Apologies to any native Irish speakers for possible grammar issues – Irish is a hard language to find on the internet.

Io vi amo

Lips lock as hands tangle in short hair and loose clothing.

Tá airgead thú

Unwanted shirts are thrown to the floor. Exposed fleshed explored anew, as if this is the first time again.

Beni al

Two bodies pressed close together, breathing synchronised and hearts racing. Unspoken pleas answered without hesitation.

Tá mé chomh mór sin i ngrá leat

Teeth sink into willing flesh to mark and claim. Soft gasps are the only response given, and the only one needed.

Io sono vostra

Blood courses through raised veins. Pulses visible through sweat dampened skin. Breaths come in shallow bursts; shared between battling mouths.

Muirneach

Daima

Bodies, aching with want, sink to the sheets. A familiar dance of give and take removing the breath from both sets of lungs.

Go deo

Lazy patterns drawn with a finger as heartbeats normalise. Slow, gentle kisses, speaking promises of eternity, louder than any event that's gone before.

Innamorato

The End

[Italian

Io vi amo – I love you

Beni al – Take me

Daima – Always

Io sono vostra – I'm yours

Innamorato – Lover]

[Irish

Tá mé chomh mór sin i ngrá leat - I love you so much

Go deo - Forever

Muirneach – Darling

Tá airgead thú – I need you]