Is this destiny?

"I am yours and you are mine. There is no need to run anymore, my little rabbit…", Noah murmured a second before their lips connected.

All Chloe's insecurities melted away as her arms circled around Noah's firm body, pulling him closer, unwilling to let go.

Without breaking kisses, they removed the remainder of their clothes and moved slowly toward the shower.

Chloe yelped when the cold water splashed on her head and she clung onto Noah like a koala.

Noah chuckled. "If I knew that a bit of cold water would make you do this, I would pour a bucket of cold water on you a long time ago."

Chloe's eyes widened in shock. The cold water broke her daze and she realized that they were completely naked, and she was sticking to him. And the thing pressing on her lower abdomen was definitely his erection.

She wanted to inch away, but his arms held her firmly in place.

"Give it a few seconds for warm water to come through the pipes…", he said.

Chloe didn't need warm water, because her body was on fire due to embarrassment mixed with arousal.

She wondered, how can he be so calm and composed? Does that come with experience? With how many women did he sleep so far? What if he is some playboy?

Her anxiousness swelled and she pushed against his chest with urgency. Seeing her struggle, Noah let her go and she stumbled backward into the corner of the shower enclosure. 

Chloe clumsily placed her hands over her chest and twisted her body in an attempt to hide her private parts.

She didn't want to look into Noah's face or the rest of his body, so she stared at her feet while wondering what she got herself into. Even if she fell for Noah, how could she be so reckless and not think things through? She had no idea who Noah was and what his intentions were. Sure, he said many nice things, but what if he was lying? Maybe the thing he did in front of her seniors doesn't mean much to him and it was just part of some sick plot.

"You are doing it again, my little rabbit…"

Noah's voice startled Chloe.

"Doing what?", she asked timidly.

"Overthinking."

"How do you know?"

"It's all over your face." He didn't want to say that the readings on Eve-lens were going crazy.

"And what do you see?"

"Fear. Panic.", he stopped talking because it made her even more anxious, and he noticed that she shrunk when he made a step toward her.

"We don't need to do this, Chloe.", he said with difficulty.

Noah thought that they made progress, but when he saw Chloe shrinking in front of him, Noah realized that Chloe is full of scars and that it will take time for them to heal before she can trust anyone. Him included. "I don't want you to feel forced or like you owe me anything."

Noah took a step away from Chloe. He didn't want to leave, but he couldn't stay in a confined space with Chloe and be a gentleman considering that both of them were naked. "Feel free to shower first."

He moved to leave the shower enclosure when he felt Chloe holding onto his wrist.

She didn't want him to go. Not like that.

Chloe looked at Noah who was naked and wet, and her heart ached when she saw the pain in his eyes.

She was finally free from the influence of her seniors, yet she was still succumbing to her insecurities.

Chloe cursed herself internally. Didn't she say that she will trust him? Why did she come up with scenarios where he is a scoundrel when he was nothing other than kind and considerate?

Chloe made a small step toward Noah. And another one. And another. And then she wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes while feeling his skin against hers and the warm water trickling on her head and shoulders.

Noah was not sure if he should hug her back. What if she retreats again? He decided to stay still and wait to see what she will do.

"I don't feel forced or like I owe you.", she spoke against his chest with her head lowered. "I want to be with you, Noah, because I like you very much. But the problem is that I am full of insecurities. I have difficulty believing that an amazing man like you would be interested in a relationship with someone inferior like me."

Noah exhaled a long breath and hugged her back. His scared rabbit finally took initiative and opened up, even if it's just a little bit.

"Chloe, you are beautiful inside and out. If anyone is inferior between the two of us, that should be me."

Chloe looked up at him and squinted while blinking rapidly because the water was hitting her face. "You must be joking. I can't see a single flaw in you."

Noah leaned above Chloe, shielding her from the splashing water which now fell at the back of his head.

"That is because you are perfect. You see only the good in people and I hope you will never realize how flawed I am."

"Kiss me, Noah…", Chloe demanded. "I need you to convince me that you really want me by your side."

"You are trembling."

"You do that to me.", Chloe admitted shyly. 

Noah kissed her lightly and inched away.

"Chloe, I don't think I can kiss you and not do more than just kissing…", he said in a raspy voice.

Chloe swallowed softly, got on her toes, and pressed her lips against Noah's, silently giving him permission to do more than kissing.

Noah understood Chloe's action very well. He wanted to ask her if she was sure, but at the same time, he didn't want to give her another chance to retreat as he was aroused beyond belief.

If someone told him that he will stand under a shower stark naked with an alluring young woman who is equally naked and have a chat while forcing his hands (and the rest of his body) to behave, Noah would call that person a liar. But this is Chloe, and Noah didn't want her to misunderstand because the more time he spent with her, the more he realized how special she is and somewhere deep down inside his heart he knew that no other woman will ever manage to impact him the way Chloe does.

With Chloe's permission to proceed, Noah mentally removed breaks and his hands started roaming over Chloe's body, caressing, squeezing, and pinching places, making her squirm and moan under his ministrations.

Chloe was floating. Every place Noah touched stimulated her nerve endings and sent small pulses of electricity toward her core.

Noah kissed Chloe's lips and jaw and nibbled on her ears and neck, and she tried to do the same to him, but for some reason, she became soft and unable to move as she wished. She was glad that he pinned her against the tiled wall of the shower enclosure with his body, otherwise she would plop down on the floor.

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