A Depressing Anniversary
Life on the ark was miserable. The rain had not stopped yet and both Noah and Ham had retreated to separate parts of the ark. With all of the horror we had been enduring for the past three weeks, I was surprised when Shem had made us a beautiful dinner for our two year anniversary.
"How is your dinner?" Shem asked me.
He had made an incredible dinner of lentil and corn stew with some bread. It was absolutely incredible. Naameh had taught Shem how to cook from a young age. As much as he enjoyed cooking, however, he got bored easily and I or Naameh would take over half way through.
"It is wonderful." I replied. "Thank you."
"Anything for you my love." He replied, kissing my hand.
"It doesn't feel like it has been two years already." He said a few minutes later.
"I know the time has gone so fast." I replied. "It is just so hard to be happy when we are trapped on this ark."
"You cannot think of the bad Ila, try to only think of the good." He said. "You know, when you really think about it, the sound of the rain can be quite hypnotic."
"I've noticed." I said.
I was feeling a bit unwell so Shem and I decided to go sit out on the deck and watch the rain. Even though the rain was heavy, you could still see the moonlight and the stars. It was beautiful and as Shem put, hypnotic.
"Yes Shem, harder!" I cried as Shem thrust into me.
"I love it when you say my name." He whispered into my ear.
He began to thrust harder and brought one of his hands down to rub my sensitive bundle of nerves. I let out a loud cry as I felt myself unravel. It didn't take long for Shem to hit his release, and when he was done he collapsed on top of me and rested his head on my chest.
"I am never going to get tired of this." He said with a chuckle.
"That was incredible." I said, pushing his hair back from his forehead.
"I love you Ila." He told me, kissing my chest. "I love you more than I could possibly love anything or anyone."
"I love you too Shem." I replied.
We spent the rest of the night huddled together; trying to take our minds off of the horror we had endured the past few weeks.