, "Leida, last night... you said you love me."

I nod my head, say, "Ja. I do love you."

Olivia continues, "Why? Why, Leida? Why do you love me?"

I say, "You said you love me too. Ja?" She nods, laying back down on the pillow, but now on her back facing the ceiling. "Why did you say you love me?"

Olivia whispers, "I don't know."

I say, "I love you because... that is my destiny. The stars..."

Olivia interrupts, "I know, the stars, but... I mean, do you like me, Leida?"

Now I move my body over so I am mostly on top of her and I kiss her lips. She kisses me back, but it is soft and loving, not feverish. I say, "I do like you. And you said you would take me to New York. Ja?"

Olivia starts to reply but suddenly I remember—our appointment. I say with alarm, "What time is it?!" I roll my body back to the left, throwing off the covers, and reach for my watch on the small table.

Olivia's perspective

As Leida rolls away from me, this uncovers her and I see her lovely body from behind, for the first time? Her shoulders look delicate, but I know from how she has handled me, she is very strong! I see a little mole on her back and I want to touch it... kiss it. Her waist is cute, and her butt is perfect—not too small. Her legs are still covered up.

She is looking at her watch. She says, "Ach nein! Wir müssen umziehen, sonst kommen wir zu spät! (Oh no! We have to move, otherwise we will be late!)" She jumps out of bed and faces me.

I say, "What?"

She says, "We will be late. Let's hurry! Get a shower together and get ready to go, O-li..via!"