Realm of the Rogues

Chapter XXXVII

I just gape at him with wide eyes. No way he just said that. He pulls away slowly and smirks at me. Then he lets out a small laugh,

"I'm just kidding!.. Unless?". Suddenly he turns all seductive again. I can't help but let out a surprised sound, before adding,

"Do you have no shame in life?", in a slightly offended tone. He sits back in his chair with a satisfied look.

"Not when it comes to women," he says in an unbothered tone. Then a moment later he slaps his thighs as he stands up.

"Well, if you want to be such a bore, I will just leave you to get dressed. Alone. Without me." He is on his way out of the room but adds the last two lines with a little sad look over his shoulder to me. I have to admit, he is funny, I think as I chuckle to myself. I look around at all the clothes that are now strewn across the floor and bed, a bit overwhelmed at the sight of all the luxurious materials. I have never had so many new and fancy clothes before - I don't even know how to go about picking what to wear.

At that point, Dom enters the room swiftly again.

"I forgot my suit," He says as he reaches for the black suit he pulled out earlier. He stops for a second and looks at my bewildered face. Then he grabs the black dress and throws it in my lap.

"And I recommend wearing the black lingerie with that, it is a bit see-through," he remarks as he leaves the room for the second time. I don't know how I will ever deal with him, I think with a sigh. I down the rest of the now lukewarm coffee and start to undress. As I pull the flannel over my head, I get a whiff of my armpits, and oh-boy do I need a wash. 

I trot off into the bathroom and turn on the shower. I test out the temperature before stepping in, enjoying the feeling of a warm soak. I feel my muscles begin to relax. This is so needed after all that running and tumbling around in the dirt while being naked. Even though I dipped into the lake, it was really not able to clean me as much as I had hoped, so this is absolutely amazing. 

I decide to just stand and enjoy the feel for at least a good 10 minutes before moving on to the soap. I dry off my eyes with my fingers and open them, look around everywhere for some soap, but realize to my dismay, that I am unable to find any. You have GOT to be kidding me... I weigh my options for some time. I really need to wash myself properly, especially if we are to meet with a vampire council today who are going to decide my fate. I can't beg them for anything if I am unclean. They would probably be able to smell me from a mile away. Okay, so the second option is to dry off, put on some clothes, find some soap, take off my clothes again, step back into the shower, and resume bathing. I could do that, but it would be very time-consuming. Third option is asking Dom to find me some soap. I could stay in the shower and it would be faster, but the downside is, that Dom would be in here while I showered. Even if it would only be for a second, I would rather not.

"Are you ready? We leave in 10." My thoughts are broken by Dom shouting at me through the door. Fuck. I bite my thumbnail in frustration, needing to make a choice now. I won't have time for option two, and I absolutely cannot show up unwashed. Shit, I'm going to have to call Dom for help, aren't I? I moan in frustration and prepare mentally for the torture I'm about to endure.

"D... Dom?" I call, closing my eyes hard and tapping my foot on the floor in an anxious movement.

"Yeah?" He calls back. Shit, I had kinda hoped he wouldn't answer. Well, I can't turn back now. I take a deep breath before continuing.

"Can you get me some soap?". I stand in silence, except for the sound of water hitting my body and the tiles, until Dom yells back with a hint of amusement in his voice,

"Body soap or shampoo?" I sigh again and yell back with less fervor than before,

"Both." The next sound is the sound of the front door being opened, and then the bathroom door, in the same moment as he yells 'Coming in'. Shit, I thought he would at least give me the time to wrap a towel around myself before barging in. Immediately my face turns beetred as I pull my hands up to cover myself. I'm silently thanking the Gods, that this shower is equipped with a shower curtain and not one of those sliding glass doors. I would never have recovered from the shame if that was the case.

"Just put them on the floor, please," I blurt out before he gets too far into the room.

"Sure you don't want me to hand them to you?" He says in a playful voice. I can just imagine how much he must enjoy teasing me like this.

"Nope, absolutely not, now get out please," I answer in a meager voice, sighing a breath of relief as I hear him backing out.

"Don't say I never do anything for you." He throws back at me, before closing the door. I hear him walking out of the front door while laughing. I wouldn't be surprised if he had stolen my soap, just so I would be in this situation, and he could enter while I was showering. Creep. 

I zoom through washing my body and hair before drying off. I wrap the towel around my hair like a turban and tip-toe out of the bathroom, making sure to lock the front door on my way to the bed. I contemplate not wearing any of the lingerie for a moment, but quickly reject that thought, as that would be so much worse. With great dismay I pull on the black lace set, just thankful that it isn't a set without a bottom. If that had been the case, might just have been forced to choke him. Then I pull on the black dress, and for a second I just stand and admire myself in the mirror. Wow, it is truly gorgeous, which in turn makes me look even more feminine and confident. I gotta give it to Dom, he sure has great taste. 

I quickly brush my hair, which is still nowhere near dry, throw all of the clothes back in the bag, and hurry out of the door.