I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 37 - The Morning After

I wake up to a warm and pleasant feeling of something brushing against my lips. As I open my eyes, I catch the smiling face of Cornelia slowly moving away. Her unkempt hazelnut hair, currently lying on the sides of her face, reminds me of the events that transpired during our recent time together.

"Good morning, Al."

I stare at her charming expression for a moment and glance around. We are together in my bed, covered by bedsheets up to our chests. Finally, my eyes land on Cornelia's body, and more specifically, at her beautiful breasts which are on full display to me due to her lying on the side. We are close enough for the covers to create a cave between us.

She, of course, doesn't miss that detail and moves her right hand to her chest and makes the bouncy peaks jiggle a little.

"Gosh, stop staring at them so much or Sirgia will get jealous," she announces playfully.

I chuckle, move my hand to her belly and slowly trace a path downwards. Cornelia's gaze follows it for a moment and her cheeks get a bit rosy. While she might be expecting a different kind of affection, I change the trajectory around her underbelly and move my hand to her back, then stop on her plump butt.

Giving it a gentle squeeze, I pull her whole body closer to lean against mine and steal her lips with a passionate kiss. She seems a little surprised by the different than she predicted turn of events, but quickly begins to reciprocate the intimate contact. We play with our tongues for a good three minutes before splitting up.

"Good morning, my beautiful Ice Queen."

Cornelia giggles. She moves a bit lower to rest her forehead against my collarbone and snuggles to me lovingly. I pat her head from behind, kindly grazing her back from time to time.

"I'd have never thought that feeling the warmth of another person would be so blissful. Now I understand all those girls back at the academy who chose to spend time with their boyfriends over studying magic."

"I'm really glad you didn't." She looks up at me and I use that chance to plant a kiss on her forehead. "Because I wouldn't be able to meet you otherwise."

She smiles even wider and hides her face in my chest to cover the increasingly red cheeks.

"You damn playboy. Flirting even after you've already subdued me."

I brush through her hair with my fingers.

"Does us expressing our feelings and having sex forbid me from saying pleasant things to you?"

She pulls herself up to match my face and stares deep into my eyes.

"You just love seeing me lose my cool after you assault me with compliments. Admit that," she says with a playful smile.

I give her a swift peck. "No, I just love you."

She clearly hasn't been expecting such a bold statement out of nowhere as her eyes widen in surprise and her mouth begins opening and closing. We both were pretty roundabout with our words yesterday, and I guess I should at least say it properly so she doesn't have to assume or wonder as she did before.

"I s-see... That's good then... I too..." She gets quite flustered, but takes a deep breath and tries to compose herself. "I love you too."

We join our lips for a much gentler kiss this time and then just lie down in each other's embrace.

"I'm so happy..." Cornelia mutters while brushing her hands over my chest.

"I'm happy that you are happy then. But besides that, how do you feel?"