secrets

twenty-one

-ADELE-
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As Insidious nears the end, I get up from the couch and throw away my empty ice cream container.

"Come on, Adele, you're missing the best part!" Simon yells from his place on the couch, not even turning to look at me as he says it.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." I say, walking back and sitting down next to him. His strong arms wrap around me and he pulls me into him again, his hand resting on the curve of my waist.

I pay more attention to the feeling of Simon's embrace than I do the movie, and as I feel his warm hand on my body, I remember something.

"I'll be right back." I announce, heading up the stairs.

"Baby, what are you doing?" Simon asks, this time actually looking away from the screen.

"I need to burn the ice cream off." I shrug, reaching the top step and walking into my bedroom. Digging to the back of my closet, I grab a silky red robe I bought a long time ago as a joke, never planning to actually use it.

Last night, however, I spent a long while shaving my legs and moisturizing every inch of my body, and I'm not about to let all my effort go to waste.

I look in the mirror to make sure it fits right, taking my hair out of a bun and letting it fall freely to my shoulders. I then quietly descend back down the stairs.

When I reach the bottom, Simon turns to look at me for a quick second, then he looks back to the movie, before turning right back towards me, his jaw dropping.

Ignoring the movie completely, he stands up and grabs my waist, pulling me against him. His hand rests of the small of my back, and the heat of his body mixed with his hypnotic scent causes my heart to pound.

As he leaves kisses along my neck, I start to breathe a bit more heavily. His wonderfully deep voice shakes me to my core as he says, "Let's forget about the movie."

I gaze into his eyes, my expression saying everything for me. He carries me and lays me down on the couch, positioning himself on top of me.

The robe stays securely around me as he trails my neck and face with kisses. He runs a hand from along my leg, all the way up to my thigh. I smile, grateful for the fact that he acknowledged my effort. He kisses my lips for a moment before untying the robe.

"You in red is the most beautiful thing next to you alone." He says as he slides the robe off my shoulders. He runs his hand down the middle of my stomach and kisses my lips once more before saying, "I've never touched something as soft as your skin, baby."

Smiling again, I place my hand on the back of his neck and pull him into me, wrapping my legs around him and kissing his lips for long moments on end, each of us only stopping to breathe.

We lose ourselves in the moment as the world around us disintegrates, and instead, we become each other's world.

Simon makes me feel things I've never felt in my life. When he kisses me, just the touch of his lips brings me into a whole different universe. The way he caresses my skin and whispers compliments into my ear make me feel so loved and important, which is something I've missed out on my whole life.

The way he holds me makes me feel safe, as if nothing could ever hurt me. The way he always makes sure that I'm okay, and the way he tells me he loves me causes me to finally believe in love again.

I concentrate on his hands touching my skin and his lips colliding with mine as we go from the couch to the bedroom.

The passion and love between us could set a whole city on fire.