Across the Royal sea

Chapter 4

Johanne

 It had been a few days since me and Christian had finished all the work we wanted on my house. It was now a bit bigger, having a closed room which I used as my bedroom. We couldn't figure out how to get the water to the house to install some type of bathroom. I had to go to the sea everytime I wanted to wash myself.

-Stop looking at me!

-I could die just to continue, though. Why did you want me to come if you don't want me to look at you?

-I asked you to come so you could look around for me! I want you to tell me if you see anybody coming so they don't see me undressed like that!

I started to take my dress off as Christian was turning back to avoid looking at me. I still felt his eyes on my body as I was dropping it on the sand, not wearing anything anymore.

-I told you to stop looking at me! I can still feel your eyes on me, Christian!

-I'm not even looking at you! I'm facing the damn trees!

When I turned towards him, I saw that he was, in fact, facing the trees. I untied my hair and got in the cold dark blue water.

-My soap isn't going to hold itself!

-Oh, God... You women... You're all the same. So complicated! Why would you need a different soap for your body and for your hair? AND you can't even decide what you want. I shouldn't be looking at you or touching you because you have no clothes on, but I'm supposed to know I should be there in the water to hold your soaps.

-Exactly! You see, it's not that hard. Now come here, I need my soap.

He followed me into the water, wearing only his gray shorts. I was just finishing to rinse off my hair when I saw a boat coming from further away. I thought it was curious, boats usually didn't arrive this late in the day.

-Do you think it might be a boat for something special coming on the island?

Christian suddenly pulled me against him.

-Hey! I told you not to touch me when I was naked! What is your problem!?

-It's a boat full of perverts for sure! They are NOT discreet at all, looking at you like that with their scope.

I blushed at the feeling of his hands on me like that. I loved his jealousy and his way of always wanting to push back the other men that wanted me. However, we weren't married and I wasn't sure of being comfortable with the idea of a man who was not my husband touching me while I was undressed.

-Let go of me, please...

He ignored me, continuing to look at the boat, holding me tighter and tighter against him. A second boat arrived right behind the first one.

-I asked you to let go of me, Christian!

When I finally got the chance to free myself from his embrace, I ran to the shore to pick up my towel and cover myself up. He tried to join me, running after me as I was heading back to the forest. I arrived at my house first. Once I got dressed up and went back to the main room, he grabbed my wrists to prevent me from fleeing again.

-I'm not the one you should try to escape from right now, Johanne, I can tell you. I don't know where those boats were coming from, but they want something from you. I saw them pointing their archbow at you. Now, be a good girl and tell me the real reason why you came here.

I didn't know what to answer him. I started to panic as he was squeezing my wrist. He was looking directly in my eyes, waiting for me to give him an explanation I didn't want to give anybody.