"Ah...?" I leaned against him, giggling drunkenly. "Isn't it a bit soon for... that?"
Kael coughed and carried me into the bathroom in silence. Standing by the shower, he instructed, "Hot water is on the left, cold on the right. The body wash and everything else is on the counter. Be careful."
Just as he let go, I lost my footing and stumbled right into him. I grabbed his shoulders, pinning him against the bathroom wall, and looked up at him blankly. "Do I... look like I did that on purpose?"
Kael looked down at me. The overhead light cast shadows from his long eyelashes, obscuring the complex emotions in his eyes. His Adam's apple bobbed as he replied in a low voice, "Mm."
He was naturally handsome: deep-set features, a high nose bridge, perfectly shaped lips, and a sharp, clean jawli
