[The tension is practically oozing out of him, and she keeps going, wanting to press her nose against the nape of his neck, to catch the smell of him where it’s thickest and keep it in her nose. This is insane.
She rocks her fingers into his skin.]
I do miss it. The food, the spices. The way the ocean smelled. My house. Nassau, at least, is better than some cold European shore.
We used to hunt elephants. They’re bigger than a house. Enormous creatures, with tusks, and a long nose they use to eat, and drink. One can smash a man flat. My cousin found a baby elephant once and raised it, and even as a baby it was as large as a horse.
If you took me home, I would show you everything. Where the water of the river runs over with rubies, in the height of the rainy season. Pink and yellow ones. We polish them and sell them to the Mughals, sometimes. The ones we don’t keep.
[She rocks her entire body forward a bit, to put her weight into this.]
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She rocks her fingers into his skin.]
I do miss it. The food, the spices. The way the ocean smelled. My house. Nassau, at least, is better than some cold European shore.
We used to hunt elephants. They’re bigger than a house. Enormous creatures, with tusks, and a long nose they use to eat, and drink. One can smash a man flat. My cousin found a baby elephant once and raised it, and even as a baby it was as large as a horse.
If you took me home, I would show you everything. Where the water of the river runs over with rubies, in the height of the rainy season. Pink and yellow ones. We polish them and sell them to the Mughals, sometimes. The ones we don’t keep.
[She rocks her entire body forward a bit, to put her weight into this.]
Should I stop?