20 Chapter 20

“It’s time to get out,” Mahiro croons in his ear. “You’re going to drown if I leave you there.”

Alex groans. “Just leave me here to die. It’ll be worth it.”

“Nope,” Mahiro says and reaches between Alex’s feet and pops the drain open. Alex pouts. He cracks his eyes open and sees Mahiro is in a pair of gym shorts now, hair damp and soft. How long had he been asleep? “When did that happen?” Alex asks, tugging on Mahiro’s shorts.

“I jumped in the shower while you were out. I could at least see you from in there. It only took me a few minutes.”

Alex groans when he looks over at the large, very open, glass-enclosed shower. “I can’t believe I missed it.”

“You snooze, you lose,” Mahiro chirps, and Alex groans again.

“That was awful. Really and truly terrible. Possibly the worst English joke I’ve ever heard.”

“Whatever, Russians probably don’t even know how to make jokes,” Mahiro says, and Alex puts a hand over his heart.