Rune leaned her head against the wall of the shower and closed her eyes as the hot water poured over her. She had covered her head in a shower cap to keep her hair dry and she had a waterproof bandage on her side to cover her wound. Judy had slipped a couple into her bag before she was discharged when she asked how she was to take a shower without getting her stitches wet.
“Are you alright?” Sergei asked huskily.
Rune opened her eyes and stared at him. “What are you doing in here? I thought you had meetings or such to do,” she replied.
“Someone said I needed to brush my teeth,” Sergei responded with a glimmer of amusement in his eyes. “I thought I’d better take care of that if the only woman I want was going to let me kiss her again.”
“Am I?” Rune asked softly, studying his face intent
