The Enlightened (Mind Dimensions #3)(73)
“You can take the bedroom on the first floor,” Sara says after locking the door behind everyone. “I changed all the sheets in your room and put new soap and shampoo in the guest shower.”
“Thanks, Mom,” I say, trying to seem nonchalant. It’s weird when you know that your parents know you’re about to have sex under their roof.
“Don’t mention it,” she says. “I hope you two can join us for brunch tomorrow.”
“I’d love that,” Mira says before I can make up an excuse.
Today is just full of surprises.
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“Can you try not to be as loud as usual?” I say after getting Mira’s pesky clothes off her.
“There’s two floors between us,” Mira says with a smirk. “Do you really think they’ll hear me?”
“I have no idea, but it would be weird if they did.”
“Well,” she says, giving me a mischievous wink, “I guess you’ll have to shut me up somehow. I’m feeling very noisy all of a sudden.”
I know full well she’s not kidding, so on a whim, I phase into the Quiet and kiss frozen Mira’s naked flesh.
When a second Mira appears in the Quiet and sees where I kissed her body, her breathing gets heavier, and her mischievous look transforms into something far more sensual.
“I like the way you think,” she says as she approaches me, and then our bodies intertwine on the bed with an urgency that reminds me of the very first time we had sex.
When it’s over, I phase out, and then go right back into the Quiet.
After Mira materializes in the Quiet, she says, “Darren, what the—”
Then she stops talking when she sees me. It’s not just injuries that get reset in the Quiet. I’m ready for another round.
“Oh my,” she says. “This is the best idea you’ve ever had.”
She jumps on me, and we make this second round more mindful than the last.
And then we repeat the whole experience a dozen times over, getting more and more creative as we go. We even make use of the frozen versions of ourselves. Yeah, don’t ask.
Eventually, pure mental exhaustion overcomes us.
“One day, I want to spend a whole month in the Mind Dimension,” Mira says sleepily, back in the real world. “Just you and me.”
“You say the word, and I’ll do it,” I say. “It sounds romantic.”
She raises an eyebrow, yawns, and says, “Okay. But definitely not right now.”
“No, not right now,” I agree. Scooping her into a spooning position, I hold her, reveling in the warmth of her skin against mine.
As we lie together, I think about the past and all the things that have happened in such a short time. It’s really amazing how much my life has changed. I never would’ve dreamed I’d be where I am at this very moment.
As I drift off to sleep, I think about the future. The nebulous threat of the Enlightened and whoever was manipulating Kyle is still out there, but at this particular moment, I can’t bring myself to care. Whatever comes, I’ll deal with it. For now, in my pleasant drowsy haze with Mira in my arms, I can’t picture a future that isn’t awesome. The details of this future materialize, making me feel as though I can touch them... and then I’m fast asleep, and the momentary epiphany becomes a happy dream.
Sneak Peeks
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