Night with The Twin Rivers

Ch. 6

Once they were inside he led her towards a clothing outlet and immediately had her try on some different styles of clothing. “Something tells me your closet is full of business suits.”

She looked at him and cringed a bit. 

He laughed, “I see I was right.”

She crossed her arms. He quickly started pulling out a few dresses that looked to be in her size. A few that were casual, for a walk in the park, and a few that were a bit more dressy for a date night. He also pulled out some jeans, and some basic shirts. 

Before she knew it she was trying on all sorts of things from around the store to see what would work best for her. There were several bags of clothes they were now carrying as they made their way towards the shoe store where he bought her a few different pairs to match her clothes. 

“You seem very interested in clothes…” She said to him as they left the shoe store. 

“Clothes are important, unless of course you are more interested in not wearing any…” He looked at her with a playful smirk and she turned red. “I am kidding. Clothes are important. You can’t always wear a suit. You shouldn’t wear that for a walk in the park, or a picnic by the lake.”

She had nothing to say to that. Did that mean he wanted to do those things with her?

As if on cue he stopped and let the bags sit on the floor. He gently places his hands on her arms and looks her in the eyes. “I will do anything and everything for you. I want to have a picnic by the lake. I want to go for a walk in the park. I want to go skiing with you, to the movies, and to see the world. I am all in on this mate thing. I will do anything to make you happy.”

Jena looked at him and her heart jumped again. He was so sweet and charming, and he was wooing her, instead of the other way around. He dropped his hands and picked the bags back up, “we have one more stop to make.” 

He led the way to the spa and she smirked. “A spa?”

“You need to relax my dear. Not everything is about work. Try to relax and have a good time, will you? I will put the bags in the car.” He said walking up to the counter. 

The woman at the counter looked at them and smiled, “would you like a couples massage?” 

“N—” Shawn tried to say. 

Jena interrupted him, “Yes please. And you can put it on my card.” She slipped out her card and the woman charged it before he could do anything to stop it. Suddenly they were both being ushered into another room. She hadn’t thought it all through, and they were suddenly now alone in a room expected to strip. She turned away from him and started to undress. Shawn followed suit and slipped on the robe, giving her time to do the same before turning back towards her. They both blushed. Jena suddenly felt embarrassed for doing something like this on impulse. 

A masseuse for each of them came in and directed them on what to do. It was clear that Shawn was unfamiliar with everything and uncomfortable as they went through their massage. They were put through a full body massage including some hot stones on their back, and then a facial afterwards. 

Once they were finished they were directed towards a small bathroom with a shower. One shower. Jena blushed at the thought. 

Shawn cleared his throat and turned away. “You can go first. I will wait till you're finished.” He said to her and turned away. 

Jena slowly and carefully removed her robe and slipped into the shower to wash off. She quickly cleaned herself up and then slipped back out and put her clothes on once she was dry. She turned away from him and let him do the same. 

Once they were both clean and dressed they left. They were quiet as they headed towards the car and he drove her home. At home he got out and helped her bring her bags towards the house. 

Suddenly they were standing on her porch and she felt like an awkward school girl. “I had a great time.” She said to him and felt like those words weren’t good enough. 

He smirked, “me too. Who knew that a massage could feel so good.”

“Your first time, then?” She asked him playfully. 

“Yep.” He said with a small laugh. “I didn’t think that it would be so enjoyable, especially with someone.”

She blushed again. “I appreciate everything you did with me tonight.” 

“Anytime, my dear.” He said to her. 

Jena didn’t know what to say, or do. Everything had been so nice and she felt like she was letting him down. 

“You haven’t let me down. You could never let me down.” He said to her as though reading her mind. 

She looked at him curiously. 

He reached out and placed a comforting hand under her chin and smiled at her, “you are wonderful, remember? It’s okay that things are a little awkward right now. We still need to get to know each other. Let things play out like this should. If you need anything I will be here.” His eyes looked to her lips and he dropped his hand and took a step back. 

Jena appreciated his gesture, but in that moment she just wanted him to lean in and kiss her. Would they have stopped though? Then she thought about Steven, it wouldn’t be fair to him to let this relationship continue if he wasn’t on board. It would just hurt all of them. 

“Good night, Shawn.” She said to him as she turned and headed inside for the night. 

“Good night my dear Jena. Sleep well.” He turned from her and headed back towards his car. 

Jena watched him leave and she let out a big breath, as she had been holding it in. A part of her had been waiting for him to come back and take her. She had her back towards the door and she slid down on the ground and placed her arms on her knees and leaned her head back against the door. What was she doing? Why was it so easy to just follow along with him? Was she supposed to do that? Did she make a fool of herself in front of him? There were so many questions playing through her mind.