Chapter 423: Love
As I found myself captivated by Felisiana-sama for a moment,
Felisiana-sama, too, had been gazing at me for a while.
But then I snapped back to myself and hurriedly spoke.
“I-I’m sorry. When we bathed together before, you were Siana, and to begin with, I’ve never really looked at a woman I bathed with as someone I love… but now, I’m aware of you in a different way as Felisiana-sama… so I ended up staring.”
“…! I feel the same way, Lux-kun… no, I’ve felt this way even before, but now that I’m conscious of being able to be with you like this, when I look at you, I can’t help but be captivated.”
“Felisiana-sama…”
Smiling softly, Felisiana-sama stepped closer to me.
Holding soap in her hand, she said,
“Let me wash your back, Lux-kun.”
Before, I probably would have said, “I can’t possibly have Felisiana-sama do something like that for me!”
“As your wife.”
Remembering those words, I nodded and said,
“Thank you very much!”
Hearing that, Felisiana-sama smiled gently and began washing my back.
“How does it feel?”
“It feels really good!”
“I’m glad.”
After that, Felisiana-sama continued to wash my back with gentle hands.
As I felt her touch against my skin, it was as if her affection was being conveyed directly to me.
She may have always shown it, but only now could I truly accept it.
After that,
Once we finished washing, the two of us soaked in the bath together.
“Come to think of it, when I bathed with you as Siana before… when I hugged you without thinking, you lost consciousness right away.”
“! Back then, even though you were a maid, it was my first time bathing with a woman, so I was really tense, and when you hugged me, Siana’s… Felisiana-sama’s body was pressed directly against mine without even a towel in between, so I panicked…”
…That’s right.
Back then, I completely lost my composure, but…
“But… now, I think I can hold you without losing consciousness like I did back then! No… please let me hold you!”
“Lux-kun…”
Murmuring my name softly, Felisiana-sama moved closer to me.
Then she wrapped both her arms around my back and said in a sweet voice,
“You don’t need to ask for something like that… I want to hold you too, Lux-kun.”
“Felisiana-sama…”
After that, we pressed our bodies together and embraced.
Through that, I felt how slender her body was compared to mine,
And the softness and warmth of her against me.
Before, that would have overwhelmed me with embarrassment and nerves to the point of losing consciousness, and honestly, it’s not like I don’t feel that way even now.
…But more than that, everything about Felisiana-sama feels precious to me.
“Hey, Lux-kun… would it be alright if I slept with you tonight?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Thank you.”
Blushing slightly, Felisiana-sama tightened her embrace just a little.
Even so, it remained a gentle hold.
I responded in kind, tightening my arms slightly as well.
After that, we stayed like that for a while, holding each other with our bare skin touching.
Then, after getting out of the bath, Felisiana-sama and I went straight to my room together and sat side by side on the bed.
“…When I sit on the bed like this, it brings back so many memories.”
“That’s true… even just today alone, so much has happened, but if we think about these past few months, there’s far too much to look back on all at once.”
“That’s right.”
“…But there’s one thing I can say… Felisiana-sama… thank you so much for coming to see me as Siana. Because of that, I can now love you like this.”
As I said that, I placed my hand over Felisiana-sama’s.
“Lux-kun…”
Felisiana-sama turned her hand beneath mine upward.
“Lux-kun, thank you as well for meeting me. Because I met you, I’m truly happy.”
She intertwined her fingers with mine and gently held my hand.
Her cheeks were flushed with happiness.
“Lux-kun…”
“Felisiana-sama…”
We called each other’s names.
Naturally, we leaned closer to each other.
And there, on the bed with just the two of us, Felisiana-sama and I softly pressed our lips together…