Love’n’Lust

The driver had driven them to one of Ben’s apartments where he casually visited. Belle had fallen asleep while resting in his arms as they drove there so when it was time to get down from the car, Ben had to carry her in.

The driver who had followed Ben up the elevator to get the door opened it and Ben carried her in. She didn’t even know she was being carried by him till the driver closed the door a little bit loudly, and she opened her eyes slowly.

Ben’s face was the first thing her eyes met, and she smiled. Ben noticed she was awake when he wanted to lay her down on the bed.

“Are you going to leave?” She asked with her sleepy eyes aimed at his.

“No. No, I won’t.”

“I feel dirty, Ben” She pouted, holding on to his neck and not letting go.”I NEED to immerse my body in some warm water.”

“Okay, you can do that when you wake up tomorrow.” Ben tried to lay her down again because he thought she was just sleep-talking but she wouldn’t let go.

“You are not listening to me, Ben. I want to feel some warm water against my skin, I want to….” She trailed off, shutting her still sleepy eyes for some seconds and re-opening them.

“You want a warm bath?” Ben was ready to give her whatever she wanted, he just thought she looked too exhausted to want to do anything.

“Yessss.” She stressed her reply, shutting her eyes again.

“Alright, but you have to let me keep you on the bed so I can go fix the tub for you. Okay?”

“No, I don’t want you to leave.” She shook her head, opening her eyes as she did so.

“Belle, how about I go fix you a warm bath like you want, and you take off your clothes, okay?”

“No. Don’t go.”

“I won’t. I’m just going to the bathroom.”

“Okay. Take me with you.” She earned a surprised look from Ben when she said that. “I’m scared that if you leave….” She was about to explain.

“Nothing will happen to you, Belle. No one can come here to hurt you. No one, not while I’m here with you.” He smiled reassuringly at her, understanding her fear.

“I’m sorry I let this happen to you in the first place.” His smile died slowly when he apologized. “You know what? We could both go to the bathroom.” After saying those last words, he saw a faint smile paint her lips.

With her arms still around his neck, he carried her toward the bathroom like a baby.

When he got to the bathroom, he kept her on the countertop to the vanity, luckily she agreed to be left there. Closing and opening her eyes repeatedly, she watched him prepare a bath for her.

“Your bath is ready now,” he carried her down from the counter but she stood scratching the back of her neck.

“Won’t you take off my clothes, or do I get in the bath with them?” She pursed her lips, almost unconsciously.

Ben sighed, he knew she was not herself at the moment. Taking her clothes off her wasn’t something he planned on doing, he didn’t want to be triggered to do anything with her, not today.

After staring at her for a while, he smiled.

‘I can control myself,’ he said to himself before going closer to her than he already was. She raised both her hands for him to take the top she was wearing off her, and he did.

Her pointy breasts stared at him, making him swallow. He had forgotten how bad he was at controlling himself when it was Belle.

“Fuck,” he just muttered.

To avoid the temptation directly in front of him, he looked away to clear his head for some good seconds before looking back at her.

He pulled the jean trouser down from her waist to her ankles after unzipping it. Belle stepped out of the trouser without being told.

“Carry me to the tub?” She blinked as she requested.

The tub was just two steps away from where they both stood but she wanted to be carried by him, she wanted to breathe in his smell, she missed that.

“Here we go,” He swept her off the floor and towards the tub.

Watching the bubbly water cover most of her when he put her in the tub, he squatted behind her, a smile on his face.

She closed her eyes once she felt the warm water, she had longed to get in a bath for days now. She finally felt safe enough to be comfortable in a bath with her eyes closed the way she was doing.

It felt better when she felt Ben’s hands on her shoulder, he was giving her a massage. She found herself smiling with pleasure.

“You like this?” She heard him ask in her right ear.

“Mhmm.” She answered.

She soon fell asleep in the tub, not able to battle the heaviness of her eyelids. Ben got a towel before getting her out of the tub, he didn’t mind getting himself wet in the process.

After drying her body delicately with the towel, he took her back to the bed, laying her gently so she didn’t wake up again but she opened her eyes when he was putting the blanket over her.

“I’m thirsty, Ben.”

“Okay, I’ll get you some water,” he made to leave but heard her.

“No, don’t go.”

“I’m just going to get water.”

“Oh.” She looked at both sides of the bed and when she confirmed that there wasn’t a jug of water sitting on either of the bedside tables, she sighed.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

“It will be less than a minute, I’ll be back,” Ben assured her before leaving the room.

***

Ben came into the room where Belle was resting now; he had left to get her some water as she asked but he met her asleep when he returned.

Keeping the glass of water on one of the bedside tables, he sat by the bed, staring at her for a long time. He stopped and sighed; she didn’t deserve to be kidnapped. He couldn’t shake off the guilty feeling of knowing she was most likely kidnapped because of him. He knew that the person who ordered her kidnapped, either did so to get to him or did so because of jealousy, and if that was the case, he strongly suspected Alex.

It had to be Alex, he was undoubted about it because for one to contract Tiger to do a job, that person had to be financially ready, and besides that, she had the motive.

He knew that there were other persons in his life with motives to want to hurt Belle to get to him but no one knew he was having anything with Belle, at least not the persons he would suspect.

His thoughts were disrupted when Belle suddenly sat up, breathing heavily with fear written all over her.

“Belle?” He went closer to her and hugged her to calm her down. She hugged him back, feeling safe to know that he was there.

“Water,” She muttered, she was still thirsty like before she slept.

“Here,” Ben got the glass from the table and held it to her lips so she could drink from it. When she had had some, he returned the glass to the table.

“Don’t go, stay with me.” Belle held his arm, her plea reflecting in her blue eyes.

“I wasn’t planning to,” he smiled at her as he rearranged the pillows.

“Come,” he said when he lay on the bed with his arms open for her.

Belle quickly went on top of him, resting her head against his chest. She didn’t think he would know how much she liked to lay on his chest.

Now that she was on top of him, she felt the safest. He pulled the blanket over them both, caressing her hair and bareback afterward and trying to help her go back to sleep.