Chapter 117

Stacey

Gently, he lifted me into the warm water, his muscular legs wrapping around my sides as he guided us both down. I curled up in a ball, tears streaming down my face, hiding it with my hands. He didn’t say a word or try to stop me, but instead grabbed a sponge and added soap before starting to gently wash my back. His fingers worked in slow circles, massaging the tension from my skin and rinsing away the suds.

After finishing washing my back, he carefully tucked me back under the warm water. I curled into him, finally allowing myself to release all the tears I had been holding back. As he lightly ran a sponge over my chest, I could feel the weight of my emotions being lifted. His kisses on my head were comforting and his steady heartbeat against my cheek brought a sense of calm. When his hand dipped below the water, my breath caught as it brushed against my inner thigh. “Sorry,” he whispered, quickly continuing to wash me before rinsing off the sponge and moving down to my legs a