She wanted to cry out and beg him not to go, to screw the call and just screw her like mad, like he had been possessed by some animalistic urge and lust and go to town on her, make her forget who she was, everything. But of course, Esther being Esther didn’t say a thing. She simply smiled a weak smile and once she was deposited to sitting back on the bench, the warmth of him gone, her arms wrapped around herself. She was cold. Instantly, she fastened the clasp of her bra and grabbed her shirt, pulling it back on. Then her hands came over her face and she groaned. This was so not fair.
After a few moment of succumbing to her inner hell, Esther stood up and she grabbed the bottle of water she had dropped. She chugged it like it might possibly be laced with something. She was just thirsty but wished it was wine. Though wine probably wouldn’t help. Being drunk would only make things worse than it was. After some time, she found her way out of the gardens and back into the large estate where she rather sullenly made her way upstairs. It seemed for the most part, the rest of the staff was off on their own, off the clock and getting their rest or just letting the night die down to prepare for the next day. When she got to her room, she shut the door and stripped down. It was time for a bath to calm her unnerved nerves. She had just finished drawing one when she heard her door open. Already nude and assuming it might be Harrison to come and make good on that rain check, Esther hurried out of the bathroom, careless about her lack of clothes when she saw Amy standing there. The girl’s eyes went wide, as did Esther’s and her hands instantly came to cover over the most of her privy parts.
“Don’t bother.” Amy suddenly said, shutting the door and advancing on her. Esther stepped back, reaching towards the duvet and grabbing it off the bed to cover her better.
“I-I’m sorry, I thought you were—“
”Mr. Trenton?” Esther nodded, still ever so embarrassed.
“So I take it you two were off doing something…intimate?”
“Were.”
“You must be going out of your mind.”
“A touch.”
And then Amy shocked her even more when she began to undress. “Were you going to shower?”
Esther was wide eyed and her jaw was lying on the floor. “A b-bath.” She stammered.
“Can I join? It’s been a very long day.”
“Oh.” Was all she said as her eyes started to close again. It was better and easier to keep them closed. The room didn’t spin. Just her brain. She felt her head being lifted up but at the same time, she didn’t feel it. Someone might be able to put hot coals on her and she’d feel the warmth but not the stinging hotness that would make her hiss and probably scream bloody murder. Not that she was about to suggest it.
Soon, she felt the cool rim of a glass to her lips and she opened her mouth to accept what she hoped was water. It was, ice cold and so refreshing for her rather parched mouth and throat. She wanted more when it was pulled back and even tried to sit up a bit, her eyes opening to slits to see. Mallory didn’t have the energy or the time to question what he just put in her water. She blindly drank but considering he saved her, she doubted he was trying to pull a fast one. So she drank, her hand moving over his rather large one, tipping the glass back as she tipped her head back, drinking the entire contents. A soft sigh came from her when she finished and her head came back down to rest on his lap. Though right now, she couldn’t tell the difference between the couch or his lap. Her eyes settled closed and a soft hum came from her. “Did you get hurt?”