Beautiful Affair
BA #21 - Her Touch

The lights are still dead, the rain is still heavy and lightning is still striking in various directions.

Alira had almost closed her eyes because it was night, but different from Ryan who could only close her eyes but could not sleep.

Ryan didn't lie when he said he didn't like the dark and he was afraid of ghosts, it was innate from childhood.

"I..." Ryan poked the cheeks of Alira sleeping by his side but their distance was blocked by the bolster.

There is no other way, Ryan is afraid of being alone, and Alira is already very sleepy, so the two agree to sleep in Alira's bed but with a limit of how many rolls.

"Iira..." Ryan whined which made Alira tickle.

"What, Ryan?" Keto.

"When did the light go on? I can't sleep when the lights are dark" whined Ryan, who made Alira moan.

"It's bright, Ryan. There will be candles" he said as he rubbed his already very heavy eyes.

Ryan's breathing was heavy, it was a shame for him because there were people who knew his weakness. Ryan turned and turned his back to Alira, but suddenly he felt a hand touching his arm. Ryan was surprised and sat down.

"It's me, Ryan. Holy jeez!" Alira did not expect Ryan's reaction.

The two slept facing each other, staring at each other under the dim light of the one candle. "So, how can a person living abroad like you be afraid of ghosts?" Alira asked while chuckling.

Ryan positioned his sleep more comfortably, then he recounted his childhood when he watched a horror movie and then the electricity suddenly died, when Ryan felt something was pulling his legs, and then Ryan felt something was pulling his legs, he screamed hysterically and fell unconscious. After that, he was phobic about the darkness.

Alira who heard that chuckled, instead of not believing Ryan's story, but she felt it was common for children.

After telling the story, Ryan yawned, he looked sleepy and slowly closed his eyes.

Alira looked at Ryan's face, and she felt some similarities in Ryan and Daniel. The two men seemed to have extraordinary power but at the same time, they had unexpected flaws.

.........

Ryan yawned and he squirmed lazily when he woke up in the morning, tonight he felt very good, even he also had a beautiful dream.

When Ryan opened his eyes, he realized it wasn't his room and Ryan gave a smile as he recalled the embarrassing events of last night.

Ryan was about to wake up but he felt a tiny arm in his stomach, he turned his head and Ryan again gave a smile when he saw Alira who was sleeping holding him, the woman's mouth was slightly open and there was a little saliva on the corner of her lips.

Ryan frowned then he glanced at his junior down there who was still drowning. "Surprisingly, he usually wakes up immediately when he meets the victim. But why is he sleeping tonight?" Ryan murmured in surprise, because what reacted to Alira's touch and embrace was only her heart and her heart.

However, instead of wanting to make out the way he used to do with every woman in his bed, Ryan smiled again and he wrapped Alira properly.

Not long after Alira woke up and he saw Ryan who was about to leave his room, Alira immediately called him. "Aren't you going to take a shower?" Alira asked as she rubbed her eyes and she yawned.

"I'll just take a shower at home" Ryan replied.

"Breakfast here first, if you want to take a shower, there's Daniel's shirt in the closet!" Alira pointed at her wardrobe.

Daniel's?

Ryan's face changed when he heard Daniel's name, why did he forget that the woman he was in last night's bed with was his sister's wife?

" What's up?" Alira and Ryan asked slowly.

" Bath! I'm gonna take a shower in Linda's mom's bathroom."

...

After all the children had breakfast, Alira now invited Ryan to breakfast together in the orphanage park.

"Did you know? You hugged me earlier" said Ryan, who made Alira's pupils dilate.

"W-what?" Alira asked confused as she did not remember hugging Ryan.

"So, when you wake up, your hand is on top of my stomach" Ryan said, making Alira's face immediately blush with embarrassment.

"really? I-I'm sorry," said Alira.

"It's okay, I'm fine. Your touch means nothing to me either" Ryan said later, blasting his lips. Alira raised her eyebrows while smiling sideways.

"really?" Alira and Ryan asked while returning to enjoy the food. "That's great, you're not tempted by a woman's touch" Alira and Ryan nodded back.

Alira stood up and suddenly cupped Ryan's cheek. "Do you feel my touch now?" Ask Alira. Ryan held his breath and shook his head, but clearly he felt Alira's touch, even the sense of it touching down to the recesses of his heart.

Alira looked into Ryan's sharp eyes, and unexpectedly, Alira rubbed Ryan's lips with her fingers that made Ryan's eyes instantly widen and he held his breath even more.

"Do you feel my touch?" Alira asked softly, with great difficulty, Ryan shook his head even though his heart was pounding.

Alira chuckles, and she shuffles Ryan's hair like a kid then says. "Good boy."