Day 42:

"We really should have had our shower yesterday." Ruby said as she and Glynda entered the teacher's bathroom, kicking off their shoes with each step. "We did just get back from a mission." Ruby elaborated as she began undoing her corset.

"I was tired." Glynda stated, setting their swimsuits down on the sink beside her. "And don't tell me you weren't." The woman continued as she began undoing her outfit. "You jumped into bed just as quickly as I did." With her statement, Glynda let her skirt fall to the floor.

"Actually, you jumped onto me, then the bed." Ruby said with a smirk, leaning towards her girlfriend as the woman began blushing. "Or did you think I forgot what happened last night?" Ruby asked, letting their skirts fall before playfully bumping her hip against Glynda's.

"I-I remember." Glynda squeaked, causing Ruby to giggle before Glynda handed her the red bikini. "Just put this on."

"Actually, we could start having our showers every morning like we used to." Ruby suggested as she began undoing her shirt.

"No offense, but once a week is embarrassing enough." Glynda sighed.

"Just a suggestion," Ruby said before she started twiddling the fabric in her hands, a blush creeping across her face as Glynda unzipped her sleeve. "And since we're dating and all, maybe we could-"

"Remember rule number 2." Glynda stated as she picked up her top, letting her shirt fall off her right arm.

"I-I wasn't saying we-" Ruby began, blush growing brighter before she turned away from the woman. "Ne-never mind." As Ruby slid out of her shirt, Glynda let a smirk cross her face as she glanced at the girl, before turning away as the two began putting on their bikinis.

"… Although…" Ruby began, glancing down as her cuffed arm was pulled up as she and Glynda began tying their tops around their necks. "Maybe we could… Wash each other…?" Glynda glanced behind her as she and Ruby moved to tie the other set of knots. "I mean, since we pretty much removed all the boundaries between us and all, it's not like-you know."

"Sure, if you want." Glynda said, feeling a blush glow on her own face as she pulled her strapless bra out from under her bikini top. "Just watch the privates, okay?" Glynda didn't need to look behind her to tell Ruby nodded.

Once properly dressed, the two stepped into the shower, once again standing with their backs to the other as Glynda pulled the door shut. Ruby bent over to work the faucet, and she and Glynda began blushing hard as their bottoms pressed against each other. A smirk found its way across Ruby's face before she began rubbing her rear against Glynda's. "What do you think, Glyn." Ruby asked as she glanced at the stiff woman. "Does this feel good?"

"You flip from flustered to perverted so fast, it's astounding." Glynda stated, though her voice betrayed the smile forcing its way across her face.

As the showerhead hissed to life, Ruby spun around to face her girlfriend, snatching one of the soap bars at her side before looking up at Glynda. "Now, where would you like me to start?" Ruby asked as Glynda turned around, and the red-haired girl began blushing upon seeing Glynda's wet skin shining in the light before her.

"Let's just start below the neck." Glynda suggested as she grabbed her own bar. "We'll work our way down." Ruby nodded as she pressed the soap against Glynda's collarbone before the nervous look in her girlfriend's eye became stern. "And remember, the bra stays on."

"I know, I know." Ruby said as she began scrubbing Glynda. The blonde woman passed her bar into her cuffed hand before she began to do the same to Ruby, and the red-haired girl lightly held onto Glynda's wrist as the two worked their way across the other's shoulders.

"… This isn't nearly as sexy as I thought it'd be." Ruby said as she and Glynda worked their way around the other's breasts.

"We're trying to avoid sex." Glynda responded.

"I know, but…" Ruby began, eyes briefly falling to Glynda's chest as she began working under her girlfriend's boobs. After a pause, Ruby looked back up at the woman's face. "What's the point of being cuffed to your girlfriend if it's not nonstop romance?"

"Ruby," Glynda began, letting out a sigh before she continued. "That's not-"

"Oh, hold on, I just had an idea!" Ruby declared as she let go of Glynda's wrist.

Before the woman could ask what Ruby meant, the smaller girl slipped behind the woman, wrapping her arms around Glynda as she returned to scrubbing her stomach, now pressing her breasts into the blonde's back as Glynda went stiff. "There, that's better." Ruby said, looking up to try and catch a glimpse of her girlfriend's blushing face.

"R-Ruby, we were perfectly fine just a minute ago!" Glynda declared, a bit louder than she intended as Ruby continued to rub her stomach.

"Yeah, but this is more fun." Ruby responded. "Now, just hold still." Glynda bit her lower lip as the girl continued to clean her torso, pressing her breasts against the small of Glynda's back as she skimmed the lines of the bikini bottom. Once she was done, Glynda was sure she would back off before feeling Ruby's arms slide up her stomach, propping up her bosom as they came to rest under the woman's breasts. "Sure you don't want me to get these two while I'm here?" Ruby asked.

"Ruby…"

"Eh?" Ruby asked before Glynda pulled her arms off, spinning the two around before pressing her own breasts into Ruby's back.

"My turn." Glynda said with a smirk as she began scrubbing her girlfriend's body. As Glynda slid lower down Ruby's torso, rubbing her breasts lower and lower down Ruby's spine, the girl's face lit up brighter than a Christmas tree. Ruby's knees almost buckled as Glynda teased the straps of her bikini bottom just as the girl had, before Glynda slid back up her back, pressing her chest against Ruby's shoulder blades as she breathed into her ear. "Guess you were right; this is more fun."

"You-you're really good at this…" Ruby said.

"Me and my team… Experimented a bit…" Glynda admitted, resting her chin on her girlfriend's shoulder before rubbing their glowing cheeks together. "I've had a bit of practice. Thought I lost my touch, though."

"Oh, you haven't lost a thing…" Ruby breathed before feeling her girlfriend's lips close around the lobe of her ear. The red-haired girl let off a slight moan before Glynda let go of the girl.

"Now, are we doing the arms or the legs next?" Glynda asked, once again pressing her cheek into Ruby's as the two looked at each other out the corners of their eyes.

Ruby hummed for a moment, glancing to the side before looking back at her girlfriend. "Dealer's choice."

"Legs it is." Glynda said before she crouched down. Glynda's cuffed hand rested on the girl's left hip, and the woman's free arm snaked between Ruby's legs before coming around her left. Ruby's cheeks reignited as she felt Glynda press herself against the girl's rear as she began scrubbing.

"I don't say it often, Ruby," Glynda said, nuzzling against the girl's bottom as she continued to clean her leg. "But your legs are beautiful."

"Aren't they kind of short, though?" Ruby asked, before squeaking as Glynda pressed against the rear again.

"Maybe," Glynda said as she slid the soap past the knee. "But the muscles are well developed, and the shape is well defined. They're not too thin, not too thick." A smirk crossed the woman's face as she nuzzled against the girl's rear again. "Well, they're thick in all the right places, at least."

"Th-thanks…" Ruby managed to push out as Glynda ran the soap across the girl's foot. Once done, Glynda pulled her arm out from in-between the girl's legs, before wrapping it around Ruby's right hip, pressing herself into the other side of Ruby's rear. The woman's cuffed hand slid across Ruby's hip before coming to cup the other cheek as the woman worked, Causing Ruby's blush to intensify again. "You-you're really getting into this, huh?" Ruby asked.

"Well, you got that ball rolling." Glynda said with a smirk.

Once the woman was done, she climbed to her feet, pulling herself up by Ruby's hips before holding the soap out to the girl. "Okay, your turn." Glynda said into her ear, and Ruby nodded before the two turned around.

Just as her girlfriend had done to her, Ruby pressed herself against Glynda's backside, placing her cuffed hand on the woman's hip as she began scrubbing her legs. The pair's faces glowed brighter than Christmas trees as the girl worked, almost hugging the woman's leg as she worked further down Glynda's thigh.

"Your legs aren't that bad either." Ruby said. "They're nice and long, and the same pretty cream as the rest of you." Ruby pressed herself against her girlfriend's rear a bit harder, glancing up at the woman. "And they lead to a nice butt."

"Thank you." Glynda said as Ruby continued to clean her legs. "Most people can get intimidated when they see a woman as tall as me."

"Well, I don't." Ruby said as she worked her way towards Glynda's foot. "I find it attractive. There's something nice about looking up at you."

"You just like it because it gives you easier access to my boobs." Glynda said.

"No, I think a tall Glynda is prettiest." Ruby said before glancing up at the woman. "And don't act like you wouldn't."

Once the girl was done, Glynda turned to face her as she pulled Ruby to her feet by their cuffed hands. "Okay, I guess arms are next." Ruby said as the two turned their attention to their cuffed arms. "I don't think there's a lot of ways we can make that sexy…" The two took a step towards each other, clasping their hands together before they began scrubbing at the other's wrists. "Well, outside of using our boobs as luffas are something…" Ruby's eyes lit up at her suggestion before she looked towards her girlfriend. "C-"

"No."

"Aw, come on." Ruby whined as Glynda focused on her arm, face glowing brightly in front of her girlfriend. "You know you'd love it."

"Ruby, I'm not turning my breasts into a set of sponges." Glynda said before Ruby snickered.

"That's a weird sentence." Ruby said.

"Oh, but 'use our boobs as luffas,' isn't?" Glynda asked.

"Eh, touché." Ruby shrugged. "But yours was funnier."

"… I guess." Glynda said as the two ran their bars of soap along the other's shoulder. Once done, the two turned their attention to their free arms, before glancing back to their cuffed hands, giving the shackles a pull to remind themselves how little slack they had. "Now, how are we going to do these?"

"I guess we can just start from the shoulder and work our way down?" Ruby suggested.

"Guess that's the easiest solution." Glynda said with a nod before the two began scrubbing the other's shoulder. The pair slid their soap bars down the other's arm to their wrists, before sliding back up to the shoulder. Ruby's cheeks lit up as she glanced at Glynda's cleavage, before staring back at the woman's arm as she ran her bar of soap along the back of Glynda's hand.

As the girl worked, Glynda placed her bar of soap in her cuffed hand, and Ruby narrowed her eyes a touch as she tried to continued cleaning. "Hey, Glyn, can you hold-" Ruby began before the woman took Ruby's free hand in hers, rubbing the bar of soap between them. "Oh, never mind." Ruby said quietly as Glynda's hand slid around hers, spreading soap along the back of the girl's knuckles.

"There." Glynda said as she let go of the girl's hand, before taking her bar of soap back. "Now, do you want to do our faces or backs next?"

"Hm," Ruby hummed before her cheeks began glowing. "Backs."

The woman nodded at her girlfriend before the two brought their free arms around the other, pressing themselves together as they began scrubbing the other's shoulder blades. The pair's cheeks burned hotter as Ruby pressed her cheek against Glynda's breasts. Their cuffed hands intertwined as they worked their way down the other's back before they glanced up at their partner.

Letting out a deep breath, they leaned in to the other, connecting their mouths for what started as a soft kiss. They worked through the moment of passion, running their hands further down the other's back as Glynda's tongue began exploring the familiar territory of her girlfriend's mouth. Skimming the edge of Ruby's bikini bottom, Glynda let go of her bar of soap, letting it fall to the floor before she began rubbing the girl's skin. Moans escaped the two as Glynda's fingers caught the edge of the fabric, before the woman's hand slid into the garment.

Ruby winced as her girlfriend squeezed her backside, attempting to pull back from the kiss as Glynda leaned further into it, pressing herself against the younger girl. "Sto-" Ruby attempted to say before Glynda reconnected their mouths. Ruby let her own soap fall to the ground as she placed a hand on Glynda's side, taking a step back from the woman as she pushed her away. "Stop!"

Ruby stepped on the bar of soap Glynda discarded, and it slid out from under her. As she fell back, the cuffs yanked into her and Glynda's skin before the woman was pulled down with her.

The back of Ruby's head struck the bathtub, producing a loud clang before Glynda fell into the girl's breasts, knocking the air out of her before Glynda pulled herself up. "Ruby, are you okay?" Glynda asked as she laid on top of the girl.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Ruby said as she brought her free arm up to rub the ache on the back of her head. "And if this is your way of teaching me a lesson, it's working."

"What are you-" Glynda began asking as Ruby scooted back, propping herself up to better look at her girlfriend.

"Glynda, I'm sorry I've been so forceful with you." Ruby said. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable like that. I'll cut back on all the lewdness, I promise."

"Ruby, you don't need to do that." Glynda responded.

"Yes, I do." Ruby reaffirmed. "It was clearly making you uncomfortable, and I've kind of been forcing it anyway, so-"

"Ruby, I-" Glynda began before her eyes widened. "'Forcing?'" Glynda repeated. "You mean you didn't actually want to do most of that stuff?"

"Well… Kind of…" Ruby said. "I sorta like it, but I push it too far, and it starts to feel weird."

"… Then why did you keep doing it?" Glynda asked.

"… Cause we're dating." Ruby said. "Isn't that what you do when you're dating someone?"

"Ruby…" Glynda muttered, before gently bringing her free hand to her girlfriend's cheek. "There's a difference between romance and sex, you know that, right?"

"But… Isn't this what people do in books and stuff?" Ruby asked.

"Depends on the book."

The hiss of the showerhead dominated the silent room as the two stayed there, suddenly finding it hard to look at each other. "I'm sorry, Glynda." Ruby said, finally looking back at her girlfriend. "I should have stopped sooner."

"It's okay, Ruby." Glynda said. "I actually enjoyed it if it makes you feel better. But if it was making you uncomfortable… We're probably going to need to revisit our rule after this."

"Yeah." Ruby nodded as Glynda began to rise.

"Let's just finish up here first." Glynda said, holding out her cuffed hand for Ruby to take. "And I'm sorry too, I should have known better."

As the two climbed to their feet, they looked down at their joined hands before their eyes widened. The two pulled their hands up as the cuffs dangled off of Glynda's wrist. Letting go of the other, the two pulled their hands back and were momentarily taken aback by how far apart they were.

"We're… We're free…" Glynda gasped as Ruby looked at the scratch marks on her hand, watching them quickly heal as her Aura reestablished itself. "Ruby, this is…" Glynda continued, bringing a hand to her head as she tried to grasp the event. "We don't need to… After so long, we can finally have our privacy back. I can teach again, and you don't need to drag me everywhere. No more looks, no more jokes, no more-"

As Glynda went on, Ruby grabbed the cuff hanging from her wrist, and the woman paused as she watched Ruby examine the bat-wing-shaped shackle. "Ruby, what are you-" Glynda began asking before Ruby brought up her right hand, squeezing her fingers together as she pushed it into the ring. Glynda froze as she watched the display, and her eyes went wide as she watched Ruby's hand pop back into it.

The red-haired girl gave the cuff an experimental tug, ensuring that the cuff wouldn't slip off again before giving it a small smile. "There, that's better." Ruby said.

"Why did you do that?" Glynda asked, and Ruby raised an eyebrow at her before Glynda grabbed her shoulder. "Why would you do that!? Ruby, we could have finally been free!"

"But I don't want to be free!" Ruby responded, glancing back down at the cuffs connecting her to Glynda. "Not yet, anyway. I know it's embarrassing, but I really like spending all this time with you. And we can have another month of it, so…" Ruby lifted her cuffed hand, pull on Glynda's wrist as she looked back up at the woman. "Can we pretend that didn't happen? Spend the rest of the month together like this?"

Glynda was silent for a moment, still processing what had happened before she let out a sigh. "Alright." Glynda said, placing her free hand on Ruby's chin as she tilted the girl's head up. "If that makes you happy."

With that, the two sank into another gentle kiss, interlacing their cuffed hands before pulling away with a blush. "Though you could have given me a bit more forewarning." Glynda said.

"Sorry." Ruby said. Stepping away from her girlfriend, Ruby crouched down and picked up her bar of soap. "Now then, just face, hair, and privates left." She said as she reached up to Glynda's cheek. "Hold still."

"Uh, Ruby," Glynda began, grabbing at the girl's wrist to pull the hand back. "If it's all the same with you, I'm not that comfortable with you pressing a bar of soap that close to my eyes, especially when I'm doing the same with you."

"Oh, okay." Ruby nodded as Glynda crouched down to grab her own soap. "But we're still washing each other's hair." Glynda gave the girl a nod and a smile as they began scrubbing their cheeks.

Once the two had finished, Glynda reached for the shampoo and conditioner bottles before gesturing for Ruby to sit down in front of her. As Glynda sat down, Ruby sat on her lap, wrapping her legs around her girlfriend's waist. "Are you okay with this?" Ruby asked as a blush spread across her cheeks.

"Yes, it's fine." Glynda nodded with her own blush. Filling their palms with conditioner, the two began running the soap through the other's hair, smiling at the other as they put their foreheads together, before leaning back into the stream to wash it out.

"Your hair is amazing too." Ruby said as Glynda reached for the bottle of shampoo. "It's all silky and smooth and it feels so nice."

"I try to take good care of it." Glynda said. "Yours isn't that bad, either. It feels so soft when I hold you."

"Thanks, I got it for my birthday." Ruby joked, and Glynda let out a chuckle as she poured some liquid soap into her hand. The two once again put their heads together as they massaged the other's scalp, lathering the soap through their hair before leaning back into the water stream to wash it out.

Standing back up, the two looked down at their swimsuits, blushing as they realized what they had left to do. The pair reclaimed their soap bars before passing them into their free hands and turning away from the other.

"Maybe I should have waited until after this to put the cuff back on." Ruby said as she pulled up her top.

"That would have been convenient, yes." Glynda remarked as she pulled up her own.

"We could try that slip again and see if it works a second time." Ruby joked as the two began cleaning themselves.

"With how loud a crash that was?" Glynda asked. "Let's not do anything that'll hurt ourselves."

Once the two were finished, Ruby leaned forward to turn off the water, and she and Glynda blushed as their backsides bumped against each other again before Glynda took a step away from her. As the stream of water came to an end, the two pushed the fogged door open, allowing steam to roll out behind them as they exited the shower. Water dripped off of them as they walked out to grab a set of towels. "Well, that was eventful." Ruby said as she and Glynda began drying themselves.

"Definitely our most unique shower yet." Glynda said.

"So what are we gonna do for the rest of the day?" Ruby asked.

"… Redefine our relationship, I guess."

Sorry to keep you all waiting on a new chapter for so long. It's just… Due to some events that transpired at Rooster Teeth involving a certain former Achievement Hunter last year, I felt the need to put the story on pause to distance it from those events. I don't completely know the full scope of the events that transpired with him, but I do know that it involved a few minors; and since this story follows the relationship of an adult Glynda and young Ruby, I felt like it wasn't very appropriate to work on a story that – intentionally or not – romanticized such relationships when people were still processing what happened.

I have gotten a few reviews pointing out how troubling the concept of this story is, to say the least, and I'm not going to reject any of those criticisms. They're right. The central relationship of this story is problematic, and even I was a bit uncomfortable with how sexual it was getting. Glynda going too far and Ruby rejecting her advances was an idea I had for the last chapter, but I felt it didn't fit with how that chapter ended and decided not to include it.

From this chapter onward, I'm going to try and walk the relationship back a bit, removing more of the sexual elements. At the time of this chapter's upload, I have also added a disclaimer to the start of the first chapter about the content of this story.

Edit: Made a small edit to Glynda's dialogue in the middle of the story to better reflect what I was going for there.