She grabbed his hair and roughly pulled his face close to hers, their lips touching again.

"Come, baby..." She wrapped her legs around his hips, bringing him into deeper friction.


Charles had lost it, so loud, sweat trickling down his temples as his wet lips continued to find her again and again.

After they had fallen asleep for about an hour, Charles suggested taking a shower, to which Rosabella almost immediately agreed as she could feel the sweat still on her skin.

While she was expecting a quick shower, she suddenly noticed that Charles was filling up the tub, adding lavender salt, and dimming the lights.


"After you." He gestured to a large ceramic bowl with hot steam rising from the surface of the water.

Rosabella steps in, and closely follows Charles, and although she likes to take a quick shower and sleep after vigorous exercise, all thoughts of that are immediately canceled when she feels the water on her skin and the relaxing scent of her muscles.


She can't deny how great this feeling is after a long day so she allows her to enjoy it.

The two said nothing for a moment, just enjoying the serenity of the scene as they somehow ended up in a comfortable position with Rosabella leaning back against the side of the tub with Charles leaning over her.

Her arms and legs wrapped around him from behind while she used the loofah to wash his chest, dotting his neck with small kisses.

"What time do you think it is now?" She asked quietly, somehow not wanting to speak at a normal volume given everything else around them was so quiet.

Charles hummed in surprise, letting a hand trace the trail of one of her smooth legs.

"I guess one or two in the morning?"

"Sorry..."

"Why do you have to apologize?" He frowned, wanting to turn to look at her face, but couldn't.

Rosabella brought some water to her chest to wash it off as she explained herself. "Uhm, you seem to be very tired these days. You get up too early and come back too late. You'll need to wake up in just a few hours."

"Actually, I don't have one today."

"What?"

"Uh, again I don't have any meetings scheduled."

"Huh..." Rosabella let him take the loofah out of her hands to wash her legs that were still wrapped around him.

Both were clean, although they seemed to be enjoying the connection. It gives them an excuse to touch each other.

After taking a minute to think, Rosabella withdrew her hands and began to thread them through his damp hair.

"Can we go out, Charles?"

"Go out?"

"Yes... I'm tired of being indoors."

"I don't think that's a good idea, Rosabella."

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Yes, why?"

Halfway around, Charles can still keep his feet around him, but now also tries to look at her face.

"First of all, we don't want people to know you're here. It's going to make you a target. Second, the last time someone went out without permission, it escalated quickly."

Rosabella took a second to process this. Did someone go out when they weren't allowed? She immediately put two and two together.

"Fanny and Michel?"

Charles nodded, seeing no sense in denying it. He was surprised that Fanny didn't tell her about the incident.

"What happened?"

He sighed. "They were attacked and Michel had to take down three men."

"And Fanny... see?"

"She saw it."

Rosabella was surprised by that information. Fanny never told her? Why is that?

Because Fanny doesn't want her to think less of the Black Roses? As if that was possible.

Just as that last thought crossed her mind, Rosabella wondered how true that was now.

If she hated them so much, why would she allow her to sleep with their deputy commander? It must be for the excitement.

Charles is undeniably hot and since she's going to be stuck with him for a while, why shouldn't she have fun?

"But what about when you usually go out of town?"

Charles frowned. Is Rosabella referring to the fact that he slept with girls outside of X city? Why does she keep mentioning this?

"I know how to protect myself when I'm out. It's going to be harder for you around."

Rosabella frowned at him. "Is that so? Can't you protect a mere girl?" She teases, moves in the tub, slips her feet around him and she sits back in his lap just like she did on the couch a few hours ago.

This time, however, they're both naked and the water makes everything slippery and erotic.

With his hand on her lower back, he pulled her against him so that she was responsive to his erection.

"Want to go out of town?" He kept her gaze, loving the look on her face that was red from the hot water.

"I just wanted to see something other than this house."

He sighed as he pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "It'll be a two-hour drive."

Rosabella nodded. "I don't mind."

Rosabella wrapped her arms around his neck to stop herself from slipping away from him. "I'll tell Andy I'm not feeling well and lock the door. Everyone will think I'm resting. And no one will question you."

Charles smirked. "And since when did you become such a swindler?"

She laughed as she bit his bottom lip, teasingly tugging at it with her teeth.

"I tell you. I always get what I want."

"Is you do."

Running her hand down his back, Rosabella suddenly noticed irregular ridges on his skin, which she realized were scratches.

"God, did you do that?" She followed them with a shocked expression.

Charles laughed as he leaned in and kissed her again. "I like it, Rosabella."

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He likes that she's not impressed by luxuries or trends.

Yes, she likes pretty things and looks even better in couture, but Rosabella is not one to be swayed by them.

However, Charles would love to see her reaction when she sees the underwear. Because that was different.