Baby Blue.

Chapter 24: truth be told

Just as I'm washing out the shampoo, the bathroom door opens and Daniel stands in the doorway with his arms crossed and grinning.

"Do you think we can still use the time we have alone? I need to take a shower too."

I tilt my head but gesture for him to follow me into the glass shower.

"Actually, there's no room for two people here," I murmur as he squeezes in next to me and I direct the water jet at him.

"Hmm." He shrugs and shampoos his hair silently.

"Am I supposed to stand here like a fool and watch you shower now?" I narrow my eyes.

Daniel calmly washes his hair out and I'm already tempted to leave the shower.

Just as I open the glass door, Daniel grabs my wrist.

"Not so fast." He smirks at me.

"Oh? Now I'm interesting after all?" I giggle, knowing full well he hasn't ignored me on purpose.

"Pichoncita," he grumbles. "You're the most interesting thing in my life."

"Show me," I urge him, putting my arms and his shoulders.

"Oh, I will." Daniel reaches under my legs and I clasp them around his waist.

He steps away from the water and pushes me against the glass door of the shower with great force.

Too much force.

I hear a crack of glass behind me and suddenly the door shatters behind us.

"Oh, fuck!" I shout and Daniel looks at me in panic.

He drops me to my feet in the far corner of the shower and we stare at the pile of broken glass in front of us.

"That didn't just happen, did it?" Daniel grins.

I stand frozen beside him and he looks over at me. "Are you hurt? Did you get cut by any shards?"

He lifts my arms above my head and inspects my legs.

Then I laugh out loud. "Damn, how do we explain this?"

Daniel sighs. "I'll take that. I'll call my insurance company and get a broom to clean up, please put some clothes on or you'll freeze."

I take a big step over the pile of broken glass and, shaking my head, gather up a shirt and shorts. Daniel also puts on shorts.

"You're really okay?" I sit on the sofa and he kneels in front of me.

I shake my head slowly. "Try exercising less, you musclehead."

Daniel chuckles. Then he kisses me on the forehead. "I'll be right back."

Sighing, I put my head back. Then I smirk. I wish I could tell this story to anyone, because it's just way too funny.

"Liv? Are you okay?" Suddenly Lando is standing in the doorway and my eyes widen.

"Lando, what are you doing here?" Surprised, I look at him.

"I wanted to take a nap, last night was clearly too short," he answers and enters the room. "What happened? I heard glass breaking?"

I bury my hands in my face. "Look at the shower, I'm just way too clumsy. But it's okay, I'm fine."

Lando opens the bathroom door and looks at me in shock. "You're not hurt? What did you do?"

"I tripped, as usual," I mumble.

Lando sits down next to me and I hope Daniel doesn't come down the stairs now.