Asha had been fully prepared to leave and give Xarakas some privacy to enjoy the bath on his own, so when he began to argue, only to cut himself off, she gave him a dubious look. She wasn't sure why he'd even want to attempt to argue when, in her opinion, it would be easier for them both to just move on.
But as he spoke about sharing and sat down and motioned for her to as well, Asha slowly sat, slowly rolling up the hem of her own pants so she could dip her feet into the water.
She looked up in genuine surprise as he finally offered his explanation however, frowning. "That's…" She wasn't sure she even had words for how it made her feel. "I'm sorry, Xarakas. No one should be treated like that. You shouldn't be so quick to insist you owe me an apology though. While I am happy to hear that there's nothing horribly wrong with me, I still stand by my apology. Even if you have experiences that explain why you were uncomfortable and you aren't angry with me, the fact remains that I was pushy and insistent in a situation where I should have backed off the moment you argued with me. I truly was in the wrong."
She studied him quietly for a moment. "To be honest, I'm… not particularly eager to put distance between us, even if it would be the smart thing to do. I was prepared to do just that, yes, but not necessarily because that's what I desired. I'd even say I'm tempted to suggest that we could probably make something work so long as we're careful. Though—"
Asha ran a hand through her hair. "I'd have to think about how to approach your aversion to being touched. I refuse to continually make you uncomfortable like earlier in the hopes that you'll eventually become comfortable. And it would have to be something that doesn't involve you focusing your attentions on me, else I'd only be feeding into how you've been treated."
"It's fine, Princess, really," Xarakas was quick to assure her as she apologized, offering her a faint smile.
"There are others in far worse situations than mine. And you didn't make me uncomfortable, at least not the way I think you mean. I just… I had no idea what to do in that situation, given I've never been put in it before, and I suppose I just froze up," he explained, hoping she wouldn't be too hard on herself for something he didn't really see as an issue.
He was both a little surprised and relieved when she claimed she was reluctant to put space between them, nodding slowly as she spoke.
Though… The more she talked the more she made it sound like this was not just some fling, some one-time tryst, and that made both him and his demon very happy to hear.
"Planning on keeping me around for a long time, are you?" he teased with a little chuckle, shaking his head as she insisted finding a way to help him become more comfortable with her touching him.
"You touching me is far from making me uncomfortable, Princess. I'm just not used to being the receiver of so much attention in that way, I suppose. But I really don't mind, because as I'm sure you've figured out by now, both my demon and I want you, desperately, and I'd be happy to spend the rest of my life pleasuring you without getting anything in return."