The Knight's Mysterious Maid-Chapter 268: Future (2)

"Please take your hand off of me, Rafael. You are only doing this for the sake of touching me. Being in a tub with a good-looking man would be much better if there was food. Am I to wait here for you to return from having dinner with your family?" Annalise asked since it was nearing time for dinner. They would soon need to part ways to get food.

"You can always join us for dinner," Rafael replied, continuing to wash her body diligently. Despite what Annalise said, she made no attempt to move his hands.

"And have your mother assume that something happened between us? Isn’t that what we should avoid at the moment? I will eat with the other servants and knights. Then I will return here when it gets quiet. I will be like a mouse," Annalise said.

"Then again, you might be busy later getting questions out of anyone you captured or speaking to Logan to hear what happened in your absence. We can’t be like this tomorrow since we must head back to the manor," Annalise said, realising it was the last time she was going to share Rafael’s bed with him.

"I will have dinner here," Rafael said. "Being injured and having you take care of me is a good excuse."

"My my. You really are smitten with me. So much that you cannot bear to go down to dinner with your family. The more you show this side of you, the more it will boost my ego so please, don’t ever stop it," Annalise said, going forward to get away from Rafael so she could turn to look at him. "I had no idea what a wonderful sight I was missing behind me."

Rafael placed the cloth he was using to wipe her to lay on the side of the tub. "You speak of me being a flirt, but you’ve got quite the tongue."

"See, I don’t know if you’re complimenting me, being dirty, or both. I was right about you from the very beginning that you are not as innocent as everyone thinks you are. Everyone speaks of you being kind, but I saw the truth. An annoying knight who likes to tease others. That’s what you are,

Annalise said, poking his leg under the water.

"Annoying?" Rafael said, confused by how that described him.

"Well, you had a habit of showing up when I didn’t want you there. Like the time I was meant to collect the eggs and put away the chickens. Did you think I was happy to see you there while I was arguing with them? Don’t worry because I got to see other sides of you. Other sides which convinced me to be naked before you," said Annalise.

"It is crazy to think that if I didn’t make Delilah jealous you would not have taken me as your maid and we would not be like this now. You should thank her. I wouldn’t mind if you gave her a kiss. There would be no better gift to her than a kiss from you."

Rafael frowned, against the idea of kissing Delilah to get her back attached to him. "I will do no such thing," he said.

"Maybe it is good that you don’t," Annalise agreed with him despite it being her plan. "My jealous side is something the women longing for you will not want to see. It did cause me to flip you. Now that I look back on that night, I didn’t need to storm out because it was evident that you didn’t care for Siena."

"Your eyes were on me from the moment you arrived. Still, one of these days I am going to get back at you by making you jealous. Just so I can see what the expression would make."

"You want to make a man lose his life?" Rafael asked.

Annalise’s eyes widened, surprised by his threat. "The hero knight Rafael Callahan would kill someone because of me trying to make you jealous? That does not sound right."

"I told you to stop listening to what others say about me," Rafael replied.

"I can’t help it. It is fun to point out the lies about you. What you said doesn’t make me not want to make you jealous. Perhaps I would find a man I want dead and pretend to be interested in him so you could kill him for me. If I get to witness your anger, I just might pull you into a room and have my way with you," Annalise said, smiling more as Rafael sighed.

"Your love of violence worries me. You love it more than my knights who leave for war often."

"It should only worry you if it is you I want to be violent with. The only violent thing I want to do with you is spar and maybe be a little rough in bed. Perhaps sparring and then having sex afterwards. Your branch is getting excited again. Will I get to witness it sprouting leaves?" Annalise teased him. "You must admit that you love my ways. You can’t hide it when you sit before me naked."

There were things about Annalise that worried Rafael, but still, it was that side of her which captured his interest.

"Come back here, Annalise," he said, resting his arms on the edge of the tub.

Annalise felt a tingle in her chest because of his voice and order. Then there was the way he sat confident in his body. "Honestly, I think I am even more attracted to you now. This is becoming a little bit embarrassing for me especially when I already feel my legs wanting to move to you. Come to me, Rafael. Do that and I will let you touch me again."

Rafael smiled, as always amused when it came to Annalise. He had no issue with moving from where he sat to go to her. He had to thank Edgar for convincing him to get a bigger tub. It was for his height in the past, but now it was useful for being with Annalise.

After being in here twice with her, soaking alone sounded boring.

"Maybe that was a mistake," Annalise muttered, fearing the smile that Rafael wore now. She was going to be more tired soon because of what she told him. "What will it take to satisfy your hunger?" Annalise asked, referring to his need to be near her at the moment. She didn’t mind it considering she would get to feel his body.

Just as Rafael pulled Annalise to him, the faint sound of the bedroom door being knocked on was heard.

"Your door," Annalise alerted Rafael, closing her eyes as his lips kissed her shoulders. "I knew someone would come looking for you."

"Ignore them like I am," Rafael answered.

Annalise did just that, but then the knocking became louder as if the person wanted to break the door down. She could have ignored the knocking had the bathroom door been closed to help block out the door being knocked on.

"Rafael, the knocking is making it hard for me to really enjoy this. Just threaten the fool outside and come back to me. Oh! Before you come back to me, how about you bring some food? I have not eaten since this morning. No one could eat when worried about you," Annalise said.

Hearing how long it had been since Annalise ate something, Rafael sighed and let go of her to get out of the tub to see the idiot who couldn’t tell he didn’t want to be disturbed, and then get her food.

"I will be back soon," Rafael said as he got out of the tub. He then looked around for something to wear outside of his bedroom.

"Right," Annalise replied, watching his beautifully sculpted back and rear end. "This is really going to hurt," she whispered. Annalise rested back on the side of the tub and looked up at the ceiling.

Guilt was filling her more and more that she didn’t tell Rafael not to get excited thinking about a future with her in it.