MDCF

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"Or should we wash up together?" asked Alan.

"What!" exclaimed Siana, blushing.

"Why are you so surprised? We've done it before," said Alan with a smirk. Siana blushed a deep red. He was right they had washed together before.

"I know...," stammered Siana, "But..."

"But what?" asked Alan.

"Are we only going to be bathing?" mumbled Siana. She had fallen victim to his deceitful words before. He would say, "You should take a bath, or you will catch a cold..." and it would lead to other things.

"What else would be we doing?" asked Alan.

"Don't act like you don't know," retorted Siana sharply. This had happened thrice before. She wasn't going to fall for it this time.

"Didn't you say you're curious about why Hugh is coming back?" said Alan, "I will tell you while we wash up together."

"No thank you," said Siana, "I will wait till you finish."

"Are you sure?" teased Alan, "I might be too tired afterwards and might fall asleep."

"I am sure you can just talk to me no matter how tired you are," said Siana.

Alan shrugged his shoulders. You would have finished telling me everything by now, thought Siana, instead of teasing me like this. She sighed. She didn't want to fall for his tactics, but she was too curious. I am also tired; I am sure I will fall asleep earlier than him. Maybe we can just talk while we shower...

"I will come shower with you," said Siana, "But promise me one thing."

"What is it?" he asked.

"We will only shower, nothing more," said Siana. "You keep your hands to yourself."

"Of course!" said Alan.

She was surprised at his earnest reply. She didn't think he would agree to her like this. But she couldn't shake the feeling that his smile was shady and suspicious. Siana brushed the thought away from her mind and got ready to go for a wash. She felt wary because Alan was already naked before even entering the bathroom.

Siana wondered if she should just wait till tomorrow to hear him out. Whenever they had showered together, either she had been angry or aroused. Today, she was clear-headed and tired. She felt a belated regret at having agreed to shower together but Alan, who had already shed his clothes down to his skin, gestured to her.

"Hurry, Sia," he said, "Take your clothes off and get in."

"Uh... yeah," mumbled Siana. She forced her gaze away from him and took a deep breath. I am an idiot, a fool! She felt so stupid and flustered. She heaved a sigh and slowly started to undress. She was too shy for these things. She was not as confident as Alan to just shed her clothes and walk in naked, so she wrapped a towel around her.

"Sia, come over here," said Alan.

The bathroom was already a blur with the steam. Perhaps the bathtub was already filled with hot water. She hesitated a few seconds before slowly placing one foot in the tub to see the temperature. She felt that the tub was wide enough for one person, but it was a bit cramped for two. She had no choice but to cuddle close to Alan.

She sat awkwardly for a while before realizing that this wasn't going to work. She was trying to get out of the tub when Alan wrapped his hands around her waist, pulling her close.

"Where are you going?" he asked, "Am I making you uncomfortable?"

"What?" said Siana, "No..."

"Then why are you trying to leave?" he asked.