Excerpt: Intimacy By Mystery

July 2014

“Who would have thought we will be what we are today after all the thing we’ve been through together? It’s been like I was riding the roller coaster without knowing when it was going to stop.” She broke the silence while looking outside the window toward the sunset which hanging just above the horizon line between golden sea and sky. He looked up from his computer and raised his eyebrow thoughtfully before saying.

“Life is a mystery. Who knows what the world will bring us next second. I quote “Keep calm and carry on.” while you’re whirling around.” Then he waved his finger, mimicking an action of roller coaster.

“How on earth could I “keep calm and carry on” in a roller coaster, huh?” She asked with a hint of sarcasm but smiled nonetheless.

“Would you rather jump out of it?” He glanced her way mockingly as he sipped his evening tea before went back to his work.

“No! I might be crazy but not stupid.” Turning around, she huffed at him. He just shook his head then patted on his lap in come-hither gesture.

“Then sit back and relax, we always have to be ready for the ride.” Her face brightened up with his invitation. She gave him a coy smile as she settled herself on him.

“There, my grown-up man,” She threw her arms around his neck, kissed his cheek lovingly and played with his jet-black hair. “Why weren’t you smarter when you were younger? It would have been a lot less complicated--” She looked up longingly and locked her eyes with his. “--loving you.”

He knew what she meant by the statement. He watched all the sparkling dancing in her brown eyes and while she was blinking, he dropped the butterfly kisses on both her eye lids and around her pale face. Whispering incoherent, he tightened his hold around her petite body, feeling her warmth which warmed him up physically, mentally and spiritually as he buried his face into a crook of her neck. Breathing in her scent, he spoke.

“Because I was just getting smarter when I started loving you.”

Every time he looked at her always reminded him it was worth the effort. Her eyes always bored into his soul intently even without her presence. However, he did not care whatever she would have found inside. Every part of him was always eager to be discovered.

“Oh, by the way, where is the new mystery book you promised me?”

Yet, she was and will always be a mystery to him.