While they embraced, Kouhei tilted his head upward, his gaze meeting Aria's warm, motherly eyes. The air between them felt charged, as if some invisible force was drawing them together. It was that same magnetic pull they'd felt at the park, watching the fiery hues of the setting sun.
This time, though, nothing stood in their way. Slowly, almost hesitantly, their lips met. The soft press of Aria's lips against his sent a shiver coursing through Kouhei's body, a ripple of heat spreading outward from his chest. Aria's first kiss tasted faintly of sweetness, mingled with something uniquely her own. For all the years she'd lived, she had never thought someone would share such intimacy with her.
