Reflection

Excerpt from the novel "Natalie: The Art of Living", published 2020

This was their third night. The most passionate.

No, we will not spy, eavesdrop and describe the details. Intimate things should remain a secret of two, but ... a bit, just a little, lift the curtains...

Amir kept his promise to not let her sleep. Natalie also wanted to endlessly hug and kiss him, but she thought: tomorrow he goes to work, her dear beloved needs to sleep, rest, and she, as best she could, restrained her impulses.

As about Amir, he had no doubts about his right to kiss her as much as he wanted and whenever he wanted... The night was chaotic... And then they ended up in the bathroom, where, as usual, there above the sink on the wall was a mirror...
 
Either the mirror turned out to be unexpectedly large, or they unintentionally stopped at such a perfectly matched distance, only there was a moment when, melting with tenderness, Amir turned his head and suddenly saw their beautiful naked bodies reflected in the mirror, merged in each other's arms... His eyes flashed, his gaze was riveted to the exciting vision...

The nakedness of God's creation appeared to his gaze in all the pristine beauty of the original plan. Both height, and skin tones, and postures, and the soft matte light falling in a special way only emphasized the piercing truth that initially Man and Woman were one and were created for each other.

Natalie clung to him so naturally, her body, no doubt, was created for his hands, and every curve or bulge fit perfectly to his body, leaving not the slightest gap...

The ideal shape of an ideal creature... His brain melted from an intolerable dose of perceived pleasure...

They say the truth, a man loves with his eyes. It was the moment when his consciousness, like a flash, recorded the smallest details of the wonderful picture and forever preserved them in deep recesses of memory.

Beautiful things without effort strikes our imagination... and if you yourself and your beloved are the components of this beauty?..

He was struck on the spot... and later, no matter how hard he tried, he could not weaken the impression of the picture he saw. Like a powerful explosion, it was indelible, and always caused him sweet, but sharp, barely tolerable pain...

And Natalie, following his gaze, easily read and felt with him all his feelings.

“Was it an angel
That knocked on my door?
Or was it the wind?
Was I still sleeping
Lost in a dream
Or was it you?

We swam in the fountains
Beneath the northern stars
We cried from the laughter
And died in each others' arms

Remember and live forever
Remember to live for love...

That night and especially at this moment they were naked and welded together not only physically...

The metaphysics and alchemy of love, its magic and mystery, fulfilled the natural dream of all lovers: to become one.

So they became... what they have always been... a reflection of each other.

Do you understand, my boy, what exactly have you seen in the mirror that night?


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