Chapter 129 - Crystals Pampering Day (1/2)
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First up on Manager Hora's list of ”Things to Do for Crystal's Pampering Day” was… the Spa. Of course, nothing could go wrong with a relaxing day at the Spa. Hora set us all up for a full treat—full body massage, body scrubbing, aroma therapy, manicure and pedicure, nail art, relaxing in an indoor hot tub, with delicious food, and everything else one would need to relax.
”Aaahhhh…” we all moaned as we soaked our bodies into the warm water filled with flower petals and relaxing scents. We all soaked with our towels on since we were too shy to be seen naked even if we're all girls and friends. Crystal wasn't shy but since Hora and I were doing it, she did the same.
”This is so relaxing,” Crystal whispered in a voice full of pleasure from all the relaxation she was feeling. ”Thank you so much Hora and Senara. I needed this.”
”The massage was great, too,” I added.
”And the nail art was so cute I took lots of pictures.”
”Right? What design did you make them do?”
”I went for an ocean-themed one. It's so lovely, I couldn't help it,” Hora giggled. She stretched out her hand and showed her nails to us.
”That's so cute. How about you, Crystal? What design did you pick?”
”I had a purple one made for me, with flowers, of course. I just love purple. And you?”
I stretched out my hands and showed it to both of them.
”Oh, wow! That's a really pretty one!”
”Yeah, like a pastel colored rainbow rose,” Hora tried to name it but wasn't quite sure what to call it. ”I think I saw that somewhere before…”
”Yes, in my bedroom. It was Kaiden's gift.”
Crystal's eyes lit up. ”My stupid brother gave you a gift?”
”Ahhh… yes. You see…”
And so, I told Crystal about my agreement with Kaiden, then all the things that happened while she was gone. It was such a long story and good thing we were inside a private area or their screams would have disturbed everyone around us.
Out of all the things I said, Crystal was overjoyed about the story of my and Kaiden's first touch. She even started sniffing, and crying.
”Hey, don't cry,” I tried to calm her down.
”Sorry, it's just that… sniff… I'm so happy for my brother. Even if he's like that, I love him so much,” Crystal explained through her tears. ”Maybe he hasn't told you but I'm sure it's gonna be near and he'll tell you all about it. But it's just—it's so important that he can touch someone else aside from family, and Callan, and Verrill. It means he's recovering and he's becoming stronger, and overcoming. Waaahu-hu-hu…”
Hora and I panicked, trying to calm her down.
”Heeeeyy, we're supposed to be having fun here, don't cry.”
”I'm sorry. I'm just so happy. It's tears of joy,” Crystal wiped her tears away. ”But really, thank you so very, very much, Senara. You don't know how thankful I am. And I'm sure when mother hears this, she'll be overjoyed, too. And especially my father. He loves Kaiden so much.”
”You all do. And it's nothing, really. I barely did anything. And my intentions weren't 100% pure,” I confessed in a mumble.
”Pft! What? Your intentions weren't so pure?”
”It's partly because I wanted us to be closer and…,” I hesitated. Should I even be telling this to his twin sister? ”I'm not sure if I told you already but… to be honest, I—”
”You like my brother?” Crystal blurted out in laughter. ”Ha-ha-ha-ha! I'm all for it. If I can have you as my sister-in-law, I'd love it!”
”So that's why you agreed to that contract with Kaiden,” Hora concluded. ”You wanted to seduce him slowly, didn't you?”
”Woah! How did you know?”