From Shambala1989: I sincerely apologize for the spelling/grammar issues that Illumination Chapter One had. I found too many and am not pleased with that. I proof-read chapter two several times, making tweaks here and there, and hopefully did not skim over any mistakes! I hope you enjoy! Comments are always welcome, but bear in mind the story will go where I, personally, want it to go. There may very well be a chapter three, and maybe a fourth!
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I have had a lot of sex in my life, and most of those times were before my twentieth birthday. When you combine those moments, they become overshadowed by what my daughter and I just shared. The natural love between a father and daughter, coupled with the sensations of mind-blowing sex made everything dull by comparison.
We were walking down the beach, a bag of left-over Thai food hanging from my fingers while Lumin threw cartwheel after cartwheel a yard ahead of me. I smiled fondly as I watched her - she was only nineteen, still a child in many ways though she was wise beyond her years. I constantly learned from her and couldn't be more proud of the woman she is.
"Be careful, honey!" I called to her. "You did just devour Thai food!"
"Dad," she scoffed back. "You know I have a cast iron stomach!"
It was true - I knew she could eat the most vile thing and be completely okay. Myself, on the other hand, would not be so lucky. I picked up my daughter's flip flops as she cartwheeled away from them, carrying them in my free hand.
She reached the base of the stairs that led from the beach to the porch of our house long before I did, and I found her sitting on the bottom step, waiting for me. She smiled when I appeared. I handed her the shoes, her infectious smile splitting my face. Her face was flush and her eyes shimmered with joy.
Mid-way through the trek up to the house, she broke the silence. "Do you want to watch a movie tonight?" she asked as we walked slowly up the steps. We walked side by side comfortably, but the steps were steep so we each gripped the railing for safety.
"Sure, honey... You pick," I said, knowing that would thrill her. I never keep up with the current movies and TV shows and she always tried to get me to watch something new. I usually liked what she introduced me to, like some super hero TV show but then there were things I really didn't care for, like some vampire movie, but suffered through for her sake, because I loved my daughter.
We took the remaining steps in silence while she mulled over her options. When we finally reached our deck, the sun was beginning to set. Lumin started to walk toward the house but I quickly grabbed her hand, gently pulling her back to me. "Let's watch the sunset," I suggested. She smiled, indulging me as I indulged her every day.
I set the Thai food on the table and wrapped my arm around my daughter's waist. It was a beautiful, quiet evening. The sky changed colors before our eyes. I glanced at my daughter as orange and red hues decorated the sky, and I noticed they set her blonde hair aflame. I could see the sun reflected in her eyes, as if her eyes, too, were made of fire.
"You are absolutely beautiful," I said quietly. I saw the corner of her lips twitch into a smile as she slowly turned toward me.
The way she looked at me caused my heart rate to pick up. She faced me completely and wrapped her arms around my waist. I slid my hand slowly up her arm, past her shoulder, coming to rest on the side of her face. My thumb caressed the high cheek bone of her face that made her look so much like Mindy, her mother, while my fingers got lost in the tangle of hair behind her ear.
Lumin took a half-step closer to me and leaned up toward my face. I closed the distance and felt her lips press against mine a moment later. Her arms remained around my waist, but they wrapped tighter, ultimately pulling me closer to her. I pressed my other hand against her lower back while the hand on her face stayed in position. She licked and tugged at my bottom lip; I remembered momentarily all the moments she'd teased me on my feminine-looking lips and smiled now.
"What's amusing?" she whispered against my mouth.
"Nothing, baby..." I pulled her tightly against me, sure she could feel the effect she had on me pressed against her. She moaned in my mouth as I began to deepen the kiss. She slowly gyrated against me as her hands explored my back underneath my shirt. Her fingers danced lightly on my skin, causing me to shudder when they moved ghost-like along my ribs.