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Boundaries My Ass..

*Ari's POV*

I draw my hand back hesitantly, knowing too well that things weren't going to be the same if I carried on.

Just as my hand slips away, his warm hand clamps down firmly over mine, keeping it flush against his skin.

In one bold movement, his other hand holds the back of my neck and I feel my face being brought closer to his, closing the gap between us. 

His soft, warm lips pressed fervently against mine, his desire matching mine. Shocked with the action, I sit frozen with my eyes wide open, staring at him in surprise. He pulls away, dazed and we stare at each other for the longest time before he gently places his palm over both my eyes, making them close and I feel his lips on mine again.

I tilt my head a little, letting him deepen the kiss while my fingers runs through his hair. I wrap my left arm around his neck and his arms circle around my waist, pulling me closer to him. I'm almost sat completely on his lap with my legs swung over his. 

It was like neither of us wanted to think about what would happen after we kissed. It was a shared sense of urgency to be close to each other. I wondered if he felt the same way about me and I worried if this was just a burst of baseless desire on his part.

A bright light hit our face, causing us to break apart, squinting through the light to find its source. 

A security guard holding two pool towels was stood a few feet away from the fountain, politely waiting for us to realize what we were doing.

He chuckled as we stared at each other in embarrassment and muttered, "Not the first time, seeing something like this."'

Red with embarrassment, "I'm so terribly sorry, we lost our balance and fell in together" I sputter, wanting to hide under the lotus leaves forever.

Mortified, I swing each leg over the fountain basin. My feet touch the gravel and I grab a towel and dry myself off, momentarily glancing at Eli to see him grinning at the guard who hands him the second towel. 

After we dry ourselves off and thank the kind guard, we head to the parking lot, freezing because of our wet clothes.

My hair is all over the place and I try to gather it and bring it over to a side, hoping to look less ragged. Eli peels off his soaked jacket and rolls up his shirt sleeves, reducing the contact between the wet clothes and his skin. We speed walk silently to the front porch where the valet already brought our car thanks to the guards help.

Eli, still being a gentleman, opens the door for me before getting in himself and instantly turns up the temperature in the car heater. We both put our hands in front of the vent and wait till our hands warm up before he puts the car into drive. 

We sit in silence for a while, consciously aware of what just happened between us. I didn't have the time to think about everything until just now and I start to panic after a while. 

"Are you warm enough?" Eli asks, trying to sound casual.

"I am. Thank you" I say, wrapping my arms around my chest shyly.

Wanting to drown out the heavy silence, I connect my phone that was thankfully spared from the water and I play some music. Hopefully, this would drown out the pandemonium in my head.

My mind had a million questions running all over the place. Did he kiss me just because I initiated it? Was it going to be awkward after this? Do I confess my feelings or was the kiss clear enough? Did he like me too? Were we going to be weird now forever? Should I have done this at all? Was I reading into things wrong?