Chapter 7: Reprieved
"Hold that thought. I wanna jump in the shower first" she says slowly disrobing.
Oh, great. Here I am ready to spill the beans and now she wants to take a shower.
"I hope you haven't run all of the hot water out", she remarks reaching into the oversized shower and turning on the faucets.
"No chance of that since you were barking at me to get out", he says drying himself off.
"Pahleeze. You went through enough water for Aquaman".
She steps into the shower and avoids getting her hair wet by allowing the water to run down her chest. He pauses and begins to stare at her through the shower door, but he is looking past her nakedness. His eyes are fixated on her overall profile. Is this what Kat would have looked like at seven months?
"Hey, take a picture, it'll last longer" she says playfully.
"Sorry, but there is nothing more beautiful nor more radiant than a pregnant woman", he says smiling and slightly bowing.
"Oh, you're good. No wonder you were teacher's pet" she remarks with immediate regret. Insert foot in mouth Shayera. "I'm sorry John. I was just joking".
"It's
okay" he says reassuringly. "That was then and this is now".
He silently finishes drying himself off and carefully replaces
the towel on the rack. "I'm going to get dressed" he says,
walking away with his back to her.
"Okay. I'll be out in a bit" she says raising her voice as he walks out of the bathroom closing the door behind him. Good job, Captain Callous.