-"C'mon, let's get out of here" she said taking his hand in hers and heading to the door.

Cillian quickly pulled out his wallet to leave the money for the breakfast on the table and follow Ela, he didn't know what had gotten into her but at this point, he'd follow her to the end of the world.

They both thanked the owners as they rushed to the door, but Cillian stopped Ela when he noticed it was raining, it wasn't a bad storm, just a drizzle but she could get a cold.

-"We don't have an umbrella; I don't want you to get sick"

-"I won't, I do it all the time" she said confidently and waited for him to approve; She didn't want him to get sick either, but she felt like being closer to him, sharing one of the things she loved most in the world.

They went outside and it was cold but not terribly, he put on his hat but placed the sunglasses in the pocket of his shirt; since people were taking refuge from the rain he thought barely anyone would care about recognizing him.

-"Do you really do this often? It's a miracle you never miss work by sickness" he said going back to the subject.

-"This is one of those things that seem magical to me, have you ever heard people say that humans are really odd because we say we love sunshine but we're always looking for shade, and we say we love rain but when it comes, we seek refuge? I agree, we humans are odd indeed, but I do love rain, I like the feeling of it on me"

He looked at her in awe, she was something else for sure, how was she single? Why had nobody taken this beautiful creature to make it theirs?

-"So I wanted you to feel it too, let it wash over you, it's real, we're here right now, feel this Cillian, feel it with me because I feel the same way about you" she said no longer being afraid of anything, she was ready to speak her mind freely and let herself go for once.

He squeezed her hand and although the rain was getting heavier none of them cared, they walked slowly on the street getting weird looks from strangers in the stores nearby, Then Ela asked.

-"Where's the nearest park?"

-"I suppose is about 4 blocks down turning in the next corner, why?" He looked at her puzzled.

-"Take me there" she requested smiling and being enchanted as he was, he led the way.

When they got to the park, no one was there, everyone had most definitely left due to what already seemed like a downpour, Ela took off her bag and purple sweater that were drenched heavily in water leaving them in the ground and re-accommodated her hair that had become too messy from the rain; Cillian could only look at her every move, he wasn't sure how to act, what to do, and Ela noticed so she got close to him again.

He was a bit taller than her, so she got on her tiptoes and took off his cap, took the shades from his pocket, and placed them carefully with her stuff on the ground. She incorporated again and took both his hands in hers walking backward while he followed her mindlessly, he was fixated on her eyes, how the rain complimented her every feature was beyond him, and feeling her touch made the hairs on the back of his neck raise.

-"I like being with you too, it makes me feel intoxicated like I'm feverish, exhilarated, and then after burning up I also feel calm, at ease, I don't know how it all happens so quickly and so often but I love it" he listened with full attention to what she was saying while feeling his heart beat rapidly, he dared cup her cheek with one of his hands "I like your work and I'll always be a fan, but I don't want you to think I'm hanging out with you because of it. I don't care about all that fame shit" she said in all honesty, so transparent that she was surprising herself in the process, she had never been so bold in such a short time, but it felt right; like there was no need to refrain from speaking her mind.

-"I'm so glad I got to meet you Ela, you're like nothing I've ever known, and I don't want to let go, I wanna know you, be with you" his blue irises irradiated light, he meant every word, he was happy, felt happier than he had in who knows how long.

A warm and tingly feeling spread throughout Ela's body, making her feel spectacular, like a new person, or being born again, with no worries, no anxiety, pure happiness; she closed her eyes while smiling and turned her head back so every drop would fall on her face, Cillian's hand fell to her neck, and she stated.

-"It's true... God is in the rain"

He couldn't take it any longer, he was more than euphoric with her, around her he felt like he could do anything, be anything, having his hand on her neck he enclosed his fingers lightly on her skin and gently pulled her towards him while he arched forward to close the space between them with a kiss.

For both of them it felt as if time had stopped, they could feel the pouring rain on them, but they weren't cold, although initially, it had been a peck, their bodies grew hot from the contact, both of them blushing by being so close, and in total sync they parted their lips to continue the kiss, not having another care in the world, Ela's hand that had been by her side, found her place holding to Cillian's cardigan on top of his peck for dear life, they kissed lovingly while their breaths heated the environment, Cillian let go of Ela's hand and grabbed her waist to pull her even closer, she put her arm around Cillian's neck and then felt the bulge in his pants pressed against her leg grow wider; without being able to stop it she let out a tiny moan against his lips, they had gotten too excited in the exchange and forgot they were in a public space, granted, nobody was there to see, but anyone could join at any moment, even kids being a park after all, they both became a bit embarrassed, each due to their own display of arouseness and very slowly broke away the kiss, immediately missing the feel of each other's mouths. Still, they didn't separate much from their position, so Cillian leaned his head forward and Ela followed so their noses and foreheads were touching.

They closed their eyes, smiled, and heard the rain pour even harder around them.

Ela finally broke them apart after a few minutes in that position. She let go of him completely, and he watched her as she motioned to lay on her back on the grass field, although now he could feel the cold on his body he noticed both his cheeks and hers were still blushed, but lying in the ground was crazy, it was soaking wet, but thinking about it they were too, so he laid beside her, both looking at the sky for a few minutes until Cillian spoke.

-"We must be insane" he said while turning his head to look at her.

-"We must be, but just to be clear are you referring to kissing in a public park where anyone could recognize you? or laying on top of this field which could not be more damped?" Ela replied while chuckling a little.

-"The field of course, kissing you is the best decision I've made all year long" Cillian stated firmly while turning over, sogging his clothes even further with rain, grass, and dirt while he accommodated a lock of hair from Ela's forehead behind her ear.

-"Really?" she said in a cocky voice.

-"Really" he confirmed in a cocky voice as well.

-"Well, then you won't mind racing for the next one" she said staring blankly at the sky.

-"Racing? Wha..." his train of thought got lost when all of a sudden Ela rose from her spot on the ground and sprinted from where they had been onto the far end of the park.

God, she'll be the death of me, Cillian thought while he got up laughing from the ground to chase her rapidly and get the reward that came with catching her.

After running around the park for about an hour, when they were exhausted and Cillian had finally gotten his reward kiss where he was learning that after each long one, Ela would treat him with a lighter one; he suggested they got lunch together too since the clock was already pushing 1 pm; since that was the case Ela suggested they go to her hotel, they could dry up and eat.

Cillian put on the cap and the sunglasses again to try and camouflage himself, although Ela had suggested they wouldn't even notice him as much as his wet appearance. Still, a crowd of attention surrounding them in those conditions would be less than ideal, so he tried to remain unrecognizable.

They hurried a bit more to the hotel where the lady at the front desk eyed them curiously when they walked in, not only were they wet but filthy, from grass, leaves, dirt on their clothes, hair, hands, and face, they were a mess.

So when they got to Ela's room they quickly ordered room service to get lunch soon and Ela offered Cillian the bathroom first while she took their clothes to the laundry downstairs to be washed and dried so he'd have something to wear the rest of the day, he thanked her for it and got to the bathroom, in all honesty, he would have let her take the bath first but when they had been in the park he had been enjoying too much the sight of her white blouse becoming see-through from the rain, and although she had put on her sweater to walk to the hotel, as soon as they got there she took it off again, and being alone in a hotel room while she looked like that, and him noticing she had a lace white bralette became too much to handle and had to put some space between them before he got carried away by his thoughts and do something in the rush of excitement.

-"I haven't used the sets of Pajamas and a robe the hotel left me, I think there's a big pair that'll fit you until our clothes are dry, they're under the sink" Ela offered from outside while Cillian entered the bathroom.

-"Thank you!" he said while jumping into the shower adoring how the hot water felt on his cool skin.

In the meantime, Ela changed into a jogger and a crop top removing her dirty clothes to be washed and the woman in charge of the place told her she'd ring her room once they were ready; when she got back from the laundry she bumped into the guy delivering the room service and helped get the plates into the room, from running around and getting soaked wet she had gotten surprisingly hungry but decided to wait for Cillian to come out for them to eat together, so she browsed to watch something on streaming while they ate.

When Cillian came out of the bathroom he noticed Ela was concentrating on trying to find something to watch so he startled her when he spoke up offering a few choices, and they settled on the bed to eat together, being extremely comfortable with each other, and when they finished eating and the plates were out of the way they snuggled up closer together to keep on watching the film where they had been commenting on it now and then, but then they fell on a comfortable silence where Cillian played with a strand of hair from Ela and she started playing with a fabric string from the hem of his shirt which then he noticed was dangerously close to the waistband of his bottoms, and since he had no underwear on because it was being washed a sudden awareness rose in him to control himself and not be as affected by her touch or he'd show it in the most evident way. But as the string untangled from her fingers, she started looking for it while not adverting her sight from the television, this proved to be a struggle for Cillian who was holding his breath while her hand passed along his lower abdomen in its search for the thread threatening to grab something else along the way.

Suddenly Ela realized what she was doing and stopped her movements rapidly while she started blushing from the neck up but trying to convey it with her hair, Cillian thought it was really sweet and he pulled her closer kissing the top of her head, but when the movie ended and he felt she was about to move from their positions he decided he didn't want to end the moment and taking her face gently he began kissing her softly, Ela moved a little more so she could be comfortably in front of him, tasting the raspberry on his lips from the smoothies they had ordered earlier, she got her hands in his hair which was still a bit wet from the shower, it felt great, like velvet swirling around her fingers.

As they were getting more heated, both were kneeling in the bed, Cillian was grabbing Ela's ribs firmly, Ela was still playing with his hair and felt the need to deepen the kiss, so she licked his lower lip seductively asking for entrance which he granted eagerly and their tongues began dancing together, but Cillian broke the kiss suddenly and Ela noticed how their cheeks were so blushed already but in a second and following the rush of the moment he started kissing along her jawline taking her earlobe between his lips while Ela threw her head back closing her eyes enjoying everything he was doing, and he started working toward her neck where he kissed it softly but Ela's breathing became more worked up, she could barely swallow, and as it progressed to him licking its way down she couldn't help to let out a few gasping moans, Cillian already felt hard having her subdued to his touch and feeling as excited and bold as he was the sounds she was making made him more excited, he started nibbling and licking just below her collarbone which made her squeeze her eyes shut and moan out his name a bit more loudly while putting one hand on the bed for support and the other on his knee. This just caused him to bite and suck harder at her skin grunting a little from the excitement, Ela moaned harder feeling her core stir up and become wet from his touch, wanting more, she grabbed his leg harder, and her hand started making its way up on his thigh slowly without her realizing, just when she was about to reach his crotch.

-"Laundry service!" a female voice said loudly while knocking at the door.

Both Cillian and Ela pulled away from each other quickly, both breathing heavily with their cheeks flushed and their eyes had lost most of their iris' color from the lust they had undergone, not hearing a response from anyone, the lady outside of the door knocked again and Ela jumped from the bed catching her breath and opened the door slightly to face the lady who handed her the fresh laundry while looking quizzically her chest without saying anything and refraining from it when she noticed Ela being confused by her stares, the exchanged goodbyes and then Ela closed the door putting the package on the nearest table.

-"Well, that was something" Cillian said fixing himself while running a nervous hand through his hair and adjusting his pajama pants trying to calm down since it had become quite obvious how much he had been enjoying the make out session.

-"Yes, it's as if that lady knew, you should have seen the looks she was giving me" Ela replied while pulling her hair on one side and facing Cillian who looked at her wide-eyed.

-"Oh... I think she got a pretty good idea of what we were doing..." he said looking at her sympathetically and saying that in an apologetic tone.

-"What do you mean?" said Ela walking to the bathroom confused about his words, then Cillian jumped from the bed and ran to her but heard her gasp loudly just as he entered the door.

-"Please don't kill me" he said putting his hands on her shoulders as they both stared at the mirror reflection of the giant hickey he had given Ela under her clavicle.

-"Oh Christ... this sure is a lot of mouth work" she said calmly while almost gaping but not showing any emotion other than surprise "I mean... at least is not my neck? I can cover it easier?"

Cillian just looked at her and back to the hickey and was extremely surprised that it had happened, that he had done it, and she was trying to make it better somehow, but he just felt bad.

-"I am so sorry about it; I just wasn't thinking" he began.

-"Clearly. But you... marked me..." she said while still not showing emotion on her voice or face, it was as if she was just trying to work it all on her mind by herself.

-"Ela I'm really sorry, I haven't done anything like this in decades, I lost control somehow"

Ela suddenly closed her eyes and let out a deep breath, then turned around to face him.

-"What's done it's done, I don't love it, but in all honesty, I don't hate it either... It'll look worse tomorrow surely and maybe I'll change my mind, but I'll make it work" she said clearly accepting the facts "now, that doesn't mean you don't owe me big time, especially since I have dinner tonight at Nat's house with Sophie joining" she said raising her eyebrows for him to know how serious she was.

-"Whatever you want is yours" he said looking at her a bit scared.

-"Nothing that can be bought for sure, but I'll think of something. In the meantime, help me wash over a spoon and put it on the tiny fridge" he did as told knowing she'd use it to rub it against the hickey to help with the blood flow, then he remembered what she had said.

-"Hey, if you want, I can drop you off at Nat's, I'm dining at Hardy's with Paul and it's on the way" Cillian offered sweetly, but Ela still looked at him a bit suspiciously "C'mon! It's all the way on the outskirts of London, let me take you" he said with pleading eyes.

-"Alright, okay! But no monkey business in the car" she said while making her way to take a shower and get change while throwing the pack of clean clothes in Cillian's direction.

-"Not a chance, I'm a gentleman!" Cillian tried to defend himself.

-"Tell that to my collarbone, sir!" Ela fired from the bathroom with a laugh, and he closed his eyes accepting defeat and started to get dressed.

Without them knowing, both of their minds were wandering around the afternoon events which brought a smile to their faces.