You okay?" Deucalion asked, voice low.
She nodded, taking in a deep breath with her eyes still closed. "Yeah. Just tired. It's been a long day." She looked up at him. "I think I'm going to go take a bath. Some new requests came for you earlier. I put them on top of your laptop so they wouldn't get mixed with the others."
Leaning down, he kissed her forehead. "Thank you."
She gave him one last smile before heading upstairs. Kisses on the forehead were signs of affection. As she filled the tub, she wondered if maybe he was starting to care for her in some way. And what if he was? How would that change them? Could they find a way to actually love each other?
Sighing, she stripped down and sank into the hot water, groaning as her muscles relaxed. The lighter of the bruises had faded comple
