For Tess

[onceaviking]

Eric opens the door to his room and lets Tess in, as he turns on the light.

It's cool and clean and neat, the huge bed made with white sheets and bedding.
(The joys of really good dry cleaners slash rats).


He gestures to the bathroom. "Do you want to head straight to the main selling point?"
Said with the casual irony of someone prety confident that he himself is always the main selling point.

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[have_no_mercy]

It looks a lot like her room, but bigger.

"I think I'll have a drink first."

[onceaviking]

He opens the bottle and pours her a drink.
"Here you go."

And then he settles down in one of the low chairs. Lounging.

[have_no_mercy]

She joins him, glass in hand.

"So, how many times have you used the 'wanna come soak in my tub' line?"

[onceaviking]

"This is a first," he says, which is -kinda true?
Normally, the lava pool doesn't come up till people are already here and naked.

"I went in a trip to Iceland earlier this year and decided that a lava pool was just what this place needed."

[have_no_mercy]

"Locked away in your very capable hands."

Tess smiles and sips her drink.

"I'm happy to be among those who get to visit."

[onceaviking]

"And I am happy to have you among them," Eric replies.

"Now, I don't have much in the way of fluffy robes, but I'm assuming that you'll manage?"

[have_no_mercy]

"I always do."

She finishes her drink.

"Shall we go?"

[onceaviking]

He nods and gets up, picking up the bottle and her glass, before leading her through the room and the bathroom, until they're standing in the steam of the lava pool.

It is an actual hot spring lava pool.

[have_no_mercy]

"Wow."

This is a little more than she had been expecting.

"When you go all out, you really go all out."

[onceaviking]

He pulls off his tank top.

"I like to do thing properly," he says. "And in a place like this, why hold back?"

[have_no_mercy]

"Why indeed."

She undoes her blouse and starts on her pants.

[onceaviking]

Eric strips as well.
Not wearing underwear really cuts down on the time it takes to get undressed.

[have_no_mercy]

Tess has layers. Stockings, a chemise, then bra and panties. It's not quite a production, but she peels it all off in good time.

[onceaviking]

And she's got an attentive audience.

[have_no_mercy]

It wasn't exactly a striptease, she'd have put a little more oomph into it if it was, but it seems to have served its purpose.

She grins over at him.

"Ready."

[onceaviking]

He's gotten rid of his clothes as well and walks over to the pool, holding a hand out to her.

[have_no_mercy]

She takes his hand and gingerly steps into the water. The last thing she wants to do is fall.

[onceaviking]

The rocks are slippery but Eric's steadied her as she walks into the water.

It is very warm. Very.

He follows her, sighing at the sensation of the water.

[have_no_mercy]

She grasps his hand firmly as she takes a few shaky steps. Then she closes her eyes and enjoys the warmth of the water.

[onceaviking]

Eric si k's down into the water, all the way to his chin.

[have_no_mercy]

Tess can't quite go that far, but follows until the water is at about her chin as well.

"This is amazing. I want one."

[onceaviking]

"Ans here you easily can," Eric murmurs, relaxing back against the stonelined edge of the pool.

[have_no_mercy]

"Oh, I want one at home."

She leans her head back just to get her hair wet.

[onceaviking]

He moves closer, enjoying the sensation of the hot water.

"Do you need a little extra attention? " he murmurs softly, sliding a still cool hand lightly down her leg.

[have_no_mercy]

Now that's a strange sensation, hot water surrounds her as his decidedly cooler hand touches her skin.

"I don't know that I need any, but I won't argue against it."