Katrina almost bursts into laughter when she enters the bathroom. The bathtub is filled with so many bubbles that it almost spills out of the tub. Seeing the usually imposing Aaron Wilson sitting in a pink bubble bath is greatly satisfying. If he wasn"t looking at her darkly, she would"ve laughed out loud. She knew in these moments that Aaron was mad at her but chose to calm himself down.Despite the soft picture he makes with the bubbles sticking to his hair and floating around him, Aaron still looks dangerous. She would roll with laughter but did not want to increase his resentment. Aside from his angry appearance, authority is still on Aaron"s handsome face. She silently drools for him. At these moments, she quickly shakes her head and castigates herself. "Katrina, this is not right. Why are you so impressed with this guy? He is your enemy, and he is invading your private life," she quickly seized herself. Weird thoughts ran down her mind silently.
No need to anger him, she thinks, quickly lowering her head. She covers her mouth and pretends to cough until she is able to school her features into a neutral expression.
She raises her head and says, "Turn around so I can wash your back. I know you need my help," she added immediately to make him feel comfortable.
Other than being an act of revenge, the bubble bath also obscures Aaron"s body from view. This way, Katrina doesn"t have to see him naked.
Despite Katrina"s attempts, Aaron notices her amus.e.m.e.nt the moment she enters the room. Instead of getting back at her, he grits his teeth and turns around as instructed.
While Katrina washes Aaron"s broad back with a small towel, she notices a tattoo of a flying eagle on his left shoulder. Despite the many times Aaron has been naked in front of Katrina before, this is the first time she sees his tattoo so clearly. She is always focused on fighting Aaron off her body rather than ogling his own.
Even when Aaron only sleeps in her bed, she doesn"t dare look at any part of his body. If she had, he would only take it as an invitation to violate her again. Now that he has his back turned to her, she takes the opportunity to look.
Tattoos usually mean something. She wanted to ask him why he had this kind of tattoo, but she remains silent. She dared not to ask him.
Since Katrina met Aaron, he"s never told her anything about his past. She doesn"t know anything about his family, and he seldom mentions his parents. She often sees him alone and occasionally partic.i.p.ates in social gatherings for business expansion.
She remembers Aaron mentioning his mother in pa.s.sing when he told her that no one would oppose their relations.h.i.+p because she was already gone. There was also the time she met his brother when he took her to a party, but Aaron had acted indifferent towards him.
Compared to the fact that Aaron had everything about her investigated, Katrina realizes that she knows very little about him. For her, Aaron remains mysterious. She even thought that he was hard to please.
She can"t help asking, "Aaron, when did you get your tattoo?"
Aaron"s back immediately stiffens. He doesn"t expect her to ask him about the tattoo. After a brief moment of silence, he answers truthfully, "Four years ago."
"Why did you get it? Is there a special reason?" She asks innocently.
Aaron got the tattoo to cover up the bite mark. Katrina left when he raped her four years ago. She had left a permanent row of teeth on his skin, and he found having a woman"s bite mark on his shoulder disgraceful. He got a tattoo specifically designed to cover up the mark. He hid the truth behind the tattoo.
But Aaron can"t tell Katrina that she got the tattoo because of her. It would destroy their relations.h.i.+p. He can"t tell her right now until they are into a real relations.h.i.+p. He was scared to face reality, seeing Katrina"s reaction. He loves this woman so much, and his way of pursuing her is so aggressive. Katrina is the only woman he had in his life, and he can"t let her go after she left a bite mark on his body. He feels sorry for her, raping her four years ago, but the incident gives him without other options.
"Just wash my back so that we can move on," he grunts in reply, rising from the bathtub.
The movement causes water to splash against Katrina. When she wipes her face and looks up, she sees that Aaron has turned around and screams.
"Ah! Why did you stand without giving a warning?" In her shock, she slips and falls to the ground.
When Aaron reaches out to catch her, Katrina becomes more alarmed and immediately closes her eyes. She crosses her arms in front of her to s.h.i.+eld herself from him. "Don"t come near me! Sit down! Stay away from me! You monsters, why are you so shameless?"
Aaron retracts his outstretched arm and sits back down on the bathtub, watching her in dismay. "She"s already seen me naked before, we"ve already had s.e.x! Why does she look so scared? Will she ever accept me in the future? Why is it so hard for both of us to have a good relations.h.i.+p? This is so tiring," he thought silently.
At the sound of Aaron obeying, Katrina slowly opens her eyes. Oh G.o.d, that was horrible! Ugh, I can"t stop seeing it! I want to bleach it out of my mind!
I can"t stay here anymore! This is too much! She scrambles to her feet in desperation.
"You can do the rest yourself! I"m leaving!" She throws the towel at Aaron without even looking at him and turns around to flee.
The floor is wet due to Aaron"s movements, and Katrina slips.
"Ah!" With a scream, she falls straight into the bathtub and into Aaron"s arms.