Chapter 81 - Step By Step...

"Come, let's retire to our floor." Benjamin breathed. His voice was thick. Benjamin touched the tip of my nose and smiled. Strange how I had almost forgotten that we were not alone.

He let go of my face and gestured for me to take his hand. "Good night my dear sister." He warmly smiled at Lynn. He really seemed to be a loving brother. "Goodnight chief." She grinned.

As we walked up to the door, I saw a guard. He was wearing a black bullet vest and a black jacket underneath. I glanced at Benjamin and he sighed. One guard stayed before Lynn's bedroom and another followed us to the basement underneath the house.

"This is our area in this house." He said as he cocked his head. "Rather big." I noticed. "Mhhh." Was the only thing he said. It seemed like it was a house underneath the main house. It had a large kitchen, 3 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms. A spacious living room with a very large brown and fluffy couch and all the furniture were wooden. It was much different from all the white leather interior at the palace, with clinical white marble walls.

"Did you decorate this yourself?" I asked, looking at the antique furniture. "Yes." He said as he smiled crookedly.

"It's kind of old-fashioned…" I said as my eyes flew over the big room. "The only thing that is modern, is the TV that takes up most of the wall right there." I laughed.

"My husband is a grandpa." I laughed very loud now. Benjamin spun me around until I smoothly clashed onto his chest. He stroke his nose against my neck. My whole body shivered.

"How does this feel?" He asked as he gently kissed my skin. "Nah…" I tried to say. Benjamin took off my head scarf and loosened my hair. "Ah… You. Are. So. Beautiful." He said making the words seem like their own sentence.

He made me blush and I felt my skin burn. "I am a grandpa huh…" Benjamin said as he intently looked into my eyes, while playing with my curls. I pressed my lips together, preventing me from laughing too hard.

I nodded 'yes'. Benjamin cocked his head and scrutinized my face. "Uhm… Ben…" I started to say.

"Yes my wife." He said as he held my gaze. His eyes were dancing. "What… am I supposed to wear tonight… I mean… You said we were going to buy a new wardrobe… but that will be tomorrow…" I was getting nervous, as I realized I did not bring a nightgown.

Benjamin licked his lips and his smile widened. "I hadn't really thought of that." He said smiling sheepishly.

"That means you should sleep naked then." He said with a serious face. I stopped breathing and blanky stared at him. Benjamin started to snicker loudly.

He kissed my forehead. "I would never make you do something you are not comfortable with." He breathed. I immediately felt relieved.

He offered his hand and I took it. We walked into a spacious walk in closet and he grabbed a t-shirt out of one of his drawers. "Here." He said. "It might me a little big." He smiled at me.

"Do you like me to draw a bath for you?" He asked. "Yes, I would like that." I mused. "Good, come then." He said as he walked me into a bathroom. "Even this room is old-fashioned." I snickered.

"Hey!" He said. "Don't make fun of my taste…" He said narrowing his eyes at me. A smile still lingered on his lips. Benjamin stroke his fingers through his hair. "I'll let you be." He said as he closed the distance between us.

"Why are you so reluctant to leave." I squeaked. He pouted his lips. I could see that Lynn and he were siblings. "I wish I could bathe with you." He said as he bit his lip.

I twitched my lips in response. "I know…" He muttered. "I will wait…" He said in the same tone. I sighed. I thought of Saphira and Sierra…. And all the other woman who kept on pursuing him.

"Maybe we can…" I carefully started to say. His eyes lit up. "But…" I said as I raised my index finger. "We both keep our undergarments on." I said stating my demands.

Benjamin smiled. "Really?" He breathed. "Are you sure?" He tried again. I nodded. "Well then.." He said as he turned the water switch on.

The bathtub started to fill. Benjamin took a remote-control in his hands and pushed on a button. Music started to fill the room. "Actually… I don't really know what kind of music you like." He came to realize.

"I don't know. Everything?!" I shrugged. "Not a real music fan then?" He pouted his lips again. "I never really thought of it." I said in all honesty.

"I'll give you some lessons in music history then." He mused. I snickered.

"Can you do me a favor?" He asked with amusement in his eyes… Oh oh… what would he want now? "What…" I said dragging out the word in a skeptic tone.

"Can you unbuttoned my blouse?" He said looking into my eyes. I swallowed.

I saw those girls before me again and I placed my hands on the fabric of his blouse. "Sure, I will.." I told him. I tried not to look at him, as I loosened his tie. I unbuttoned his blouse and helped him to take it off.

My eyes traced the skin of his chest. My beathing sped. "You can manage your own pants right." I said narrowing my eyes at him. He smiled crookedly. He playfully raised his eyebrows once.

"Ben…" I objected. "Okay Okay." He made a face. "Shall I help you getting out of that dress then?" He said as he raised his eyebrows twice. A laugh escaped my lips.

"You are something." I told him. "I give you one finger, and you want to take both hands." I grinned.

"Mhh…" He said.

"Fine.." I smiled, while I placed my hands before my eyes.