nineteen
Harry looks around curiously, "So, now that we've randomly traveled to Iceland, what exactly do we have planned?"
Aurelia smirks because he's given her another opportunity to fluster him. "Sex."
Harry chokes on his spit, his face instantly reddening, "Uhm..."
Aurelia laughs loudly because he seems to choke every time that she brings it up. But when he decides to get all touchy feely he acts so sure of himself, like he knows exactly what he's doing. He has two polar opposite reactions and it makes her laugh.
"Relax, I was kidding! We're going to go on a hike and find Gljúfrafoss, a pretty waterfall that's hidden off the trail, and we're going to go swimming!"
Harry's a little embarrassed that she's managed to fluster him so easily again, but her explanation sounds incredible. "That's actually really cool! I thought you were going to stop at 'hike' and I was slightly worried."
Aurelia laughs as she hears him repack the clothes that he originally picked out for her to wear today. "I could have, but that's no fun. Can I wear that nice black bathing suit?"
Harry grins because that particular bathing suit is his favorite. "I was hoping that you'd say that, it's my favorite one on you."
Aurelia blushes, she hasn't forgotten how much he stared at her the last two times that she wore it. "Thank you, I'd tell you I have a favorite of yours, but I kind of can't see you, so I guess not. Oh, before I forget, later we have to stray from the path a bit to get to the swimming spot. So, can you help me with a pair of boots instead of my athletic sneakers?"
Harry laughs because he already has a pair of boots in his hands. She mentioned the word 'hike' so he kind of just assumed that's what she'd want to wear. "Already got it covered, love."
Once they dress, they head out with their fingers entwined and their heartbeats aligned. It takes them a thirty-minute cab ride to get to the trail that they're supposed to hike, but Aurelia's still as giddy as ever as they step onto the well-worn path.
Harry pulls her along happily, following the trail and marveling at just how beautiful nature really is. He never really appreciated it until Aurelia came along and he's so glad that she's opened his eyes to how beautiful that the world really is.
Aurelia's admiring nature in a different way, the forest's sounds and smells bringing her to a whole new experience, but it's still beautiful to her just like Harry is.
"I would lead, but I can't see where I'm going and we might end up having to be airlifted out of here, which may or may not be a good thing."
"Just let me know if your feet get tired or anything. I will gladly carry you when, or if, they do."
As soon as he says this, Aurelia nearly trips on a rock. She reaches out and grabs him for a moment to balance herself. It scares her quite a bit, but knowing that he's there calms her down fairly quickly.
"If you see a bunch of rocks, will you carry me? I'm going to break my neck; I swear..."
Harry laughs brightly even though the thought of her breaking her neck terrifies him. "I'll carry you right now, if you want."
The thought has crossed her mind a few times, but she shakes her head because she's fine right now. They usually walk more than this anyway. "No, I'm okay. I'm a big girl now, Harry. I can handle the big forest pretty well, as long as you're holding my hand."
Harry gives her hand a gentle squeeze. He already knows that she's going to end up giving in eventually, so he doesn't press her to accept right away. "Alright, just let me know if you change your mind."
They walk on for a while longer and stop when Harry finds the spot where they're supposed to veer off of the path. "There's a bit of an incline and some heavy rocks here. How would you like to proceed?"
Aurelia beams, this is the perfect time to agree with his earlier suggesting of carrying her. "Will you give me a piggyback ride? I was told it's only a few minutes' walk from here, so it won't be too hard on you, I think..."
Harry wouldn't mind if he has to carry her for days, he'd still do it because he loves her. "Of course! I'll put your hands on my shoulders and let you do the rest."
Harry crouches down and places her hands on his shoulders. Aurelia wraps her arms around his neck and he double checks to make sure that she's ready to jump on his back. "You good?"
Aurelia nods, "Yes, I hope I'm not like a ton. I honestly have no idea what I weigh anymore."
Harry stands up and her legs wrap around him in seconds. "Honestly, you don't really weigh like anything at all. It kind of feels like I've got a backpack on."
Aurelia laughs because she's sure that he's exaggerating. "I'm going to take that as a compliment instead of you just boasting about your manly strength. So, thank you very much."
She kisses his cheek and he laughs. "It was honestly meant as one, I swear."
Aurelia beams as he carries her up the path, "Whatever you say, hottie."
Harry smirks, "Oooh, I like that nickname!"
Aurelia giggles and pinches his cheek because she thinks that he's being adorable. "Hmm, I like cutie a lot more, my English boy with the nice smile and the holes in his face."
Harry's smile tilts to the left and, if she could see it, it would surely be one of her favorites. "Mmm actually, now that I think about it, I like any name that you wanna call me. Unless it's mean, of course."
Aurelia's seconds away from responding when her ears catch the sound of rushing water. She hits Harry's shoulder's excitedly, "Can you hear it!? Oh, it sounds wonderful!"
Harry laughs and walks a little faster for her sake. "Not as clearly as you can, but yes, it sounds brilliant. I can't wait to see it!"
He can feel her heartbeat against his back and her chest rising and falling gradually as she listens to the environment around them in awe.
Aurelia smiles to herself as she asks, "Quick question: would you be opposed to skinny dipping?"
Harry's spit catches in his throat at the question. "Uh, no. No, not particularly, but you know that people might find us...it's a known spot, according to you."
He feels Aurelia shrug, "Big deal. Think of it as like...a cold sauna. Nudity isn't really that big of a deal in certain places around the world, like Germany for example. And, quite frankly, I don't really care if you look, I'm sure you remember what I told you was on my bucket list."
Harry swallows nervously. He definitely remembers what she told him is on her bucket list. "I uh...I can't promise you that I won't get...aroused if you decide to do that."
Aurelia smiles even though she thinks that the word 'aroused' is amusing. "I won't do it if you don't want me to. I don't want to make you uncomfortable."
Harry can see the waterfall now and, wow, it's a sight to see with it's water flowing steadily down the cliff side and into a pretty pool below, the sun streaming down at a nice, warm, and radiant glow: it's absolutely beautiful.
"Oh, wow...Aurelia, you've got to let me describe this to you."
Harry sets her down carefully and takes her hand in his again, just in case something happens.
Aurelia smiles at the action and at the fact that he wants to describe something to her and she hasn't even asked. "Please, go ahead."
Harry doesn't waste any time, "There's this big drop off that towers above where we are now, but not ominously or anything, and the water is flowing gracefully over the edge. It looks soft, like silk, as it falls down to the rocks below and makes this rushing, yet oddly comforting, sound. The pool beneath it is so serene and inviting and it's literally breathtaking, kind of like you are, only you're much more captivating to look at in my opinion."
Aurelia's cheeks flush to a deep shade of pink at the compliment. "Why do you always do that?"
Harry's smile remains unchanged, "Do what?"
Aurelia half shrugs because he really doesn't realize how sweet he is. "Add these endearing little comments after you've just described something to me."
Harry shrugs, a boyish grin on his lips. "I dunno, because you're pretty."
The look on Aurelia's face is so adorable and filled with joy that he can't help but to take a quick picture, which only makes her smile brighter.
"Okay, you did not just say that and not kiss me afterward."
Harry laughs and leans down to kiss her. It isn't a very rushed kiss or one that's considerably passionate, it's sweet and gentle with just the right amount of love being passed from his lips to hers and vice versa. It's one of those kisses that would keep him up at night when he's missing her, when she's gone.
"So, what do you want to do? I really want to skinny dip. I mean, you're going to see me naked eventually, so it kind of doesn't matter. But, like I said before, I don't want to do it if it will make you uncomfortable."
Harry smiles down at her softly. He really doesn't mind skinny dipping, he just doesn't want to get a boner around her because it would just make things super awkward and he certainly doesn't want to take care of it in the woods.
"Do you really want to?"
Aurelia nods confidently. "Yes, I really do. It's one of those once in a lifetime moment for me and I'd like to give it a bit more potential to be remembered."
Harry nods because she does have a point and he wants to remember this as well. "Alright, my answer is yes. Would you like some help, or do you think you've got it handled pretty well?"
Aurelia grins, she knows that he probably only offered because a part of him just wants an excuse to touch her. "I think I can handle it, but I'll let you know if I need any help."
Harry pulls his shirt over his head and start's to unbuckle his belt when Aurelia's slightly muffled voice catches his attention.
"Harry, I'm stuck. Help, please?"
He turns to notice that her arms are stuck at a weird angle. One of them is stuck in her shirt and the other one is somehow free. Harry bites down on his lip to refrain from laughing, "I don't think that's how you're supposed to take your shirt off, sweetheart."
Aurelia makes a playfully annoyed face under the cover of her shirt, "I wouldn't have guessed. Please help me, this is, surprisingly, very uncomfortable."
It doesn't take him very long to untangle her and both of them are laughing by the time he manages to get her shirt off.
"Can you get everything else, or are you going to get stuck in the rest of your clothes too?"
Aurelia playfully rolls her eyes, "I'm not sure if you just really want to help me or if you're just being mean."
Harry chuckles as he pulls down his pants, "Just a little bit of both, actually."
Aurelia finds herself biting back her smile, "Okay, you can help me."
Harry's expression mirrors hers, "Okay."
As he helps her undress, it isn't something that's overly sexualized like Aurelia's knows some couples can be. Instead, it's something sweet and trusting, something that strengthens their bond and makes them closer without making them physically closer.
Once they're both completely naked and her hand is in his, Aurelia asks, "Can we stand under the waterfall first? I've always wanted to do that."
Harry's cheeks are still a little red as he tries to avoid staring at her standing naked beside him, but he just can't seem to bring himself to look away. "Absolutely! Be careful when you walk through, it's slippery and rocky."
Aurelia feels like a baby faun as they walk to where the water cascades down in a constant stream. She doesn't even bother to test how cold the water is with her hand or anything and she steps forward, her smile encompassing half of her face and her head tilted back in pure joy.
Harry steps in hesitantly after her and crosses his arms over his torso because the water is much colder than she made it seem.
Aurelia has to shout over the sound that the water's echo creates as it hits the rocks, "Can we jump from here, or would that be dangerous?"
Harry takes her hand again, he's afraid that she'll jump and possibly not resurface. "Yes! But please hold my hand!"
Aurelia laughs and shouts back an 'of course' before she counts to three and jumps into the slightly warmer water below, pulling Harry with her. She's grinning as she resurfaces and Harry's so captivated by the smile that she wears that he really can't pay attention to anything else.
She lets go of his hand and floats atop the water's surface, "This is so nice! Oh, I wish I could stay here forever!"
Harry laughs as he watches her bask in the sunlight that peeks through the trees. Her body interests him, but certainly not as much as her smile does.
"Would I still be invited if you were to stay here forever?"
Aurelia beams, she wouldn't want it to be anyone else. "Yes, I wouldn't want anyone else to be here but you. You know, you're the first person to see me naked, besides my parents when I was little and my mom when she had to help me transition to taking showers without eyes."
Harry nods because he already figured as much because of what she's told him, "Yes, I thought it was something like that. You know that I've pretty much been staring at your smile this entire time."
Aurelia's smile is closed now, but it's still very captivating in his eyes. She knows that he's partially lying because she can feel his intense gaze even if he doesn't think so. "Oh, you have not. You were, and still are, staring at other things earlier and those things certainly weren't my smile."
Harry's cheeks flush slightly, "Okay, yeah. You're right, but since then I've been staring at your smile."
She's still floating on her back, the sun giving her skin a nice glow from the canopy above and, to him, she's quite literally perfect.
"That, I can believe. Aren't you going to swim? You haven't moved an inch."
Harry playfully rolls his eyes, "No, I just thought I'd stand here all day. Yes, I'm going to swim. I was just trying to adjust to the temperature of the water first."
Aurelia laughs because it really isn't that cold, "You're such a baby."
Harry dives under and resurfaces moments later, a little way away from her. She isn't on her back anymore and she's keeping herself afloat with her arms and legs, which makes what he's about to do much easier.
He swims a little closer to her and pulls her close to him. Aurelia's hands splay out on his chest and a surprised smile finds its way to her lips, "Would a baby do this?"
Harry kisses her just like he did in the dressing room in New York and, once again, she melts under his touch, her arms wrapping around his neck and her fingers tangling in her hair. Their bodies are pressed flush against one another and it's definitely noticeable.
They kiss for a while before Harry gently pushes her away. "Aurelia...don't get me wrong, I would love to snog you like this all day, but if we keep this up for much longer I'm going to have a bigger issue than I do right now."
Aurelia blushes and bites back her smile because he already has a bit of an issue and she really doesn't mind. But, she doesn't think that this is a good place for her first time either so she agrees with him. "Right, sorry. I didn't intend for it to get that...heated."
Harry laughs lightly and kisses her one more time, "Not your fault. But, we've been in here for a while, do you want to get out and eat lunch?"
Now that he's mentioned it, Aurelia notices that she's actually pretty hungry. "Yes, but we should probably put our clothes on first."
Harry laughs because he knows where her mind is at and he agrees wholeheartedly, "Yes, definitely."
As it turns out, they have perfect timing. The very moment they finish redressing; a family rounds the corner. Aurelia laughs at how close they just came to being caught, she can imagine the look on Harry's face and that just makes her laugh that much harder.
"Well, that was fortunate."
Aurelia laughs even louder, "That's what I was just thinking! Thank you for today, Harry."
Harry kisses her cheek and takes her hand in his, "Again, you don't need to thank me for anything, love."
Aurelia smiles up at him, "Please kiss me."
He does exactly that, his lips lingering for a wonderful moment, "I love you, my pretty girl with the dark hair and the bright blue eyes."
Aurelia beams, "I love you too, my English boy with green eyes and the nice smile."
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