After she'd changed, Ashley wound her way to Ben's room. It simply made sense, didn't it, to do this in his room, in his bed, so he wouldn't be relaxed in the infirmary then have to trek all the way back to his room?
It did.
She rapped once on the half-open door before she let herself inside. "Bonjour," she said quietly as she closed the door behind herself. She chuckled softly when she saw he was still wearing a shirt.
After he'd removed it at her request, she crossed over to the bed. Finding a comfortable position to be in, braced against the bed, she stroked her fingers through the contents of the jar. "This is an 'erbal compound. It will relax you, and the scent of it will 'elp you sleep soundly," she explained quietly before she brushed her fingertips across his shoulders, smearing some of the paste along his skin.
His skin was warm, and while it wasn't as soft as hers perhaps, it did still feel ... very nice. Her lips parted as her eyes half closed and she tried to remind herself of her professionalism as she set about massaging the compound into his back.