With her leg near him, John simply watched her as he lay back against the back of the tub letting his hand trail up to lightly brush against the bare skin of her leg, back of his fingers running against it before looking to her, "If my touching you is too bold for my stature, Mistress, you will of course let me know?"
John simply grinned while watching her, he knew perhaps he was being a bit bold or forward as a mere slave, and he really should just know his boundaries; still, he found himself liking her closeness so he was enjoying what he could until she said no more.
"I'm not all that great with gardening, never been very good with useful skills outside of killing; still, I did grow up on a farm, so I may know a thing or two."