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It might be worth it.
“After you’re finished,” I say gruffly, “I’d like to take a shower as well.”
Perhaps a cold one.
The water turns off. “I’m done.”
After the shower door rolls to the side, I hear her get a towel from the basket next to the tub. The white fluffy material makes soft sounds as she rubs it over her skin before she wraps it around her body.
Her dainty little feet patter on the floor as she comes around to my side and gives me a small, shy smile.
Although she’s more covered than she was when she wore her scraps before, there’s something insanely erotic about seeing her wrapped in only a towel. Her youthful face is clean and glowing with wetness. Her dark hair is sticking to her neck and shoulders as water drips from it.
There’s a drop on her bottom lip. I want to suck it off.
Suddenly, her eyes become troubled, her mouth twists, and she says the last thing I ever expected. “Why didn’t you look?”
“What?” I’m not sure what she’s asking.
Her gaze darts to the shower behind me. “You could’ve easily turned around, but you didn’t.”
“Because.” I’m almost too stunned to give a coherent response. “Because it would’ve been a violation to do so.”
“So you weren’t tempted at all?” She sounds… disappointed?
“My temptation doesn’t override my respect. I’m not an animal.”
“That’s too bad,” she mutters under her breath before snickering wryly. “This world really is backward. The one time I actually want someone to ogle me, and he’s too much of a gentleman to do it.”
“Excuse me?” I catch her wrist when she starts to step away. She can’t just say something like that without giving an explanation. “If you wanted me to watch you, all you had to do was ask.”
“Well, it’s too late now, isn’t it?” she questions, and I seriously consider telling her to get back in there. Bashfully batting her eyelashes, she’s adorably flirtatious when she says, “What if there’s something else you could do…?”
“Anything,” I agree eagerly. “Whatever it is, I’ll do it.”
“It’s extremely inappropriate for me to request it.” Ro’s cheeks, already pink from the heat of the water, get redder.
“Request it,” I demand.
Her focus drops to the floor, and her clean toes flex against the beige tile. “Let me watchyouin the shower?”
Ro
Kai doesn’t react. He just stares blankly. I can feel his eyes boring into the top of my head as I wait for an answer.
Did he not hear me?
It was hard enough to say it once. I don’t think I’ll be able to muster up the words a second time.
“Never mind.” I try to pull away from his grasp, but he maintains his hold on my wrist.
“I’m not refusing you.” His grip loosens, and it allows his hand to slip down to mine. He cradles my fingers against his own. Like lovers do. Gently, he runs his thumb back and forth on my palm. “I’m just wondering why you want this.”
Complete honesty is the only way to go. “I’ve never had a naked man in front of me without the presence of some threat. I’ve never been allowed to just look without knowing something very bad was about to happen.”
“So you need this to take some control back? Or do you want to see me without clothes on?” He doesn’t smile, but his second question has a playful tone.
I appreciate his ability to bring some lightness to the conversation, and I like the transparency between us.
