“Luckily it’s a big bathroom.” Thrall nodded at the switch and Jia flicked it, delighted all over again at the instant flood of white. No fire dish could be tuned so bright! Thrall continued, sliding open an opaque glass door. “I made sure the tub and stall were roomy before I moved in. I needed to do a lot of soaking after my various runs and such. May I remove your kimono?”
Jia let him slip it off her. He reached into the stall, turned a knob and water pelted down in a torrent. Coming from a fixture near the ceiling, the water smelled odd but steamed enticingly. It would be like a hot rainstorm or waterfall. Needing no urging, Jia stepped in and sighed at the instant bliss. She swept her hair back and turned her face up to the fixture only two hand-spans above. Thrall joined her and sli
