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My hands delicately trace the contours of her bare back with a mixture of affection and reverence, creating an intimate connection that transcends the physical embrace.

She asked me for simple things, but that she knew would be pleasurable for the moment. I love this woman for showing me what she wants me to do, for making it clear that she learned how to teach.

I rise, holding Daliah in my arms, and lay her on the canopy bed. Suddenly, I find myself above her, witnessing the delicate lace and billowing curtains of the canopy that frame the bed.

While she keeps her arms wrapped around my neck, her eyes remain gently closed, as if every detail of the room dissolves into the shared moment between us.

After a few seconds in this position, she opens her beautiful blue eyes, which are now dark with the excitement of the moment we have just experienced. I can not hide a smile when our eyes meet.

"Hi." I whisper.

I tighten my arms around her waist and our bodies are necessarily closer. So I