Her nerves only got worse the more helpful the Commander became, and all Irene could blame was herself and her lack of experience around men she wasn't familiar with.
First, a clean cloth dragged across her skin so he could get a better understanding of the wound he was working with. She had to flex her entire body so that she wouldn't shiver at such gentle touch.
He then put ointment on her and she had to cast her eyes away at his warmed hand pushing something across her body.
When he ceased in his actions for a while, she faced forward and raised her eyebrows. He seemed to be debating something and she felt immediately insecure.
"Can I untie this for a moment?" he asked as he placed his finger on the strap of the half chemise covering the upper half of her body.
She meekly nodded, having to glance away yet again, but her hand stayed on the neckline of the chemise so that there was no possibility of it falling while Henry did what he needed to help her.
