If he'd felt like he was trespassing before, the fact that she suddenly stopped what she was doing and sank into the water only amplified the feeling. She didn't look well. Or rather she looked physically fine, at least at first glance, and that made the entire thing stranger. This was unusual behavior for her, delaying dinner and taking an early bath. Her voice sounded different and he couldn't tell if it was because she was angry with him and trying to tamp it down or whether she'd been crying and didn't want to show it or something else entirely. Whatever was going on here was strange.
She had retreated down into the water, pulling away from him.
She could have locked the bathroom door and she hadn't.
One day she had found her brother bleeding in their bathroom and had described it as acting strange, and now he was gone.
"Okay," he said. He took a step back and shut the door gently between them. Five minutes later he opened it again, carrying a peace offering of hot tea mixed with brandy.
She had retreated down into the water, pulling away from him.
She could have locked the bathroom door and she hadn't.
One day she had found her brother bleeding in their bathroom and had described it as acting strange, and now he was gone.
"Okay," he said. He took a step back and shut the door gently between them. Five minutes later he opened it again, carrying a peace offering of hot tea mixed with brandy.
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER