SHALL WE TALK ABOUT SIZE…
Leyla leaned back into the warm water, resting against Naru's chest, as his hands lazily trailed down her arms, occasionally planting soft kisses on her shoulder. Everything was perfectly quiet and relaxing—until a mischievous, yet justified, urge to comment on what had shocked her surfaced.
She lifted her head and looked at him with a serious expression.
"You know… I have to tell you something."
Naru tensed slightly, blinking in confusion.
"What is it? You look so serious."
Leyla swallowed and carefully chose her words.
"Well… when we… you know…"
He raised an eyebrow, clearly amused by her unexpected hesitation.
"When we what, princess? You need to be more specific."
Leyla huffed in frustration and pinched his arm.
"When we had sex, you idiot!"
Naru chuckled, resting his head against her neck.
"Ah, yes. A glorious moment."
Leyla pulled away, staring at him seriously.
"Yeah, but… how do I put this… I was a little shocked…"
His eyebrow lifted.
"Shocked by what?"
Leyla's face turned crimson as she averted her gaze.
"Well… the size of your… ahem…"
Naru blinked, then a slow, satisfied grin spread across his face like a cat that had just caught a mouse.
"Oh?"
"Don't look at me like that!" she shrieked, covering her face with her hands.
He crossed his arms, leaning back comfortably in the tub.
"So… I left an impression, huh?"
Leyla groaned.
"I'm not complimenting you! I'm saying you nearly killed me!"
Naru laughed loudly.
"Princess, I wasn't even using my full strength."
"I don't even want to imagine what would've happened if you had!"
He only laughed harder, then pulled her into his embrace.
"Well, you know, it's not every day you lay with a girl who's never had anyone before…"
Leyla stiffened.
"Why?"
"Well… it's tighter."
Her mouth fell open in shock before she angrily splashed water at him.
"NARU! YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT!"
He shielded himself with his hands, laughing.
"What? I'm just stating facts!"
"You're the worst! How can you talk about this so casually?!"
He shrugged.
"Because it's the truth."
Leyla crossed her arms and turned away from him, pouting.
"I'm never sleeping with you again."
Naru chuckled, moving closer and resting his chin on her shoulder.
"You lied to my face, Leyla. You are absolutely planning to do it again."
She groaned but couldn't bring herself to deny it.
"Ugh, you're too confident."
Naru pressed a soft kiss to her neck.
"Maybe. But I'm also right."
Leyla sighed, running her fingers through her wet hair.
"Anyway… I've been thinking about something."
"Oh? What now?"
She turned to look him straight in the eyes.
"I don't want to find that artifact."
Naru froze.
"What?"
Leyla took a deep breath.
"I don't want to annul our marriage."
He stared at her, silent and unreadable.
"Leyla…"
"I'm serious."
Naru swallowed hard, feeling the weight of something he couldn't tell her. If they didn't find the artifact, destruction awaited him.
But he couldn't tell her that.
"Princess… we have to find it."
Leyla frowned.
"Why? If we break the marriage, then what? Are you going to trick me into marrying you again?"
For a moment, Naru said nothing. Then he placed a hand on her cheek.
"Not by trickery this time. For real."
Leyla slowly smiled.
"For real?"
"For real."
Naru pulled her closer, kissing her with such tenderness that it made her head spin.
"But, princess…" he murmured between kisses.
"Mmm?"
"I have to praise your effort to look nice for me."
Leyla flinched.
"What?"
Naru smirked in satisfaction, his fingers gliding down her smooth leg.
"Flawless skin, not a single hair. Did you shave just for me?"
Leyla turned red to the roots of her hair.
"What are you talking about?!"
He clutched his chest theatrically.
"So it wasn't for me? How cruel!"
"Naru, shut up!"
"I can't, I have to give you credit. Even your choice of lingerie was clearly meant to impress me, wasn't it?"
"NARU!"
"Princess, princess, there's no need to be shy. Everything you did was perfect, and I completely fell for it."
Leyla bolted out of the tub, wrapping herself in a towel.
"You're the devil!"