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(98) Fucking Cute

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Noah says: "It feels like a precious gift to hear you laugh. Do you want me to show you to the bathroom?"

I nod and pull my robe from the bag too, finding a few books underneath it. Pride and Prejudice is on top. I pick it up and follow him, smiling at the sight of the bathtub with old fashioned faucets. There is a small window and a wooden stool next to the tub with a fluffy towel on it.

I turn the faucets, mixing warm and cold until it's just right. Dropping the bath bomb in it and watching it come to life, dancing through the water and filling the bathroom with the scent of bananas. I put the book on the stool and hang my robe on the hook at the back of the door.

Noah looks nervous when my eyes find him and I decide to test those nerves a little. I ask him to help me with the zipper of my dress. 

He gulps, "S-sure. T-turn around."

His fingers shake as he pulls the zipper down and I turn around to look into his eyes. He looks even more nervous now and I feel a bit guilty. I kiss his cheek as a thank you and shimmy out of the dress. I unhook my bra on my back and he stares at me, frozen in place. The bra comes off and I drop it on the floor. My shoes, thong, and stockings follow.

He is still staring at me without blinking and I close the faucets before I flood his bathroom. I chuckle at the thought. Imagining a wave of water, splashing over the edge of the bath and hitting his feet and legs. 

I step into the bathtub and slowly sit down. Some of the water splashes over the edge and I chuckle once more.

He snaps out of his trance and frowns as he looks at his wet shoes. He takes them and his socks off, rolling up his pants. He takes his button-up off too and grins down at me.

I look at him, my nose right above the water level, the murky water making sure I'm covered up. 

He picks up the book and towel from the stool and sits down on it. He smiles even wider when he reads the cover and says, as he looks me in the eye: "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

He holds his arm out towards me and I look at him all confused. He nods at his right forearm and I pull it towards me, gasping as I read the text tattooed on there. 

I whisper the words: "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

My finger follows the letters and goosebumps appear on his skin. I just go with my instincts and press my lips on his arm. I look at him and say: "That's beautiful Noah. You should have shown it to me sooner."

He shakes his head, staring into my eyes and I ask a bit shy: "Will you read to me?"

He shakes his head again and says: "I-I d-don't..." 

He clears his throat and I can feel the annoyance come from him.

My fingertip draws circles on his forearm and I say: "Yes, you can. I know you can. Take a deep breath and go for it. And either way, the stutter is still fucking cute."

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I take a deep breath and focus on the words on the page, instead of the drop-dead gorgeous mermaid in my bathtub. I let the words calm me like they do every time and read out loud.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters."

I hear her move in the tub and I look up from the page. Her arms are resting on the edge of the bath, her chin resting on top of them and her eyes focused on my lips. I nervously lick my lips and read on. 

Of course, I stutter this time. 

I shouldn't have looked at her. 

Fuck me.

But a small smile appears on her lips and those green, expressive eyes show interest and... love? Is it love I see? I have no fucking clue. And I don't want to get my hopes up. 

I close the book and stammer: "D-do you w-want to g-go to b-bed right after y-your b-bath?"

Oh fuck me, her eyes show something different from love right now. Fuck, that's not what I meant. She bites her lip and I close my eyes. What am I going to do now? I'm even afraid to open my eyes, worried she'll see what she does to me. What that curvy, naked body in my tub does to me.

Her voice sounds a bit hoarse when she says: "I would love to have a drink with you and then go to bed. We're still leaving early tomorrow, right?"

"Y-you still w-want to go? W-with me?"

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Fuck me that stutter. Thank fuck for being in the bath and able to hide my body. Cause it's giving away the effect he has on me. I really want to read all of his tattoos. I want him to read to me some more. He looks so shocked right now and I don't want to torture him any further.

"Yes, Noah. I still want to go with you. I think it could be exactly what I need. And I love the sea. And the red Beetle you drive. You're pretty okay company too. So yeah. Does the offer to drive me there still stand?"

The corners of his mouth pull up slowly. He gets up and puts the book back on the stool."I-I'll go downstairs. We c-can have a d-drink there. G-give you s-some p-p... privacy."

He shakes his head with a full-on smile on his face and I say: "Yep. Fucking cute."

He walks out and I slide down in the bath, going underwater and making sure all of my hair gets wet. I come back up and take in the banana scent coming from the water. The scent has made me happy ever since I got my first tin of solid perfume from Mrs. Woo. 

I smile and sit up slowly.

I get up and pull the plug, watching the water go down the drain. Washing away most of my fears and worries, leaving me lighter and relaxed.

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Yep. New chapter!
And I finally know where I'm going with this story.
About time, right?

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