Muse [h.s.]

39. edge of desire

🎵Closer — Kings of Leon

Harry's POV

"I should really call Lydia," Aurelia breathes out, wrapping her arms around my neck.

Our legs are tangled between the sheets, the heat radiating off our skin; if it were up to me, I'd never leave this bed. This is where I wish to be forever — I wouldn't mind it at all.

"Mm-hmm," I hum out, continuing to press soft kisses against her neck. She giggles under my touch, squirming underneath me.

"I'm serious, Harry!" She says with a laugh, pulling me up so that I'm looking at her.

And God, is she fucking beautiful.

Her honey colored eyes are alight, her cheeks tinted a sweet shade of pink to match her lips, and those full lips are widened into a breathtaking smile — my golden girl. I tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, caressing her cheek before I cup it in my hand.

All mine — the most delicate, the most precious of treasure.

"I think we were supposed to be leaving back to New York tonight, I should really call her and see what's going on. I should at least let her know I'm okay," Aurelia speaks, but she tugs me down to her, nestling her face in my neck and leaving soft kisses there.

Heaven really can't come close to this, heaven can't even begin to touch what this feeling is.

I've really been loving these past few hours alone with my sweet girl. After we climbed out of the jacuzzi last night, I made sure to show Ella just how much I love her again — hell, I showed her several more times after that.

I loved having her like that; it's so different in comparison to all the previous times we've had sex and been intimate with one another. These times have been filled with pure passion, devotion, and tenderness.

Love.

I love her, and fuck, she loves me, too.

Aurelia fell asleep quickly in my arms, her face nestled just like how it is right now in the crook of my neck, her arm thrown over my torso. I couldn't sleep at first; I had to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

I didn't want to close my eyes out of fear that she wouldn't be there when I woke up, that all this would be a figment of my imagination.

I even pinched myself a few times to be sure.

I traced every one of her features, from her brows all the way down to her chin. When I lightly ran my finger across her eyelids, her eyes had fluttered a bit as she slept, but she only let out a sweet sigh of content before she leaned closer into my body.

I traced the bridge of her nose, giving it a small boop at its tip before I trailed my fingers to her lips. I outlined her pink lips with the tip of my finger, before I bent down to give her a small kiss at the corner of her mouth.

I spent hours just admiring the beautiful woman in my arms before sleep finally took over me. I don't know when or how I fell asleep, but when I woke up, that was when it clicked that this all wasn't in fact my imagination.

Aurelia was already awake, beaming down at me with a giddy smile. It was real, it was all real, and I woke up to my golden girl. It wasn't a dream.

After what feels like a long time, my life finally feels better than my dreams.

"No nightmares!" She had exclaimed as soon as I opened my eyes, and I had laughed as I pulled her to me, showering her with kisses.

It's been absolutely euphoric, dizzying, divine....just having her all to myself after spending so long being apart. It feels like home, she feels like home.