Chapter 8

Between her legs, which had already accepted that huge thing several times, Ellie waited, expectant, for him to enter. She trembled her hips, water rippling around her, and as her movements grew softer, Cal had to resist the urge to grip her tightly.

“Ellie, haa, Ellie….”

“Mm, hng!”

The more he rubbed, the more ticklish it became between her legs. No longer satisfied with just this, Ellie clung to Cal’s neck.

“Put it in, please?”

“…Ellie.”

Cal gently lifted Ellie’s hips. Her body, already familiar from many times together, could be found easily without even looking. They were underwater, and after long f*replay, her flesh was so wet that even just nudging with the tip of his shaft parted her easily.

“Aah!”

“…Kgh!”

His shaft plunged deep, filling Ellie instantly. Buried in her warm, pulsing depths, Cal enjoyed the pleasure that shot through him.

“Hng! Ah, ah!”

“Ellie, ha…!”

With each powerful thr*st, water splashed so much it rippled around them, and Ellie’s body shook along with it. Her shapely chest, swaying before Cal’s eyes, mesmerized him. His hips jerked so strongly there was a loud smack.

“Haa…!”

Ellie wrapped her arms around Cal’s neck, savoring the long cl*max. Whenever Cal released inside her, the sensation of her lower belly filling was something she thought she’d get used to, but never really did. Her flat stomach would bulge slightly whenever she took Cal’s shaft.

“Haa, haa….”

Cal’s style was as long in aftercare as it was in f*replay. Or rather, once he entered, he would go for a second or third round without pulling out, so aftercare became f*replay. But today, given the place, Cal exercised restraint.

Cal slowly withdrew from Ellie. Even after releasing once, his shaft hadn’t lost its vigor, but ignoring it, Cal wrapped Ellie in a large towel so she wouldn’t catch cold, then carried her to the bed.

“Ellie, don’t fall asleep yet.”

“Mm….”

Having bathed and made love in hot water, Ellie had spent all her energy and her eyes were already fluttering shut. Cal looked back and forth between his still aroused shaft and Ellie’s half-closed eyes, then sighed. He hadn’t fully satisfied his desire, but he didn’t want to wake Ellie just to bother her.

“Ellie….”

Cal hugged Ellie’s n*ked body. Rubbing his shaft against her soft thighs, he held her as if he didn’t want to let go. If he could, he wanted to tie Ellie’s body to himself. He wanted to hold her that tightly.

***

After holding her warm body and falling into a deep sleep, Cal suddenly realized his arms were empty and opened his eyes. His expression twisted.

Again, Ellie was not in his arms.

Even after pushing her to her limits and holding her close, Ellie always woke up before dawn and disappeared, never once waking him.

When Cal asked why, Ellie answered,

“If we fall asleep in the same bed and wake up together in the morning, it feels… kind of like lovers, doesn’t it?”

Cal, who wanted to be Ellie’s lover, couldn’t understand.

Ellie was afraid. At least, that’s how Cal felt. Ellie insisted on one-night stands at Nyx because she was scared. She didn’t want to get hurt, so she never revealed her true self. That frustrated Cal, but for now, there was nothing he could do, except hold her like this.

“I don’t want to meet lots of people. Ellie, I only want to meet you. I want you to only meet me, too.”

“Is that a partner proposal?”

“…Yes.”

Cal was angry at first when Ellie accepted his proposal to become s*x partners instead of lovers. But knowing little about her, he expected she would just reject him outright if it wasn’t for the partner arrangement, so he started their current relationship.

Even though it was only at Nyx, they met regularly, and Cal could proudly say he knew every inch of her body, but the distance between them remained. Ellie never asked about him, and didn’t allow him to ask about her.

Their bodies were closer than anyone’s, but their hearts were still far apart.

If things stayed like this, all Cal could do was warm Ellie’s bed. He realized it was time to take a step further, and he was ready to do it.

***

“Hello, good morning!”

Monday. When Ellie arrived at work, she was told by her boss, as her senior had mentioned last week, to take charge of training the intern. Looking at the intern application, she learned only that he was a student majoring in management at the Royal Academy. 

Blind applications, huh. Since he was already confirmed, wouldn’t it hurt to give a bit more detailed information?

Since today was the first day, Ellie decided to focus on introducing the library, the departments, and the staff, and start real training tomorrow. She didn’t want him to think the place was too tough right from the start.

After all the staff had arrived and some time had passed, the office door opened and the director entered. She was a woman with gray hair and a dignified demeanor. Ellie was surprised, since the director rarely appeared.

“Everyone, please pay attention.”

At the director’s words at the door, Ellie stood and focused on her. Apparently, the director was introducing the intern.

“As you all know, today I’ll introduce the intern who will be working at the library. Calix, come in.”

As the murmuring quieted, a tall man appeared through the open door behind the director. Ellie, who had been watching that way, was startled.

The man who strode in and stood next to the director was, as she’d heard last week, extremely handsome—enough to draw attention anywhere. And to Ellie, he was a very familiar face.

“Don’t bully the intern just because it’s been a while since we’ve had one. Treat him well. Calix, your mentor will be Miss Elysia.”

Cal was the intern, and she was his mentor. While Ellie was so surprised and flustered she could barely speak, Cal met her eyes and smiled softly.

“Nice to meet you, Senior. I’m Calix.”

“I’m Elysia. Nice to meet you.

Ellie laughed along with Cal. 

Hahaha. What was happening?

“Wow, the whole library is brighter with such a handsome guy. Miss Elysia, teach him well so he gets hired!”

Everyone burst out laughing at the senior’s joke about shielding her eyes from the brightness. Ellie laughed again, but kept glancing at Cal.