"What's that?" Karai titled her head down to glance at him. Leo was laying on his plastron, legs up in the air, as she sat on the mattress, bare feet planted on the floor.
"What's what?" His hand reached out to gently touch her revealing thigh.
"That mark." Trailing his thick finger across the lines that were a tad shade lighter than her skin, he felt the small goosebumps forming underneath his touch. She peeked down, lowering her hands from tying her medium length hair in a messy bun, and quickly slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch there." Leo disappointingly frowned, but retreated his hand away. Continuing to stare at her skin, he leaned closer, silently thinking about what the thin markings were. Leo shifted, causing the mattress to move, until his shoulder touched the curve of her waist.
Pressing his lips together, he thought long and hard, but nothing came to mind. Should he ask? He had seen them on Karai before. Leo didn't find them odd, he found them - appealing. Whenever she would bend over to pick something up, catching her slipping into her pants, and when she wrapped her leg around his waist as they slept.
"What are they called?" His blue eyes stared up at her curiously. Swiftly turning to look at him, Karai frowned, not sure why he was asking such random questions. She breathed out a hefty sigh before running her own fingertips to her skin.
"Stretch marks. They're called stretch marks." He smiled at her, for receiving an answer. Again, he admiringly stared at the white markings. Stretch marks. What a weird name. As she removed her hand, he once more grazed his palm over the smooth flesh. She shivered slightly when his fingers glided toward the elastic of her undergarment, trying not to giggle from the ticklish spot. Going under the material, he continued to feel more of her skin as Leo moved to lay the side of his head on her thighs, eyes traveling to where his hand went. She had shut her golden stare, waiting for him to continue. His right palm removed itself from the elastic bounds just to run his hand under her loose gray cotton camisole.
He trailed his fingers, trying to remember where the other markings were; thighs, outer hips, lower back, only to reach her chest. He once saw those tiny lines on her petite breasts, just once, by accident. Still resting on her lap, both hands reached up to lift the hem of her shirt. She sighed pleasurably, knowing where this was leading to, as her eyes fluttered when the cool air reached her tender skin, creating more bumps. Karai's left hand clutched his skull, causing him to shift his attention to her face.
"Leo - " He hummed in response, rising before lowering his hands. He made an attempt to wrap his arms around her, but she only smirked prior to playfully pushing his head off to the side. "You're so weird." Making an attempt to stand up, she shrieked as he laid her against the softness of the bed. Her hands clutched his taut shoulders while his fingertips grasped her hips.
"I was just curious."
"Yeah, too curious."
"You can never be too curious with your soulmate." She rolled her eyes, scoffing at his attempt of trying to seduce her. She knew what he was doing. Before Karai could respond, she softly moaned as light kisses spread across her face, making her heart flutter at the sensations of his lingering lips. She giggled loudly when he nipped the skin between her neck and shoulder, slapping her hand on his carapace as she continued chuckling, for he knew all the ticklish spots on her body.
Lowering down, his lips finally reached her left thigh, lingering on the spot he enjoyed the most. As he planted kisses on the faded markings, she sighed out happily.
