Page 74 of In Ruins
“It was definitely kidnapping,” I argue, while he just chuckles. A second later, he straightens up and grabs my hand, pulling me over to the bed.
“Sit,” he orders. “I’ll be back in a few.”
He leaves the room and goes into the bathroom. Since sitting up with a beach ball on my stomach has been a bit difficult these days, I just lie down until he’s ready for whatever it is he’s doing. I hear the sound of water running, but that’s all. My eyes are closed, and I’m on the verge of falling asleep by the time he comes back to get me.
“Wake up,Tesoro,” he tells me, running his hand along my body. “I’m ready for you.”
“What are you doing?”
“You’ll just have to come along and see,” he tells me, helping me up from the bed.
“Fine. This better be worth it,” I grumble.
“Wow, somebody’s grumpy,” he chuckles as he takes me into the bathroom.
A soft gasp leaves me when I step inside and see what he’s done. The bathroom is warm from the rising steam, the only light coming from the candles he’s placed on the counters and around the tub, which cast a golden glow throughout the room.
Rose petals are strewn across the floor, with some in the tub, and I see he’s got a bubble bath all ready.Where the hell did he even get rose petals from?
“What is all this?”
“I just thought I’d give my wife the pampering she deserves. I saw you wincing earlier.”
“It’s nothing. Just some back pain from pregnancy, which is normal,” I tell him. God, I discreetly squeeze my legs together because every time he says my wife in that possessive tone of his, it’s like the words send a shot of arousal straight through my body.
“It might be, but I’m still going to take care of you. Besides, I know it’s not just the back pain. You’re almost at the end of the six-month mark, and I’ve noticed everything is slower for you. So, shh and let me do this for you.”
“Okay,” I whisper, getting a bit choked up with all the attention and the way he wants to take care of me.
Truth be told, everything has gotten a bit slower for me since I’m so far along already. I’m just shocked that he noticed, since we’ve only been around each other for a little less than twenty-four hours. I love how attentive he’s been, while making sure I’m comfortable, like that’s his personal mission now.
He walks over to the tub, sticking his hand in the water to test the heat.
“Too hot?”
“Nope. It’s perfect,” he tells me, walking back over to where I’m standing.
He undresses me, going slow and careful, his touch reverent as though I was something fragile. It’s also soft and teasing, which has a shiver racing across my body, awakening my arousal.
I should feel embarrassed by the way he’s taking me in, but right now I can’t, because when I look at his face again, there’s a soft look in his eyes. Something I’ve never seen before, and I wonder what it is.
“You’re staring,” I murmur, heat creeping up into my cheeks.
“I can’t help it. Your pregnant body is a work of fucking art,Tesoro. You’re carrying my child, and that’s pretty incredible, which is why I can’t stop staring at your delectable body.”
A blush stains my face as he finishes, and when I’m finally standing before him naked, I watch him take in my body from head to toe, his eyes lighting up with lust in them. He bites his lip, and fuck if that isn’t sexy as hell. A moment later, he shakes his head like he’s shaking himself out of a fog as he offers me his hand, and I take it.
He guides me toward the tub, and I see it’s halfway full. Bubbles cover the water's surface, the scent of lavender permeating the air.
“This smells heavenly,” I tell him.
“Glad you approve,Principessa.”
He helps me step carefully into the tub, still holding my hands as I lower myself into the water. I let out a groan of satisfaction when I sit and feel the heat cover my entire body.
“Oh… wow,” I say, letting out a sigh as the hot water begins to ease some of the tension in my back.
“Is that a good wow?”
