Chapter 120: Splashes And Flickers
"Max..." her voice came out as a hushed whisper as the soft cloth pressed on her shoulder. Maximus’ knuckle grazed on her cheek and she wetted her lips.
"I can wash myself," she tried to get the washcloth from his hand.
But his hold on the washcloth tightened and the cloth got squeezed. The water dripping from the cloth was colder than the water in the tub. As the cold water rolled through her porcelain skin, she gulped unable to bear the warmth that started rising in her abdomen.
She bowed her head and watched the flickering candlelight casting a glittery sparkle on the surface of the water. The entire place was filled with silence except for the splashing noises created as he moved his hand. The water level was up to her armpits and the gentle waves of the water tickled her making her chest tighten. There must be something in the fragrance that spread, as she could sense getting relaxed, despite all that.
Maximus moved the washcloth along her collarbone, squeezing cold water along the way. His rough hand grazed along her jaw and rested on her chin.
Her eyes ended up at Maximus as his movement had stopped. The warm light from the candles cast a beautiful contour on his face. As her coy eyes met his warm eyes that were sparkling, the corners of his lips raised to a smirk.
Before she opened her mouth to ask him to relent his grip on that piece of cloth, his hand started to travel down. Alexandra’s words got stuck in her throat as she felt a jolt of current passing through her entire body.
With a slight gasp, She pulled her knees to her chest in an attempt to stop his hand from moving down, but that gave him more leeway to get closer to her. the water made big waves as he scooted closer to her.
She held his wrist with both of her hands. But that didn’t stop him. He continued on. Alexandra on the other hand rested her cheek on his hand. It was big and it had little hairs that tickled her soft cheek. She waited to see what he is going to do as he moved lower. She already started to feel weird on the tips of her little peaks. In the warm water, they seemed to have gotten hotter and perkier. There was a tingling feeling arising as his hands moved down, and she wanted something more to happen.
He said nothing, but his hand stopped at the water level making Alexandra gulp in disappointment. She wanted him to go further down and squeeze the tingling bits so to alleviate the tingles.