Chương 89: Limitless Path Chapter Eighty-Nine

Next, she fiddled with the controls until she had turned on two side jets, setting them to maximum blast and very hot water. She proceeded to use them for a final clean, not using soap but just standing right up next to them while twisting all around. She liked the way the force of the water slammed into her skin and pushed against her, especially in certain areas such as her armpits, scouring them rather longer than was strictly necessary to enjoy the feeling.

She even took advantage of her much-increased Dexterity to stand on one foot and let the other foot and ankle get thoroughly blasted, making sure she was as rinsed down as possible. She finally shut the shower down, more than pleased with the experience, having only really done quick scrubs before this point in the unit. She was also quite positive she was well cleaned at this point, and she stepped out and grabbed one of the ubiquitous towels that there were stacks of in the bathroom.

She toweled herself off quite well before heading over to the tub with a sigh. She made sure to be careful as she turned the tub back on and spent some time cleaning all the remaining gunk out. Fortunately, her care meant she got only a tiny amount on her hands, which she thoroughly washed afterwards. At long last, she was squeaky clean, fully naked, and exhausted. She grabbed the boxers and bra she had brought in and threw them on before making her way to the door and opening it to enter the living room.

She saw Sabs and Blood sitting together, Sabs on the couch with Blood on her hind legs in front of her. Both looked over as the bathroom door opened, and Sabs made to rise, but Beth motioned her to stay on the couch. She moved into the kitchen first to get something to drink, grabbing one of the sports-drink equivalents before heading out to the couch. She plonked down next to Sabs and wrapped her right arm around the small girl, kicking her feet up on the table as she pulled Sabs in tight.

The older girl leaned into Beth, snuggling against her as Beth chugged her sports drink. Beth finished the whole thing and tossed the bottle back on the table, her increased stats letting her land the bottle upright in the center of the table with ease. She tilted her head back and let out a huge belch, Sabs letting out a giggle in response.

"What's the verdict?" Beth asked.

"Seven-point-five out of ten," Sabs replied.

"Huh, I can do better," Beth shot back, rubbing her right hand up and down the outside of Sabs' arm. The two sat for a while in silence, enjoying each other's company as they watched some random show Sabs had put on the wall screen. Sabs nestled deeper against Beth as they sat, enjoying the feel of her warmth and loving the scents from the long shower. She took one deep breath after another as she buried her face in the side of Beth's right breast, feeling incredibly content.

Eventually, Beth got up and moved over to the lights, turning them off, before moving back to the couch and picking up Sabs with one arm. The smaller girl made a pleased grumble, snuggling against Beth as she moved into the bedroom, shutting the door behind them. Blood had jumped onto the couch as soon as Sabs had been picked up, clearly staying in the living room for the night.

Beth set Sabs down on the edge of the bed, where the older girl proceeded to shuck her outer layers of clothes before crawling up to the head of the bed. Beth hopped in behind her, crawling right on top of Sabs as she rolled onto her back. Beth slid her arms under the smaller girl, snuggling close as Sabs wrapped her own arms around Beth's shoulders before burying her face in the top of Beth's chest. Beth, not wanting to fully smother Sabs, rolled to the left onto her side, keeping Sabs wrapped up tight.

She moved her legs forward slightly, easily entangling Sabs' short, svelte legs with her own long, muscled ones. Suitably entwinned, the two luxuriated in the feeling of each other's warmth and smooth skin. Beth only enjoyed it for a moment, the elixir having taken quite a lot out of her, and she drifted off to sleep in a short handful of seconds. Beth woke up rather early the next morning, feeling the lovely warmth of her girlfriend pressed close, though her right arm was a little trapped.

Sabs stirred after a few minutes and eventually turned over, her eyes slowly opening as she blinked up at Beth.

"Sorry, but can I have my arm back?" Beth eventually asked, moving to let Sabs slide back.

"Oh, I'm so sorry," Sabs exclaimed, sitting up and turning slightly so Beth's arm was free and Sabs was facing her directly.

"It's fine, babe," Beth said, giving the arm a little shake before leaning forward and giving Sabs a sweet, quick kiss.

"Well, now that we're up, I need the bathroom," Sabs said quietly, crawling over to the edge of the bed and hopping up. They got ready before Sabs started cooking breakfast, acquising to Beth's request for 'a lot' of food with a huge spread while Beth sat on the couch with Blood. She scratched Blood's head and ears as almost second nature while she sat and watched matches on the screen. She felt a little bad about not helping Sabs, but she was still rather tired and wanted to just rest a little.

Sabs eventually started bringing food into the living room, setting plate after plate on the table. When everything was laid out, she moved to sit on a chair, but Blood barked at her rather loudly before standing.

"Blood, what-" Sabs started, but she didn't get any further as the huge wolf hopped up and sped behind her. Blood pushed Sabs over to Beth and practically into her lap before moving to the side of the table and sitting down, ready for some food herself. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Beth pulled a bunch of food close and started eating, using her left hand as she wrapped her right arm around Sabs and held her tightly.

Sabs just wriggled in place, pushing herself harder against Beth, before she also tore into the food. They ate in silence for a while, enjoying both the food and the company until they were fully sated. When they were done, Sabs hopped up immediately while gesturing for Beth to stay put, quickly busying herself cleaning up after their huge breakfast. Beth just sat back and relaxed, feeling bad about Sabs doing all the work, but enjoying the chance to just relax.

Her exhaustion was pretty bad, after all, and while she was excited to get down to the labyrinth and get exploring, she figured it might be nice to take a day just fully off. When Sabs returned to the couch, Beth grabbed her and easily lifted her into her lap, slouching back while wrapping her arms around Sabs' waist. Sabs leaned forward quickly and grabbed the remote before leaning back, setting the remote on the couch cushion next to them. Beth nuzzled against the side of Sabs' head and started breathing deeply.

It didn't take long for her to drift off to sleep, enjoying the feeling of her girlfriend in her arms. She woke up some time later to Sabs wriggling around to gently touch her face, the older girl saying, "Hey, are you awake?"

"I am now," Beth replied sleepily before leaning forward and twisting slightly to plant a soft kiss on Sabs' lips.

"That's nice, but I need to get up," Sabs said once her lips were free.

"Oh, sorry," Beth said, letting the smaller girl loose so she could use the bathroom. Beth waited for her to be done before taking her own chance in the restroom, emerging to hear Sabs in the kitchenette. She walked over and stuck her head in to see what was happening.

"Food time?" Beth asked.

"It's actually been quite a while, Beth; it's about time for dinner," Sabs replied.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to sleep all day," Beth said with a little frown, wrapping her arms around Sabs and kissing her firmly on the cheek.

"It's alright, Beth, it was quite nice," Sabs replied.

"I actually enjoyed just cuddling with you."

"What does it say about me that my girlfriend is just as happy when I'm asleep as when I'm awake?" Beth asked with a little twist of her lips and a raised brow.

"No, stop," Sabs said while giving Beth a little elbow.

"You know that's not how I meant it."

"Sorry, let me help at least," Beth said before giving Sabs another quick kiss. The two spent time cooking, which mainly meant kissing while meals heated up, until they had enough to feed all three of them. They moved back to the living room to eat, sitting beside each other on the couch. Sabs had long since wrested control of the viewing screen, playing something that looked suspiciously like a reality TV show.

Beth only halfway paid attention at best, splitting her limited attention between inhaling the food and rubbing against Sabs. Sabs made to clean up when they were done, but Beth was having none of the whole 'being pampered' thing anymore, even though it had lasted less than half a day. She joined her girlfriend in the cleanup, made somewhat easier by the fact that almost everything could just be tossed in the recycling chute.

She returned to the living room once everything was almost done to see what seemed to be an ad on the screen. She watched as an announcer excitedly talked about a group of rising young stars, ready to defend the Milky Way. It started to smell rather quickly of a high-end PR job to Beth, as she noted the youths under discussion appeared to be from rather rich backgrounds.

That and the fact that they weren't too much older than her, nor much more skilled, from what she could see, led her to think this was some big hype campaign. She was distracted by Sabs walking back into the room, turning to say something to her before interrupting herself by cracking an enormous yawn. She stretched as she did so, feeling everything from her shoulders to the base of her spine pop as she flexed her muscles.

"That elixir really did a number on you," Sabs commented as she walked over and wrapped an arm around Beth.

"Yeah, sorry, I know I wasn't any fun today," Beth replied a little sheepishly.

"It's fine, Beth," Sabs answered her, standing on her tiptoes to plant a sweet kiss on Beth's lips.

"I had an enjoyable time just taking the day off and cuddling with you. You need to not feel so bad for taking a day off."

"I feel bad for being a shitty girlfriend, not the day off," Beth said, wrapping her arms and Sabs' waist and picking her up.

"Let's get ready for bed and hit the sack. I'll hopefully be back up to a hundred percent tomorrow."

"Mmm," Sabs replied wittily, nuzzling the crook of Beth's neck as the taller girl carried her into the bathroom. They quickly went through their evening routine, with Sabs insisting on using some kind of face cream that Beth merely glanced at with a raised brow and twist of her lips. When they were both done, Beth once again lifted Sabs and carried her through the living room, noting Blood already sprawled on the couch as they passed.

Just more proof the massive lupine was more than intelligent enough to understand them fully, as she had easily grasped the other two were about to go to bed. Beth closed the bedroom door behind them and flicked off the light, walking over to the bed and climbing in in the very dim light of the nightlight. She still had Sabs in her arms and set the small girl down before rolling onto her side next to her. Sabs slid forward slightly and kissed Beth warmly, an action the younger girl reciprocated with some gusto.

When Sabs had had her fill, she broke away and rolled over, sliding back against Beth and firmly pressing against her.

"I want to spoon tonight," she murmured.

"Not that I don't enjoy your beautiful face."

"Or planting your pretty face in the top of my boobs," Beth replied with a low chuckle, sliding her left arm under Sabs' head while wrapping her right arm around the petite girl's waist. Sabs gave a little grunt in response, wiggling her head a little to get it comfortable on Beth's upper arm. She then reached out with her right hand, clasping Beth's left, before sliding her left arm under Beth's and grabbing the back of Beth's left hand.

The two were now almost fully entangled, and Beth completed the maneuvers by gently shimmying her legs a little, entwining their lower limbs as well. It took only a few moments for both of them to fall asleep, so deep that neither even had dreams of any kind. Beth was once again the first to wake, feeling the warm softness of Sabs still pressed firmly against her.

She also felt the puddle of drool over top of and around her left upper arm, but she felt that almost a non-issue, especially if it was the price she paid for having such a cutie in her arms. She moved her right arm and gently started rubbing Sabs' stomach with the fingers of her right hand. The older girl gave a small snort and a wiggle, but didn't fully wake in response. Beth continued to gently rub Sabs' stomach while also flexing her left hand, trying to get rid of the bit of pins and needles she had.

It was likely this flexing that finally woke Sabs, the girl grumbling a little before propping herself up on her left arm.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Beth said with a chuckle, leaning forward to kiss Sabs in the middle of her back.

"Mm-hm," Sabs replied cogently, rubbing sleep out of her eyes with her right hand.

"Just take your time," Beth said with another chuckle. Sabs took a little longer to wake up fully, needing a little time every morning despite her rather high Endurance stat. She finally got fully awake and aware, rubbing her right forearm across her face to scuff away the drool. This led to the realization of where her face had just been, leading to the typical little morning panic Beth had already become used to.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry," Sabs exclaimed, turning to Beth and trying to wipe Beth's upper arm clean.

"It's fine, Sabs," Beth said with a small laugh, finally grabbing the smaller girl and tackling her back onto the bed, eliciting a little yelp in the process. Beth pinned Sabs down for a moment and planted a firm but quick kiss on her lips, hopping up immediately afterwards and heading for the door.