"Do you wanna talk about it?” he asked her gently, she nodded affirmatively.
Hayden stood up, with Alexia firmly still in his grip, and turned off the shower that poured over them both.
He walked out of the bathroom and gently deposited her on the bed, “Wait, let me get you a change of clothes. The ones on you are wet. You'll catch a cold.”
He rummaged around in his wardrobe and took out one of his t-shirts and one of her favorite pair of shorts. He deposited them on the bed beside her and crouched down at her eye level.
“I’m going to take these off you now, if that is fine,” he said, peering into her face. She nodded again, saying nothing.
He gently took off the wet top from her body, leaving her in her sports bra. He toweled her dry, then put the t-shirt on her. He bent lower, and t
