Elisa's Gifts Pt. 02
Marcus goes to bed after a day during which Elisa, his old friend's daughter, teased him permanently. His confused senses have not yet calmed down. He pulls the note out of his pocket and looks at it.
"Tonight."
He could ignore the message, he will leave the next day and then not come back for a while, maybe several years. He tries to analyse the situation rationally. So far, he says to himself, he has done nothing to reproach himself for. He hasn't even touched Elisa, hasn't returned her gestures. He gave her a gift of money, is that reprehensible? He has looked at her, rather devoured her with his eyes, but is that a crime when she shows herself to him? No, he reassures himself. He will sleep tonight, so the temptation will pass by, and then all will calm down. He will not return her kiss that night, not caress her skin, not feel her breasts on his skin, nor her hand on his penis, perhaps her mouth covering it, not the warmth and moisture of her body when he penetrates her. He forces himself to convince his brain that he doesn't want any of that.
But his body betrays him. He feels that tingling between his legs at the thought of what he will deny himself, and for which this night may be the last opportunity in his life. It's 1 a.m. and he's still awake. His phone buzzes, a message. No text, just a short video. Elisa, she is standing in front of the mirror in her room, wearing pyjamas, the phone in one hand, while the other hand caresses her body under the fabric of her pyjamas. He shudders as he hears footsteps in the hallway and the door to his room opens. He could have locked the door, but now it is too late. Elisa enters, puts a finger to her mouth as a sign not to speak, closes the door and stops in his room. The room is dark, dimly lit through the semi-open window. He senses an insecurity on her face that she didn't show before, a sense of unease. Does she think he would rebuke her or maybe even call her parents? Before him stands not the femme fatale of the previous day, the self-confident devourer of men's desires, but a shy and insecure young girl who does not want to be rejected. He gets up, goes to her and embraces her tenderly, almost fatherly. Hesitantly at first, she too wraps her arms around his body.
"We must not do this," he whispers in her ear.
She does not answer, she remains quietly nestled against him, her head lying on his shoulder. He feels her warmth, the scent of her body without perfume. He feels his penis pressing against her body, and it appears to him that she is returning the pressure. He places a long and tender kiss on her cheek, then takes her face between his hands, looks into her eyes, closes them with his fingers and presses his mouth to hers. She breathes deeply and returns the kiss. Their tongues play and dance. Marcus knows that what he desires and what is about happen is not right and a betrayal of his friend, but his desire to devour her body is stronger than his reason.
She loosens her tongue, looks at him, and whispers, "I wasn't sure you wanted to see me, you were so absent and distant today. But I thought, you sent me a PayPal, so here I am."