Lash stepped out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his waist, and searched for a clean pair of clothes. As much as he hated leaving his watch of Naomi, it felt good to finally clean up. Since the shooting, he had kept her in sight at all times, choosing to nap an hour or two behind the overgrown shrubs in Welita’s backyard whenever Naomi went to sleep. As he watched, he tried to think of what he could possibly say to convince her not to go back to Dantan’s office. He still hadn’t figured it out, so he decided to wing it. He planned to “run into her” outside of the office building where she worked. When she finally fell asleep, he ran back to his apartment to change.
“You may want to try washing your clothes more often.”
He spun around to see Raphael holding a clean pair of jeans and
