Noa smiled broadly as Kyle remained speechless, happy to have gained the upper hand for once. “Now stop resisting and come take a hot spring bath with me.”
“Then I shall need to fetch a robe. After all, it is not like I can enter with clothes on—”
“Why not? After we’re done, I can dry you off—I even brought towels,” Noa interrupted.
Kyle sighed, already knowing he was going to give in to her whims once more. Despite Noa’s shameless tendencies to demand he clean and cook for her, there wasn’t actually all that much that she wanted. Plus, it was always the most peculiar requests that made her blush, while others—like this one—seemed not to faze her. She indulged in a few simple pleasures—being held in his arms, sleeping in, and being carried from the living room up to the bedroom, which was all she usually asked of him. As such, Kyle found himself helpless to resist whenever she asked him for something new.
“Let me check the water temperature first,” he finally conceded.
