The wince and muffled oath he gave when he stepped into the water got a laugh out of her.It's not that hot.If I had a lobster, we'd boil it and eat it.You set the temp.So I did, and now, with no lobster in sight, we're boiling my balls.He'd set it for her, she thought, so she could soak in the heat and the scent, turn off her mind with some relaxation program. She thought of what she'd overheard him saying to Mira, how he'd looked.He needed this as much as she did.
The moment he stepped into the water, his surprised reaction elicited laughter from her. She reassured him that the temperature wasn't as extreme as he seemed to think, joking that if they had a lobster, it would be perfect for a boil. He had adjusted the heat for her comfort, but now he found himself enduring the warmth without any seafood in sight, humorously lamenting the effect on him.
While he...
