"Then let's go there. First, you need to bathe. If you don't mind, maybe... I can bathe you?" Alex asked, feeling uncertain about how to broach the subject.

Alisha's eyes widened as she heard him ask for her permission, something he had never done before when bathing her.

Now that she had agreed to go to the beach and have lunch, she hoped it would lift her spirits, as she felt like she was wasting away in this bed.

But she was taken aback by his sudden politeness. She hadn't expected this ...