==8 10 8==
My cleavage and my crotch offer the only close-range targets for his eyes. Shifting nervously between them, he quickly opts to settle his focus on the patternless plaster above him.
I open the faucet releasing hot water into the rubber tubing. I temper it with cold, waiting impatiently for perfection.
"Too hot?" I inquire, turning the giant water snake toward his neck.
"No, it's fine." He swallows, Adam's apple bobbing nervously.
I soak his hair thoroughly, one hand at the shower head, the other gliding ahead and corralling his unruly locks. I cup his ears protectively to avoid flooding them.
