Chapter 3-2

The door pushed open too soon for her to worry any longer. Aiden approached the bathtub cautiously. Marley tugged on the ends of his shirt that she'd kept on to feel less overwhelmed, smiling softly at him, trying to appear less frazzled than she was. "Hi. It's very warm," she blurted stupidly. "But...you don't have to...if you don't want to come in." He was standing on the edge of the tub now, studying her carefully. "Do you want me to?" "Yes," she replied instantly, before blushing at her own eagerness, fiddling with his shirt again. "I mean...I would, if you would. Also. Like to." She wasn't looking at him anymore, but still knew he was smiling. The water swayed as Aiden slid in the water across from her. Marley's stomach flipped when her eyes caught on the way the candlelight danced over the muscles on his chest, and cast shadows over his v-line. She quickly tore her eyes away, and they happened to land on the desserts as he sank down into the water across