Napping is a luxury that I've only just started taking advantage of again. I've been dozing on my bed but I snap awake when someone knocks on the door. I take a moment to check myself in the mirror.
He's got that bleary-eyed look like she's woken him up from sleep, which she feels partly guilty about, but he doesn't seem too grumpy about it, so the feeling passes. She's got a towel folded in half and over one arm, some clean clothes tucked underneath that she'd managed to rifle out of the clothes box.
"Um, this is going to sound mildly ridiculous, I'm almost positive - but, if you're not doing anything, you think you could - " She pauses, concentrating on her choice of words, head tilting slightly. " - keep an eye out while I, um, use the - ?"
She jabs a thumb over her shoulder, down the hall, in the direction of the showers.
I am never going to get used to look at her. I'm...you know, I'm pretty sure of that. I catch myself staring at her for a moment before I snap out of it.
"...Please don't say bathroom," I say, staring at her. "Because I am not sure I'm ready for that."
"Oh. No. No," she promises, shaking her head. She knows Columbus isn't exactly the guy of the strong constitution, but that's not exactly something she wants to think about if the brief wrinkling of her nose is any indication.
"I was gonna say, um - shower? While I use the shower," she quickly adds.
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Okay, so I'm kind of hoping that it's her.
"Hey," I say, clearing my throat. "Hey."
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He's got that bleary-eyed look like she's woken him up from sleep, which she feels partly guilty about, but he doesn't seem too grumpy about it, so the feeling passes. She's got a towel folded in half and over one arm, some clean clothes tucked underneath that she'd managed to rifle out of the clothes box.
"Um, this is going to sound mildly ridiculous, I'm almost positive - but, if you're not doing anything, you think you could - " She pauses, concentrating on her choice of words, head tilting slightly. " - keep an eye out while I, um, use the - ?"
She jabs a thumb over her shoulder, down the hall, in the direction of the showers.
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"...Please don't say bathroom," I say, staring at her. "Because I am not sure I'm ready for that."
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"I was gonna say, um - shower? While I use the shower," she quickly adds.
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