Beyond the Sound | Yuzuru Hanyu

84.

On the same day that Yumi knew the news, Yuzuru eventually asked his dad and sister to come along and tell them as well.

There was no way his mother would keep quiet about this at home and it was better to deal with it all at the same time.

It was easy to tell that the poor little girl was getting a bit too tired of meeting new people on that day but hopefully, the only one missing was Giulia now.

Well, Chiara had yet to meet the girl in person as well, but Kaiya already knew her from the calls.

It is safe to say that as soon as her little body landed on the bed, she fell asleep almost immediately.

Yuzuru chuckled at how dramatic the child was as she threw her body on the bed before Maya placed the covers on her.

He was carefully watching them by the door and Maya smiled at him as she turned off the light.

"I wonder who she got those dramatics from..." Maya joked, knowing the answer better than anyone.

"It is adorable."

"it is, yes."

As Yuzuru's eyes were on her, Maya could see his expressions shift.

Even with everything going on, the tension between them was undeniable.

There was still a lot to fix, a lot to heal.

And it was hard to pretend that nothing was going on.

Looking at him closely, Maya knew what she wanted better than ever.

She had been wanting this for a while, but it was hard to know when the right moment was.

Still, after their daughter was in bed and the house was completely quiet, the question came up easily as their eyes met.

Maya straightened her arm and held her hand out for him to take.

Even if he couldn't be sure of what this would lead to, Yuzuru took her hand without a second thought and allowed Maya to guide him to his bedroom.

They were completely silent throughout the exchange, the tension high.

Yuzuru didn't touch without permission and didn't do anything that she didn't ask for.

As the door finally closed behind them, Maya brought his hand around her.

"I miss you" she muttered.

He gave her the most gentle of smiles.

"Believe me, I miss you too. So so much."

"And I want you."

Yuzuru's eyes doubled in size. It wasn't as if he didn't expect this to come up eventually, he just didn't expect her to be so straightforward.

"You do?"

"Yes... But if you don't... I..."

"Shut up, silly woman. I always want you."

"Even when...?"

"I've told you before, it doesn't matter how many women I've had. You're the only one I have wanted to repeat."

Maya flushed at those words and their implication, her eyes instantly focusing on the ground beneath them. Not that he allowed that to happen for long because it took just a few moments for him to place a hand under her chin and make her look at him.

"You know how I get when you're like this." she mumbled making him smile.

"Yes, you get even more beautiful. I should've never let you go, I should've stopped you from giving me that ring."

"No, Yuzu. You accepted my decision. I wouldn't expect any less of you."

"How about we talk about other things... Happier things?"

"Talk? I was expecting we didn't talk much tonight." Maya answered with a smirk.

Yuzuru instantly had a grin on his face and you could just tell how happy he was to hear those words.

"Nice and slow?"

"Hum... We will see..."

"you have to be quiet, I don't want to wake up Kaiya and have to explain it to her."

"Yuzu..."

"Hum?"

"Stop talking."

It was only then that he finally closed the distance between them and captured his lips.

They had kissed before this, but never with the same intensity as now.

Yuzuru eventually pinned her body to the door and Maya could only gasp.

Yuzuru might have had some girls along the way but Maya had been entirely focused on raising their daughter. There had been no one for her during all of that time and it was only natural that she needed this even more than he did.

Every action seemed more intense as his touches got bolder.

Maya grabbed his shirt in a desperate motion and tried to remove it quickly, only to fail and make the skater laugh at the situation.

"Breathe, my love. I will help you."

He discarded the offending piece of clothing with ease and Maya couldn't avoid her stares.

Yuzuru had always had an incredible body but the muscle definition just seemed to increase as the years passed.

It was impossible not to stare.

"My eyes are up here, Maya." he joked.

"Shut up." she mumbled and he gladly did, while taking the opportunity to kiss her again.

"Alright... tell me how you want to do this."

"You've always managed to do well without directions and you want them now?"

Yuzu chuckled and suddenly picked her up, making her squeal.

"Shh, we have to be quiet, remember?"

"Who's the one to blame here? huh?"

Before she knew it, Maya was lying on the bed and he was about to start removing her clothes, noting how nervous the gorgeous woman in front of his eyes seemed to be.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just... you know, my body isn't the same after Kaiya."

"Maya..."

"No, listen..."

"No. You're perfect. if anything, I will just love it more."

"You can't know that for sure."

"I do. Even if it isn't the same, anything I might note is merely evidence of our daughter. That's the most beautiful of bodies."

"God, how do you always know what to say?"

"It's a talent, really. Now, where were we?"

"I believe you were about to take my clothes off."