Hal sighed as the warm water soaked him from head to toe. This had been one of the things that he had missed the most during his time with the 2nd Mass: a nice, warm shower to clear away all the dirt and grime. He begin to whistle a little ditty, something he'd overheard the women singing once as they did the cooking, as he lathered his mop of hair with a small squeeze of shampoo. It felt nice to work it into his scalp, the smell filling the small bathroom. He rinsed it all out and turned the shower off, standing there for a few moments to let the quiet fall over the peace wasn't to last. This was Charleston, after all.
The sound of the bathroom door slamming made Hal jump and he let out a little squeal. "Matt? Is that you?"
"Oh, my God!" came a breathy response. Hal craned his neck around the shower curtain to confirm his suspicions. There, stood in a tank top and shorts with a fluffy green towel in her hand was Lourdes Delgado. And there, stood in the shower completely naked was Hal Mason. "I'm so sorry! The door was unlocked and I-"
"Most people knock, Lourdes!" Hal shot back, looking around desperately for his clothes, his towel, something that would hide parts of his body that he really didn't want this girl to see. And… there they were. The other side of the freaking bathroom completely out of his reach. "Could you please pass me my towel?"
"Oh, my God! You're naked!" Lourdes blurted out before covering her mouth and turning crimson. "I am so sorry! I didn't mean to say that!"
"The towel, Lourdes!"
Lourdes grabbed the peach towel from the wooden stool and threw it at Hal, unable to look him in the eye. Hal wrapped it around his waist before finally coming out from behind the curtain. He kept his gaze on the floor as he crossed the room to pick up his clothes.
"I really am sorry, Hal. But look on the bright side: I could've come in five seconds later when you were getting the towel and I would've seen everything and-"
"Yeah, I'll see you later, Lourdes," Hal muttered as he fled the room. It took him a few seconds to realise that he was now walking around Charleston in nothing but a towel so he ducked into the nearest room to get changed.