45. COME BACK TO ME

The revelation of Elio’s departure drew us even closer. We were basically tied to each other from then. We had such an intimate lunch which was delicious. My eyes couldn’t leave Elio’s sight, feeding each other with such intense chemistry between us. I could feel it buzz like a currency. I thought it would spark into a fire with how intense it was. I was drowning in him and I did not know how I would survive the coming days.

We basked on the deck, shades on, in each other’s arms as the waves crashed all around our boat. It was just nature singing to us as we drowned into each other. With so many emotions having run through me, I drifted off for an hour and woke up to Elio watching and running his fingers up and down my skin. Seeing that I was awake, he kissed me until I forgot my own name then picked me up, running through the deck to jump over the boat. I screamed so loudly, hitting the water hard before he dived back up with me still in his arms.

We swam until our limbs screamed a