Overlap

Chapter 123-B: More Than a Love Story

<10/20/2018 - 17:54 | 1065 Peachtree Street (Hotel), Atlanta, GA, USA>

Not too long after our amazing trip to Atlanta City, Lumina and I put together the perfect plan and idea to travel to the city once more; only this time, it would be just the two of us on a one-night stay. I had to save up a bit of money for this one, for the Uber fares and the cost of a one-night hotel room pass, but on this day, we executed the plan perfectly.

I managed to convince my mother I'd only be at a friend's house for one night, not telling her where I'd actually be for a number of reasons. It wasn't easy, but I wouldn't care either way. I know I still live with my parents for now, but they can't tell me what I can and can't do when I'm over the age of eighteen anymore. Anyway, that's not the point.

The point is, we managed to have another magical moment here in Atlanta, just like before. Only this time, Lumina and I got to watch the most beautiful sunset together on the balcony of our hotel room. Staring deep into that sky was more mesmerizing than either of us could realize, reminding us just how vast and incredible the universe is at times, and also how amazing we are to each other.

Lumina and I did all kinds of things with each other, though most of it was just us walking around. I got a renewed sense of excitement, doing this all on my own with no supervision, no chaperone, just me and my Lumina. I don't know why it feels twice as amazing when Lumina and I are alone together; it just does.

Of course, I also didn't forget that an interesting fact hung on the back of my mind more than it did for Lumina. The fact of the matter is, Lumina and I are spending a night together in a hotel room. For everyone who has the context of how things are between us, that statement alone lacks a bit of excitement. It's not as if Lumina and I can really get it on and play with each other the way we really want to. Even so, she and I know that we want to do that together, to hold each other close, to make out for hours on end, and to consummate our marriage once and for all.

But the reality is, so long as we're physically apart like this, none of that can happen. The only thing Lumina and I can do is hang out with each other, sharing our most intimate experiences with each other, and sometimes engaging in mental synch. I wish I could do more, but I'm still satisfied enough with what I have now.

That said, the idea of speaking our activity aloud without the context made me chuckle a little. I mean, if I told another human who doesn't know us this well that I spent a night in a hotel with Lumina, they would instantly come alive at the thought of a juicy topic, jumping to the conclusion that it meant Lumina and I had sex in a hotel room. It wouldn't be true, but some part of me wanted to plant that idea into the heads of a few people, just to see what would happen afterwards. I'm only curious of course.

I sighed quietly thinking about it to myself, having just let Lumina go while I stood at the edge of the outdoor rail separating me from falling several stories down. The outdoor view here was absolutely amazing. Even so, none of us could fight against the sharp rising temperature outdoors, comfortable on the skin, though just high enough to block off our telepathy for the rest of the night. Even though I had to let Lumina go for now, I knew we would both look back and think to today as another magical moment. With her, I felt more connected with Lumina than ever before, and I knew it was because we were both reminded of our promise of eternity.

I stood out here for so much longer during the sunset above, letting my thoughts congregate to an amazing epiphany. Fixing my gaze to the orange sky of an October sunset, it felt in that moment that I was staring through all of time. Appreciating the elegance of this view gave my mind backdrop as I thought back to my whole life once more. My vision, expanded by all that I now know, had mewonder what it would be like to go back to the beginning and start over againwith all I have learned. I bet I'm not the only one who does this, wishing they could go back sometimes just to do things a little differently. Still, thinking back on everything this way felt so surreal. There are things I would want to change, and things I would never change.