03-26-2015, 11:38 AM
The cold seemed to have seeped into Aurora's bones. The towel helped, but she was just so cold. She needed to warm up. She tried again grab the power but it slipped out her grasp. She couldn't calm down and let the power fill her.
Thankfully, the boat dropped down, indicating they had slowed. They must be near the pier. The rumble of the engines stopped and the boat shifted as Diego walked to her and helped her up. "Come on Aurora. Let's get you warm."
He gently held her up as she slowly walked. The cabin seemed so far away.
The wind was picking up and knifing through her. Diego must have noticed too, he was as wet as she was, though he didn't seemed as bothered. Suddenly he turned and she felt herself lifted up into his arms. "This will go faster I think."
And then he walked faster, carrying her to the cabin. Aurora huddled into his chest, she would have enjoyed it far more if her teeth were not chattering, and both of them were not soaked to the bone with frigid water.
The fire was warm and Aurora knew that she had to get warm, knew that the wet clothes had to come off, but she could barely make her hands move. Her fingers ached with the cold, the fire was only doing so much to alleviate the chill. Through chattering teeth, "I think a hot bath will help."
She smiled at him, though she was sure it looked scary she could imagine the cold had sucked all forms of life from her skin leaving her ashen and blue. "Both of us."
He had jumped in after her, after all. Her savior in so many ways today.
A slow smile spread across his face, a hint of something in his eyes. "Yes, I think you are right."
He took her by the hand, heedless of the puddles they were leaving on the floors, and led her to a room. It was massive, the amber walls casting a warming light on the room. Along the wall a large bed with four posts sat. The decor of the room seemed to make it very male, somehow. Not a frilly pillow in sight. The door to the bath was opened and when he led her inside, she saw a hot tub. He flipped a switch on the wall and the water came to life. "Go ahead. I'll be back in a moment."
Aurora smiled wanely, she tried to undress to the best of her ability. Thankfully there were no small buttons on her sweater. It clung heavy to her body, it was going to be ruined. The hardest part was the clasps of her bra, so tiny and small and her fingers were so cold. Aurora finally managed and slipped into the hot water.
Every nerve in her body screamed. Her cold skin and the hot water collided and she nearly passed out. But once inside she was finally warming up, but it had felt like forever getting in.
Diego returned with two mugs in hand, steam coming from them. "Hot buttered rum,"
he said with a smile. He set them on the side of the tub and then stood there, just looking at her, that small smile on his face. After a moment, he began to undress so he could get in.
Aurora's breath caught as she realized what he was doing. She wanted to watch but the thought alone made her turn around to hid her blush. She took a long swallow of the butter rum. It burned going down, both the alchol and the heat, but it felt good, she wasn't sure it was the wisest thing in the world though.
He got in the water across from her and she felt his leg next to hers. He smiled at her and took his drink. "Drink up. It will warm you from in the inside."
Aurora tried to use the cup to hide behind but it was a fruitless effort, but she did as he asked, she knew it wasn't the wisest choice, she drank again, feeling it more and more as she sipped at the drink. Aurora wasn't exactly sure if it was just the drink that was making her feel this way, or if she was going into shock or something. But at that particular moment she didn't care.
He watched her quietly. And then slid over. She felt his hip against her. The room was warm from the steam. The last chills had left her. A heated whisper. "So beautiful. So pure."
His eyes traced every inch of her face, then down to her neck. For a moment it looked as if he was going to continue his gaze further downward and she felt another blush. His eyes lingered only for a moment though, and then drifted back up. He gently caressed her cheek and then, leaned in and kissed her lightly. And then more than lightly, his hands on her shoulder, playing teasingly along her collar bone. Aurora bit her bottom lip, there was no doubt in her mind where this was going, she smiled inside as she leaned in to kiss him.
Thankfully, the boat dropped down, indicating they had slowed. They must be near the pier. The rumble of the engines stopped and the boat shifted as Diego walked to her and helped her up. "Come on Aurora. Let's get you warm."
He gently held her up as she slowly walked. The cabin seemed so far away.
The wind was picking up and knifing through her. Diego must have noticed too, he was as wet as she was, though he didn't seemed as bothered. Suddenly he turned and she felt herself lifted up into his arms. "This will go faster I think."
And then he walked faster, carrying her to the cabin. Aurora huddled into his chest, she would have enjoyed it far more if her teeth were not chattering, and both of them were not soaked to the bone with frigid water.
The fire was warm and Aurora knew that she had to get warm, knew that the wet clothes had to come off, but she could barely make her hands move. Her fingers ached with the cold, the fire was only doing so much to alleviate the chill. Through chattering teeth, "I think a hot bath will help."
She smiled at him, though she was sure it looked scary she could imagine the cold had sucked all forms of life from her skin leaving her ashen and blue. "Both of us."
He had jumped in after her, after all. Her savior in so many ways today.
A slow smile spread across his face, a hint of something in his eyes. "Yes, I think you are right."
He took her by the hand, heedless of the puddles they were leaving on the floors, and led her to a room. It was massive, the amber walls casting a warming light on the room. Along the wall a large bed with four posts sat. The decor of the room seemed to make it very male, somehow. Not a frilly pillow in sight. The door to the bath was opened and when he led her inside, she saw a hot tub. He flipped a switch on the wall and the water came to life. "Go ahead. I'll be back in a moment."
Aurora smiled wanely, she tried to undress to the best of her ability. Thankfully there were no small buttons on her sweater. It clung heavy to her body, it was going to be ruined. The hardest part was the clasps of her bra, so tiny and small and her fingers were so cold. Aurora finally managed and slipped into the hot water.
Every nerve in her body screamed. Her cold skin and the hot water collided and she nearly passed out. But once inside she was finally warming up, but it had felt like forever getting in.
Diego returned with two mugs in hand, steam coming from them. "Hot buttered rum,"
he said with a smile. He set them on the side of the tub and then stood there, just looking at her, that small smile on his face. After a moment, he began to undress so he could get in.
Aurora's breath caught as she realized what he was doing. She wanted to watch but the thought alone made her turn around to hid her blush. She took a long swallow of the butter rum. It burned going down, both the alchol and the heat, but it felt good, she wasn't sure it was the wisest thing in the world though.
He got in the water across from her and she felt his leg next to hers. He smiled at her and took his drink. "Drink up. It will warm you from in the inside."
Aurora tried to use the cup to hide behind but it was a fruitless effort, but she did as he asked, she knew it wasn't the wisest choice, she drank again, feeling it more and more as she sipped at the drink. Aurora wasn't exactly sure if it was just the drink that was making her feel this way, or if she was going into shock or something. But at that particular moment she didn't care.
He watched her quietly. And then slid over. She felt his hip against her. The room was warm from the steam. The last chills had left her. A heated whisper. "So beautiful. So pure."
His eyes traced every inch of her face, then down to her neck. For a moment it looked as if he was going to continue his gaze further downward and she felt another blush. His eyes lingered only for a moment though, and then drifted back up. He gently caressed her cheek and then, leaned in and kissed her lightly. And then more than lightly, his hands on her shoulder, playing teasingly along her collar bone. Aurora bit her bottom lip, there was no doubt in her mind where this was going, she smiled inside as she leaned in to kiss him.