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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run

Chapter 199 Plan B

Jax found the small flat key to the bathroom above the third floor bathroom's door frame. He paused before inserting it into the lock. He heard running water.

"Are you running water in the bathtub?"

"Since I'm stuck in the bathtub, that's the only place I can run it."

Jax chuckled.

"Is this some clever plan to trick me into taking a bath with you? You don't really need to trick me."

"No, it's my new plan."

Jax groaned.

"Does this plan involve me taking my clothes off?"

"No. You didn't do that, did you?" she asked, alarm in her voice.

Jax didn't reply. He opened the door. He knew exactly what he would find; Scarlett in the bathtub bubbles covering up her nakedness.

"I knew it," he said disappointment in his voice.

She did look worse for the experience. Her eyeliner was smeared, her cheeks were flushed from the bath or embarrassment Jax wasn't sure which and her lips were a faded cherry red. She looked sexy as hell.

"You know I can't help you out of the tub while you are covered in bubbles," Jax said.

"It's the new plan. You give me a couple of towels and leave the bathroom. I cover up with the towels and then you come back into the room and help me."

"Or I could stand here and watch your bubbles disappear. I don't mind waiting," Jax suggested with a grin.

Scarlett may have taken some of the fun out of her being trapped naked in a bathtub, but there was still some fun to be found.

She scooped up bubbles and added them to her breasts to replace the ones that had dissolved in the bath water.

"You wouldn't take advantage of my situation."

"Actually," Jax confessed, "I was going to try to take advantage of you later tonight, but I'm good with moving up the timeline."

"You wouldn't really do that, would you?"

"What do you think?" he asked, his blue eyes shining with mischief.

"Could you just please help me?"

"OK," he agreed, "but I'm going to need something in return."

"What?"

"After I've rescued you, I want you to kiss me like you are very grateful."

"Can I put on clothes first?"

Jax pretended to think about that for a moment or two while he gave the bubbles time to disappear.

"Please," she whispered.

"You can put on clothes but that better be some kiss."

Jax grabbed a couple of white bath towels and put them on the bathtub's ledge. He took a look at Scarlett to see if he could see any skin through the bubbles. The bubbles were still too thick. He left the bathroom and shut the door.

This was a new experience for Jax. He was used to girls flaunting their bodies. This newly discovered modesty was another layer to Scarlett's personality.

It suddenly occurred to him that Scarlett might not want him to see her naked for a very good reason that had nothing to do with modesty. He was jumping to conclusions. He had to be wrong. He needed to find out the truth. Immediately.

He tapped on the door and opened it. Scarlett had drained the water from the tub and dried herself off with one towel and used the other larger bath sheet to wrap around her body.

"Have you figured out how you want me to get you out of the tub?"

"I can't really help you much physically. I sort of fell into the tub when I was trying to get into it. I thought I could lift myself out, but my body isn't strong enough."

"I'm trying to come up with a way to minimize your pain. I don't want to injure you more."

"I don't care anymore. I just want out of the tub. I am never taking a bath again."

"You could take one with me."

"That's a deal. If I ever take another bath again, it will be with you."

"I'm going to hold you to that," he said letting his eyes linger on the towel tucked around her body wondering what exactly was underneath it. For a couple of moments he thought of trying to accidentally make her towel come loose and fall.

"I will be so glad to get out of this tub."

"I've enjoyed it."

"I appreciate you rescuing me," Scarlett said sweetly.

"OK. How does this sound; I'll just grab you under the arms and pull you up until you're on the bathtub's edge. I'll swing you around slowly and I'll help you stand up from there."

"I'm ready."

Jax bent down and grabbed Scarlett under the arms and pulled her up and out of the water until she was sitting on the tub's edge. He tried to look down the front of her towel but it was wrapped too tightly around her.

He held his arm out, she gripped it tightly and leaned on him heavily. He brought her to a standing position in four steps giving her back time to adjust at each step before raising his arm.

"Finally," she said as she stood completely upright.

"There's something else I want from you."

"What?"

"This whole thing about you not wanting me to see you naked is strange for me. Are you hiding something?"

"Like what?" she asked puzzled.

"Are you a woman on top and a man on the lower part?"

The sparkle returned to Scarlett's green eyes and she smiled for the first time since she'd gotten stuck in the tub.

"And if you tell me your lower part is male, you're going to have to prove it by showing it to me," Jax added.