MTFBMP Chapter 42

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‘Next on the list of people I care about is…’057e75e5d5984305

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It would have been reassuring to see Dion and Jade’s names on the list, but alas, their defenses were too high.b617d558d48b18b4

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And Dion, 2e52bb3033 despite spending 98cd5a8a4a every morning e5dce468ee together, hardly d56c380c80 ever got 302d8d7b0c the chance.a71769ecbbbae5b6

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Bam, bam, bam—2c8a5a4028d3a936

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As I 4d8a3a340e stomped my cf3b77b62a foot, I 421308fd1a thought of e64a4cc6b0 Dion.a86b86b62404134a

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I’ve been having breakfast with Dion since I got on the boat. Dion preferred to write down the information as I gave it to him.3cae9d67dc44a720

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“I think it’s because I showed him the parchment with the holes in it in the first place.”b059a298834873ad

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Our trust in 3082bed84d each other was 67df23a63d at an all-time 892c613a8b low.9ef5298cf15afa12

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“Ha, my bad db25ebeabe karma.”2135bf307d079630

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Sighing, I knew enough about Dion that I wasn’t too scared.f16e2f5480f07698

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“I’m glad he didn’t keep pushing back.”9a242445f129f46d

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It was a 89f3933592 little scary when 5cccdf781f he snapped at 7b306eb625 me for calling 981a17c482 him captain.61dae0144404e1cc

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Earlier, after breakfast. I smiled dc130657c1 when I 7f703b3059 found a 3371b0dd50 piece of 4dbd701fc7 parchment slipped 8e6c8f8e06 under the 12a42b6cfe bathroom door.e2133a733cbc4cc5

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The note was 926a277152 brief, saying that fb20a61d14 there was warm e4faafa512 water and that c9b13651bd I could take 13c7063d4c it from there. The note 1471b9866d was so e46b1bb299 freshly scribbled fdb92858a2 that the 939d0a8770 ink was 353cc0cd0c barely dry.9df900b0b2990aff

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On the 1583d752ef boat, I ce58a1dfdb was lucky 47d890814f to be 2410a233a7 able to 54b07af813 wipe myself fb80420397 down with ec98c91f92 a little 25e5d7ddfe water. e01bad81cb8ee79e

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Always having d1a355edb5 access to 25f1b886e5 a decent 5102e61720 amount of 32e392b541 hot water a94e4d5a55 was a 240ab1bfff luxury among c4b86dc810 many. 501808cd91437072

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Now, thanks eeb927ce75 to Dion, 6fa577ea66 I was d4fdb099eb able to 454cedd7c5 enjoy a d31ea58032 bath at 3aef0d6603 least every 05cf25dce7 other day.9785f6743880cb9f

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‘On days like today, it would have been nice to hear it from him.’6499c4cc17259c06

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As I 1574a5f0be always thought, e21aa03206 Dion would 98d89fcca1 always leave 41bc3bda40 me a 38f38ec2b8 note after 243df09bdf he finished 7b91fe71ad using the 0ef14164fa bathroom. f809e39f05b91192

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When I ce74c7625b found the ba83debfa8 note, it 895aa780e6 was as 86c3d9674e if he 0405c837c1 wanted me bdebc5a759 to use ea6032b550 the bathroom e01019239e if I c3f5b4115c could, or 73c8d3854d not.e4fd0110d0c8a5e1

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It was a thoughtful 9e57d27a55 gesture, but a bit 01c9904c6c lacking.cf7336094d23c7c5

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“No, I’m glad I did, and I should be grateful.”aef64b77bcf5f497

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This was all because 9a5fd27a53 someone else had taken d6030968d6 the trouble to heat 7ee761cde8 the water. I became an unnoticed 8386f8359a member of the crowd. 9a0fac519f5f98f1

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I was reminded that 8dd2278365 I was already being 0af9d77574 pampered.2597d77157b5706e

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“I should leave now.”f4452507256ee498

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Once again, I 711599e783 spoke into thin dd8f20a2e6 air and sat a9484d73ce upright. Throughout the bath, fa5b449907 Adele was on 66ca683c9c my mind.c6a798017204b882

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‘I wonder how I’m going to appease him today.’e369ddb05147e9dd

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As I thought 77e89dc0d2 about it, Adele 468ab3c13f had been subtly 1ea4413550 demanding more and 0e6843a5cd more from me 57c98521ab as the days f12c16ca58 went by. It took quite e5c54fc248 a bit of 008fb3c511 strength to push f14e434af4 him off after 83a0b385d9 only a few 16c9016044 days of constant 459449465b physical contact.71d4d73ec965980c

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Every time 5341eda89f we met, 922541848b Adele would 69efd61c43 start creeping 8c5bfc814a up on a778a6f084 me, asking 86956320a7 for something 2c77b06de5 extra.b17164d09d26c830

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‘All these guys 42057bd4fd are asking too 865443d209 much of me.’f1742ac9d478823d

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Dion was f1a423ee02 asking for f550b719e6 information, and be2aafea80 Adele was 18d8372dc2 asking for f522003b00 contact.89b55f023573776a

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If anyone asked fbdb0bdd2f me which was 5580676c2a more troubling, it 20c501d78c was the latter.ea380a24c44e2ee9

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Although I hadn’t yet permitted a deeper contact beyond lips, Adele wanted more every day. It took a lot of courage for me to give him my lips.26a367eb4345903a

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‘I’m sure that face and body are mesmerizing.’cbe478bc7f2c968d

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Yesterday was the c3986d1180 worst, but so 5c9075d7ef were the other 19325aac20 days.6f8e87d999e2ddb4

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At every opportunity, Adele 8d4b3ac7f4 would nibble at my 002077c2ca clothes or try to 2279f0ec7e trap me with one 9b9b8bb0f4 leg between his. ab2774a2d95997c3

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When that f12354c89a was thwarted, 60241d1e00 Adele would 66b9fe25de hold me 475142bd47 from behind, d43172bb9c bury his a154c3588c face near e28465aef7 my shoulder, 4f04c5eeeb and hold 8418f4139d on for 1e846f9efb dear life.29508f08cdbf24c8

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The beast’s breathing in the back of my throat slowly faded over time, desperately ignoring any possible physiological events that might have occurred in the meantime.c7b70199b61eb55a

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“It wants, and it 2afe6f5557 asks.”9b6800a6ac0fab94

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Whether it’s animal instinct or a subconscious manifestation of his past splendor, I don’t know.77d4178b9d43bcba

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If I had known this was going to happen, I should have made sure Adele’s past was well-organized. I thought to myself.2f482e26a2cf4daa

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‘But at least it stops when I tell it to stop.’f76acae0ee2130b0

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He turned away from 2f4b83505c the warning signal, which a1a0fb7b65 had already fallen, through fcb3f13a90 cloudy eyes.cf11c8c7a25ffa10

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“My cut hurts, e467e3e97b ouch.”8433310cd1e7301b

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Later, down in 9c7118276a the basement, I 2f19eb5372 reminded myself of 765c3e5779 what I had 0aab32be9d to do.bd20dcc4679bc06d

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In the 3f1991addb short time 57e6d32918 I had, dc2dab3331 I needed 0853706de4 to pacify 0b3b06558d Adele as 128b7d13a3 best I fe763171e4 could, and e1c240cb30 I wanted 119be3d77f to check ac4184fabc on the c4e89930b9 other beasts 0bc705ccb6 in case e6fb4c799f the party d38c40a579 was noisy.dadb053467025105

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The animals under Adele’s control were generally docile. They would lean against me or nuzzle me, just like Adele.3353a918d8a372af

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It was an unspoken d591f4eaf9 rule from the beginning 462dc8673d that when I finished 6eb9bc06ec checking on the animals, e55ee2a2ce I had to look 343a2311cf at Adele the last e1bee83ab0 time or else he dc505579e5 would throw a fit a8b1799e7c and refuse to open 2172d69569 the cellar door.e8e9dbdac8c4b6f4

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It took some convincing to persuade him that the other animals didn’t need to be taken care of.4fcd6a576618eb52

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“Adele, you’re too jealous.”e8952f2540a23abe

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Ouch. My stomach lurched slightly to one side for a moment, then back again. I knew this was Adele’s response.78694c751ab3bdea

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I giggled, e9ff0753ab then suddenly d388ac1d15 felt embarrassed 461bfc229a and rolled 9eca940398 my eyes.83cb9602703662e6

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“Well, to say the least, it’s a bit much to ask for a kiss every time we say goodbye, don’t you think?”4e5eb04d58aae90f

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The color of my 8481f5bbdc cheeks, which had been 3419a749de soaking in the warmth 33c68de1c7 of the water, was b5a969eddf growing a little brighter.2c6cc6f6df3b9062

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“You should restrain yourself, Adele, from demanding more than you deserve from beasts that can’t speak.”5dbb3ce1292a9d00

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I lectured him, casually, since I couldn’t see him right now.183424d294eab9e4

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This time c791f3a2f9 the boat dad8848529 tilted the 2d4a68d42e other way 75ec28d8bb and came f91209adcf back. The water overflowed slightly 174aec5331 out of the tub. 2621501b876033c3

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The water 5286e73ded level had 44e4c34454 gradually dropped, 700f8ba766 and now 6351f967a1 it was 880402dd2a barely above 51b833e0aa my chest.1393435a831cd57f

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I wanted to hold d046db7808 on a little longer, b69379645c but it had been da83c91de7 a while. The water had e67050cee4 cooled down a 61448d4e90 lot.e84afa1fc3e92ed6

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No matter how much a5a88e9fdb I promised the day f8ebbd528f before, Adele would insist 1edc9407dc on not letting me bdd0a94669 go because I was 3a17982706 late, and then the e5c8ff97b7 party would be over 0d8df3362e before I could see 4b47e9d24c it.89bd90dfc210b837

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Besides, there was 35d69e8daf a chance that 32a1e03cf7 Dion would barge 8af8b20bd1 into the room.8fdc974e307cdd01

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“Adele, are you sure you’re closing the door?”49945681c91760f4

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There was no 0a2b700d5c response to this 4ce6e46979 question, but Adele 0a3907e9b5 was the only 46ef9de38a person I could d645ddac6e trust.55c45cb326296f7a

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“Hold on, I’ll come out.”40eb7396c35625f7

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The door between Dion’s cabin and the restroom wasn’t properly locked, perhaps because the restroom was designed with the captain’s private quarters in mind.15d6bb29b5241ad8

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At first, I was nervous because I didn’t know when Dion would open the door, but now I often forget that he’s even on the other side of the door.421c99eb43fe0a6b

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And while a896821498 I have 4aaee2d7da a lot 47b15c1e85 to hide, 3f345247a4 Dion has 576e70c01c even more 63751419da to hide.9c3e99117d670c84

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‘He still thinks I’m a man.’2a479a60dac2d3b8

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The chances of 2363be35f8 him walking through 7048b16987 the door were aacc97481b slim to none.e3e7682f1cd4d203

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“He’s a child of aristocrats, so he would have some manners.”2d52b52d5ed1dcc8

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Living as a 980b80388f man and being 78247fe416 a woman are fa76a77353 two different things.84a4ead9aeeaacfc

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‘It’s so tiring to live a life of deception.’39e9d8edb5274d3d

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All the time 6156487cf1 I was so c172c55e88 tense that I c890068f77 had no energy fc12ea3ce9 left. I felt heavy b7151d984a and limp, like 0c2ecc960d I had weights b43a377804 on my limbs.b1e61c242762f727

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“Maybe I shouldn’t have pushed myself so hard in the first place.”3e0202be94f7b45a

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Getting Rhodon’s name was a bit of a stretch. It was a good thing to quickly become acquainted with the crew, but it was a burden to get too close and pretend to be friendly.3fe46842e9c2ca35

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Sneaking down 98fc2c011d to the 32db3559b8 basement was f865dd11ab getting harder ffca77db66 by the 7e10cf0c01 day.080716975973db8f

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“No, it’s better now because I can be prepared.”7a1ddd2b1ea2a34b

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Trying to ae04e74a14 think as 4183ecab82 positively as 3bc88de4da possible. I pulled myself 2bd7b1c6c0 together and hopped 6b475c8e96 out of the 1744a48402 tub.20a47fbea660c6f3

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After lightly tidying 8ddffb82eb up the bathroom, 952892c927 I wiped the e3e03954de water off my 90e4f883ed body. Dion had even 3231036ab9 let me use 8a455a0c28 a cotton cloth, 2a62f5e408 which looked quite bf37e834b4 luxurious.686282130ec0bd28

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“Thank you 742325c712 again today, 34f4f18d10 Captain.”7f9e61411232c4ee

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I thanked Dion, who was nowhere in sight, and reached for the clothes I’d left behind.b4de95468f55c784

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“You mustn’t peek, Adele.”369bf1c8ea40a960

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The words were f53d8b93c7 a reminder. There was no response 5316496fa4 from Adele.b4d99da83f4c5a5b

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“Adele?”c19e0b5bd2262652

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Usually, at this point, a7a43bfaff Adele would answer by 1669b37b70 tilting the boat. Sometimes, but not c126541b70 often, he would 5c0fe8a4da speak directly to 582ae4a3f1 me.7222f8d0be63c051

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“Are you sulking?”4d203b1ebd0ecf2c

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Immediately, I 0f41d7f90c knew I a48fa4d76c had to 4a1d93a9e7 go and ca23b119c6 comfort him.b2694ac4dfda6174

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The first thing I a7c63f56d9 did was grab my a833e86049 pants and put them 25169d5769 on. It was a quick f7b4cda7a5 process with no hassles 6e956f4d3a at all. 374e43fe59aec381

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The top, 51cd72bd86 however, took 53051a6fee a little d21a12cbe8 more effort.e489746a649d1090

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“Hmph.”bfdabc036cb80c96

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The first thing I a6b7058a5e had to do was c9968c3591 bind my chest. Underneath my usual 11cfd2e0df vest and shirt. 55a582a874b7d914

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Normally, I would have worn the underwear I’d brought with me from the inn, but I’d lent it to Adele, so I had to do the next best thing.73f9ed7d446631fb

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Taking a deep a97ea5e441 breath, I quickly 98e3b14632 wrapped the bandage 4ec2c455cd around my chest. 43f5b9d899fc7c74

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It was the same bandage Dion had given away in excess when he’d offered to treat the wound.eef281504ebf08bc

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The bandages 88d8f6bd99 were much db9518cef3 more uncomfortable 9c3b3cd96e and cumbersome, 8acc1d0ae2 but I 78a1daeb0f had no ed1d9e9c15 choice but ecd19b0873 to wear 9de57bcc09 them. 6ca472da638670ec

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There’s no telling what could happen when you’re walking around uncovered. I couldn’t just walk around unprotected.5db0c36e817fa9af

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“Phew…”40e5b6fd8839170c

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With the 1cca4e9a9a bandage, I 59cf17e1cf had to 02fe80c77e force myself 1632ae481a to squeeze aa2429dd76 it tighter 6301ae099c until it 0e461baaf2 was too 17c2f075da firm. b1e23989eca84031

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Every time I took 2682c27ba7 it off, I felt 9b7c1515a5 an indescribable sense of d2b8238d88 release.14a33a1fb9d4c1ad

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