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brushed his teeth, I ran the water in the tub, making sure that it was hot. I felt chilled to the bone and could not wait to soak in that tub.
    I added the lavender bubble bath that I’d gotten from the store. I liked the way it smelled. It was mellow and relaxing. I could definitely stand to relax.
    Once he was done brushing his teeth, Oliver trailed his hand along my spine while I was checking the water temperature once again. My body tingled at his touch. He then kissed me on the forehead before leaving the bathroom and closing the door behind him.
    He had gotten me all worked up out on the hammock. Much like earlier in the morning before we had headed down to the beach. This made me wonder… Was he testing me, seeing if I would take things to the next level? Was he waiting for me to make that move? No pressure if he was… (Total sarcasm there if you didn’t catch that.) However, I was afraid I might keep chickening out. I wanted it to happen, I just didn’t want to make it happen. I just wanted it to happen. On its own. Spontaneously.
    When t he tub was full, I shut off the water. I pulled all of my hair up into a high ponytail, and I wrapped it into a messy bun around the band and added another to hold it in place. Then I stripped out of my clothes and carefully climbed into the large, claw-footed tub.
    I slowly sank low in the tub . The hot water and mound of bubbles covered my body, and the temperature of the water quickly eased the chill from my bones while the smell of the bubbles eased my tension.
    However, I did not relax for long. Thoughts of being bonded with Oliver were quick to fill my mind. I knew what was going to happen, and I knew it would happen soon. At least I thought I knew … How could it not happen? He does want it to happen now, too, doesn’t he? How could he not? He definitely wasn’t acting like he didn’t want it to happen.
    Although…maybe that’s why he wasn’t taking anything any further. Maybe that’s why he kept stopping us when we would get to that point. Maybe Oliver wasn’t ready …
    Or, maybe seeing his ex-girlfriend, his high school sweetheart, had put a damper on things… But the kisses in the hammock would suggest otherwise…
    Or maybe I was making excuses because I wasn’t ready…
    I sighed heavily. Tomorrow is another day. I would make it my mission to complete our bond. Tomorrow, it will happen tomorrow. Real spontaneous, huh?
    Closing my eyes and resting my head back, I let my thoughts get caught up in the act of completing our bond, and how it might change us and our relationship …how others would know we had… But mostly, I thought about how amazing it was going to be, and how incredible it would feel to be connected to Oliver in more ways than one.
    A light knock on the bathroom door pulled me out of my fantasy. “Are you okay?” Oliver asked through the closed door.
    “Yeah,” I called back, my voice squeaking slightly. I wondered if he could feel the emotions I’d just been having. Did he know what I was thinking about? Could he feel it? Did he think I was doing something else in the tub if he could feel my emotions… Yeah, slightly embarrassing if that was the case.
    I tried to relax again, but the water was cooling fast, and I didn’t want to refresh it. I wanted to be snuggled in Oliver’s arms.
    I pulled the plug and quickly dried myself once I was out of the water. I pulled my hair free from its makeshift bun, then I put on my jammies.
    As I brushed my teeth, I felt the warmth of the bath fading and the chill of the night creeping its way back in.
    Opening the bathroom door, I found the room almost dark. Only the fire burning in the fireplace lit the room. Oliver was already in bed. He had an arm rested behind his head and he flashed me a faint smile.
    Barefoot, and in nothing but thin pajama bottoms and a tank top, I hurry across the room and jumped into bed.
    Oliver chuckled softly as I burrowed under the covers and cuddled next to him,