~ Thud.

Our lips collided in the darkness—Ethan and I.

The kiss, initiated from such a close distance, left me no chance to even think about avoiding it.

Moreover, lying beneath Ethan's body, there was no way I could avoid it even if I tried to move.

"Yeah, it's just a kiss; we did it last time too."

Ethan had previously mentioned that this kind of lip-locking was nothing special from my side.

So, there was no need to avoid this act of our lips colliding with each other.

If this could ease his mood, I thought he might easily overlook the simple act of lips meeting lips.

Until Ethan's tongue peeked out between his parted lips and licked mine.

— Mm?

~ Thud, thud.

— Wait, what?!

The moment Ethan used his tongue as soon as our lips met, a considerable amount of embarrassment overwhelmed me.

I almost lost my mind momentarily in the face of this affectionate gesture that seemed to go beyond reason.

It wasn’t like we had kissed five or ten times, and Ethan using his tongue on the second kiss was surprising.

"Well, technically, including CPR, it’s the third time, but that's not really important."

A kiss where lips meet is practically just a peck, so I allowed it, but using the tongue in the process would significantly change the meaning.

It was more like a sticky exchange of bodily fluids inside our mouths.

That was closer to sex than a kiss, really.

~ Thud, thud.

— I-I think we should stop...

Just as I was about to say not to do this, it became obvious that Ethan's tongue would enter my mouth.

Pushing his face away with my hand seemed too direct, and he didn't seem like he would back off easily.

If I did that, Ethan might grab the back of my head and pull me towards him.

But I couldn't just let him put his tongue inside my mouth either, so I struggled internally while his hand on my chest started to move gently, as if caressing.

~ Caress.

— Ugh, hm...

Turning his left hand that was touching my right chest slowly, Ethan squeezed it tightly with his five fingers, showing a desire to grip my chest as much as possible.

His physical touch made me moan, urging me to give in.

~ Caress, caress.

— Ush, hm...

~ Thud, thud.

— Huh, bm.

Hold on. I have to hold on.

Even if it's like this, French kissing is definitely not okay.

Allowing a kiss that is practically meant for the bed would be no different from actually having sex. Well, of course, this is a bed, but it’s not that kind of bed, obviously.

~ Stroke, stroke.

— Hub, bm...

~ Thud, thud.

— Hin, uch.

Ethan's touch became slightly rougher, and his tongue persistently delved between my lips. I had to endure somehow to resist Ethan's passionate attack.

It was like a siege to invade a tightly closed territory, and the battle between the assault and the defense.

And so, after a few minutes of the confrontation between attack and defense, Ethan gently dropped our touching lips and quietly asked a question.

"A kiss wasn't a big deal, right, Lilli?"

"Right, a kiss is naturally nothing to be concerned about."

"Oh really? It felt like you were desperately trying to seal your lips shut."

"Well, of course. The kiss I mentioned is simply the act of lips touching, not the exchange of bodily fluids with tongues involved."

"You seemed pretty nonchalant about it during our first kiss."

"W-Well, that was just CPR, it couldn't be helped!"

Chuckles

Despite responding with logical reasoning to the absurd statement, all I received in return was Ethan's incredulous laughter.

"Lilli, you're amusing."

"Excuse me?"

"Most girls would feel embarrassed in situations where they should be confident, but you feel embarrassed about something like this, which I find amusing."

"Even if you try to provoke me like that, Ethan, it's pointless. I cannot allow this behavior. At least, not now."

"Alright, I understand. I didn't mean to provoke you."

With those words, Ethan's left hand, which was resting on my right chest, moved towards my collarbone.

His hand gripped the top of my maid outfit, dragging it down to my sternum.

My maid outfit and off-shoulder bra were slightly exposed by Ethan's hand. I didn't feel embarrassed by this now. After all, I've already shown my chest plenty of times.

Plus, it had been touched over my clothes just a while ago.

"Lilli."

"Yes, Ethan."

"You may think that a French kiss has some special meaning, but honestly, I consider any kiss where lips touch as the same kind of kiss."

"Your opinion is your own, Ethan, but mine remains unchanged."

"Alright, that’s fine. Even if your thoughts don't change."

Smack

"Mm?"

With a meaningful statement, this time Ethan brought his right hand to my left chest.

His touch on the soft flesh of my bare chest, without the protective layer of clothing, was much stronger than when he touched it over two layers of fabric, causing me to involuntarily moan.

"If you want to keep your lips sealed like that, it's fine."

"Ugh, moan!"

"But I won't let you off that easily. I'm really angry with you today, Lilli."

~ Squeeze, squeeze

"Moan...! Sigh..."

"If you just open your mouth obediently, I'll be a little gentler."

With those words, Ethan immediately pressed his lips back onto mine.

As his face obscured my view, sensing an instinctual sense of danger, I tightly sealed my lips again.

Even with my reaction, Ethan seemed to have expected it, calmly continuing to press his lips against mine, and his hand on my chest was applying even stronger pressure than before, trying to make me open my lips wider.

~ Soft, soft, soft

"Moan! Sigh"

Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze

Feeling Ethan's rough touch on my bare skin, my primal senses were continuously being stimulated.

It was a natural reaction since my body's largest erogenous zone was being stimulated by Ethan's hand.

~ Lick, lick

Suppressing a moan as best as I could, I endured without parting my lips when an irresistible pleasure surged from my left nipple as if piercing my body.

Pinch

This time, Ethan attacked relentlessly, targeting my weaknesses as if it were a given, stroking and pulling my nipple with his thumb and forefinger, almost causing me to moan involuntarily.

"You endure well, Lilli. Just by pulling on your nipple like this, you're already on the verge of moaning."

"Ugh, ah, uh."

"If you hate it that much, I can't help it. I'll stop if you really want me to, Lilli."

"Ah, uh."

"Is it over?"

Contrary to my expectations, Ethan withdrew his hand from my chest a bit more easily this time. And at the same time, his tongue, which had been licking my lips, slipped into my mouth, causing me to slightly relax and breathe a sigh of relief in my mind.

Until I felt the pleasure of my other nipple being pulled again unexpectedly.

Tug

"Ah, aaah?!"

Just when I thought I could finally relax, a sudden intense pleasure overwhelmed me. As I had been trying to hold back my moans, the recoil of that tension brought even stronger pleasure coursing through my body.

As if waiting for this reaction, Ethan's head bent and his lips met mine, covering them completely.

Smack

"Ugh, ugh..."

Smack, smack

"Uh, uh! Uh..."

Ethan completely sealed my lips with his and pushed his tongue into my mouth, licking the inside of my lips and the front of my teeth, exchanging saliva and breath. For a moment, I felt a slight anger at being betrayed after he had said he would stop...

I was wrong!

Since Ethan seemed to want this French kiss, I just went along with it. Touching my chest a bit and kissing a bit was nothing.

Even though a French kiss could lead to sex, strictly speaking, it was just a type of kiss.

Suck

"Mmm."

Suck, suck

"Ugh, ah. Hah."

The exchange of thick saliva and breath between our lips continued.

From the moment Ethan and I started our first deep kiss, several minutes passed. And even as his hand on my chest continued to caress until he was satisfied, Ethan gradually pulled away from our pressed-together lips.

Sigh

"Ah, ugh."

The sound of our lips parting slowly left a lingering sensation between us.

The sticky liquid that dripped between us sparkled in the moonlight shining through the window.

"At first, you said you didn’t like it, but now you're not resisting."

"Once we've started, there's no point in resisting further."

"Are you mad, Lilli?"

"I was just surprised by the audacity of my lord, who said he would stop but then continued to kiss me."

"Do not misunderstand. I don't usually lie to you, Lilli. It's just that today, because you deceived me first, I lied just once. Can you understand that much?"

To argue with such logical and factual reasoning...

Speechless at Ethan's perfectly reasonable statement, I could only respond with quiet silence.

In that moment, Ethan spoke to me with a smile, as if he were the one initiating reconciliation.

"So, let's make sure not to lie or deceive each other from now on, Lilli."

"Understood, Master Ethan. I am truly sorry for today's incident."

"Alright. Fortunately, nothing happened to you, so I'm fine with that."

"After returning from the night breeze, I will quickly wash up and return to bed. Master Ethan, you can go to sleep first without waiting for me."

"I'll wait, so hurry up and come back after washing up."

In the end, it was just another step forward in the relationship between Ethan and me, unexpectedly.

If this keeps happening, it really won't be good...