Stay Beautiful by Trina M Lee

with a woman to have
more than a casual encounter nor did he lose himself in the priceless moments
of creation anymore. His art suffered. He suffered. Jonah had been numb, going
through the motions. Regardless of what happened with Violet, he knew he didn’t
want to live that way anymore.
    “I don’t want to make a mistake here.” The words spilled
from him before he could carefully craft them. “I don’t think we have a lot of
time left together. I want to make the most of it. But I can’t help but
wonder…do we keep in touch? Is that something you’d want?”
    Violet’s fork clattered loud against her plate in the sudden
quiet. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to stay in touch. But I mean, what
do we do? Add each other to social media sites? Send emails? I think what it
comes down to is, do we want to see each other again? Can we pull it off? Because
if not, I think it’s better to leave and have one amazing night we can both
look back on fondly for the rest of our lives.”
    He nodded, finding it hard to meet her eyes. “You’re right.
I would love to say we will see one another again but there are so many other
factors that come in to play.”
    “Right. Work. Distance. The cost of making a trip.” Violet
shoved her plate away and refilled her coffee cup. “I know what you mean.”
    The silence grew strained. Jonah was torn between what he
wanted and what he thought was best. He laughed nervously. “Maybe we should
wait until last minute, when we have to part ways. Make a split-second
decision. Is that stupid?”
    “Yes. It probably is.” She laughed. “But I can’t think of a
better solution. So it works for me.”
    “This is a little bit crazy.”
    “Crazy is good. Sometimes.” She rose from the table and
began to gather a few things. “I’m going to hit the shower. Then I might brave
reality and see how many missed calls and messages are on my phone.”
    The thought of Violet wet and naked with soap bubbles
cascading down her body got Jonah up out of his chair. “Wanna save water and do
a two-for-one? I’ll even scrub your back. Or anything else you want for that
matter.”
    Her eyes sparkled and her lips curved into an alluring
smile. Instead of answering, she merely crooked a finger in a come hither gesture and disappeared into the washroom.
    The bathrobe was pooled at her feet when he entered. She
turned the water in the shower on and reached to test the spray before stepping
in. The shower wasn’t designed for two but they made it work. If anything,
Jonah preferred the close quarters.
    “You first.” He pressed himself against the shower wall,
allowing her first use of the hot spray.
    He busied himself with the soap while Violet shampooed her
raven locks. Gliding it over her skin with slippery ease, Jonah worked up a
nice lather and though his hands were on her breasts, his eyes were on the
bubbles that slid down the inside of her leg. Violet herself was a work of art.
    He thought about the picture hidden in his bag. How he would
love to draw all of her. Maybe he would after he got home. He was pretty sure
he had every inch of her memorized by now. From the tiny heart tattoo on her
ankle to the birthmark on her back and even the faint smattering of freckles on
her nose, Jonah had drank her in.
    Violet took the soap and gave up her place beneath the
stream from the showerhead. As Jonah lathered shampoo through his hair, she
rubbed him down. Her hands on his body felt so right. They no longer felt like
the hands of a stranger, a temporary bed partner. They were Violet’s hands. She
didn’t feel like a stranger anymore. Throughout the night he’d had many
opportunities to get to know her. They’d talked, laughed and shared intimate
secrets.
    The touch of Violet’s soapy hands was heavenly. She stroked
his hard length until his cock was covered in bubbles, taking a moment to
lovingly soap down his balls as well. Long after he was clean she continued to
stroke him.
    They