Feel her desire

Still jiggling, Rhea lowered her hands and let the lizard go. It scampered across the patio and dove into one of the hedge at the base of the stone wall around us.

"We were you scared of the lizard?", She asked.

"Of course not", I scoffed curling my fingers around the knot on my tie to straighten it out. The corner of my mouth was still curled up, hearing the breathy laughter coming from her sweet lips.

"You're home early today. I'm making soup for the dinner", She braced her hands on her knees to get up. Without a second thought, I swooped down, wrapped up my arms under her arms and lifted her up.

"I saw the soup", I said as soon as she was upright and against my chest. Her small hands braced my shoulders as she gaped up at me with a hint of pink growing on her cheeks.

"You're doing too much, Rhea. You should be resting", I brushed back a stray strand of her golden hair behind her hair, enjoying the softness of her skin when I traced my fingers along her jaw. She was shivering agains