The girl standing before him blushed, her cheeks glowing softly in the light, delicate like jade. As she tiptoed to dry his hair, she couldn't help pressing close to him. Her lips parted slightly, unintentionally tempting.

Nathaniel felt a flutter in his pants; he was all too familiar with her softness, his newlywed wife, gentle and fluid as water.

A shadow crossed his eyes as he diverted his gaze and changed the subject abruptly.

"Did you grow up in an ...