Thomas Silvercloud, Captain of the King's Royal Guard, felt his body sink down to another level of relaxation and the growing hardness of his manhood.
"You're welcome." Elanor Horne whispered, her breath was a gentle breeze caressing flower petals. The front of her white blouse had become soaked with water from his back when he had pressed against her. Leaning back, she grabbed the pitcher and filled it with water before pouring it over her guest's body. While his eyes were closed to enjoy the sensation, she quickly stood and stripped out of her clothes, hoping he wouldn't notice. She would leave him to finish bathing, sneaking out before he could realize they were both naked.
Kneeling back down, she couldn't help but admire how the droplets clung to his skin. Waving her hand once more, she called to them to dance across his body. To carrying away the grime of the day, preparing him for a restful sleep. The look on his face was new to her. Gone were the worry line and harsh scowl, he almost looked younger then.
Feeling hot water cascade over him was sublime and the soft voice of his hostess amplified it tenfold. Closed eyes were teased by the tiny trickle of spring water down his cheeks, over his stubbled chin and neck then over his large chest.
Elanor putting her hands on either side of his tanned face was instinct, though they had never touched so intimately before. But she wanted her touch to soothe him, remind him that she was there. So wrapped up was she in the warm feeling between them that she didn't realize what exactly he could see from that position.
"Thank you," he intoned softly as he felt a slight tingle run from skin to bones where fingers met stubble. "It's all so lovely, I don't know what else to say." As he finished those last three words, he opened his eyes and titled his head back, hoping to catch hers in a moment of honest gratitude. Those hazel eyes reminded him of a spring doe's, wide and alert, while her dark hair called to mind a lion's mane as it framed her face and fell over her ample breasts.
Belatedly, it occurred to him that she was without her blouse, evident by her naked shoulders.
"Fuck it."
he thought and reached a hand back to caress her bare arm. Her skin was warm as his was wet in the summer night. He held her gaze, not daring to look away as he lightly trailed his long fingers over a trail of goosebumps. Elanor sprang back, clutching her hands as if his skin had scalded her.
"Thomas! I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to- what I meant was, my blouse was wet from helping you bathe and so I took it off." She could feel herself rambling but didn't know how to make herself stop. This was a man of propriety and they had just reached an accord.
Just
when they seemed to be getting along, she had to go and muck it all up. What a fine stew she had cooked for herself. And now she would boil in it. "But you weren't supposed to see. Oh, nymphs take it all!"
Thomas reached out and grabbed one of her hands, which had been flailing about as she attempted to give her haphazard explanation. The strong grip was enough to surprise Elanor into pausing. They looked between them at their joint hands. Instead of letting go, and the thought
had
crossed his mind, Thomas brought her knuckles to his lips for a gentle kiss. She looked at him in astonishment. He wasn't yelling. He wasn't calling her a witch and demanding his horse back so that he may leave this wretched place.
Tentatively, Elanor reached out a finger to trace his lips. They were soft and supple. She briefly wondered what they would feel like sucking on her fingers.
"To hell with it." She growled, grabbing both sides of his face and kissing him upside down.