Always, Arlo [Published]

chapter 26

Aftermath

Arlo

Valentine was in the shower after she got out of the bubble bath I prepared for her. She said it made her feel cleaner.

I sit on my bed as I glance around the room at our mess. A mess that I didn't even mind. A mess that I loved to see. A mess I was comfortable with having surround me.

I ordered us some korean food because she really liked it the last time, I wanted her to feel utterly relaxed and comfortable with me. Thankfully the place beside my apartment didn't close yet despite the late hour.

I got up and headed into my closet, searching for clothes I could give her for the night. I picked out one of my plain black Calvin Klein t-shirt's and some of my old sweatpants. I draped them over my arm as I head out into the hallway. I grab an extra towel from my storage closet and I turn to the bathroom.

I knock on the door and wait for her response.
"Come in!" She yells from behind the door, her voice a bit muffled from the running shower. I enter the steamed bathroom. My entire bathroom was marbled, from the floors to the counters and it has both a bath and shower separate. I walk over to the counter that had two sinks, but for some reason I took a liking to the one of the left, completely abandoning the other.

"I brought you some clothes. I'd suggest you stay over after you eat Valentine, It's late." I request as I put down the items on the countertop. I look into the mirror that is slowly fogging up from steam and I see my reflection. I see the dark purple hickeys all over my neck and my bruised lip. I turn slightly to angle my back to the mirror, seeing all the crescent shapes marked all over from her nails. A smirk appears on my lips as I see the aftermath of our fun.

"Did you order the food?" Her soft voice calls out from the shower that is completely fogged up. I can only see her silhouette from here. "Yeah, they should be here in about thirty minutes." I answer and she slowly opens the door to the shower and peeks her head from behind it. A smile appears on her lips as she makes eye contact with me.

"Join me?" She suggests and my body tenses up for a minute. I'm a mess for this woman and it's shocking to me; i've never been like this with anyone but just one sentence as simple as that from her and I loose my entire focus. My cheeks heat up and undoubtedly I can tell my face tints with red. I nod my head softly, hiding the utter excitement despite having slept with her mere minutes beforehand.

I take my boxers off and throw them into the hamper in my bathroom. I then slide into spacious shower.  Valentine's hair went from her cute afro to her curls being washed down, regardless she was beautiful no matter what. She had no makeup on so her beauty marks on her face were more apparent to the eye.