Kellen was impressed with himself that he managed to keep his hands off of Rhys while they washed.
Kellen was also impressed with Rhys that he managed to keep his hands off of Kellen too.
Both men helped each other bathe, Rhys in particular since Kellen only had the use of his one hand to wash himself with. That did not mean that the tension between them wasn't intense.
They were naked, their skin wet and slick with water, and their bodies obvious about their desires. Kellen knew that he was hard, and he could see how hard Rhys was as well. The man's gaze didn't drop from the golden heat that Kellen had slowly been getting used to before he went into the gate. It burned Kellen's skin with the heat from it, but Kellen was sure that his own gaze wasn't softer in the slightest.
