Chapter 26 Water Goddess

"You want me to wear this?" I ask incredulously, holding the whimsical costume of wispy silvery-blue fabric sceptically. It is rather thinner than most things I wear, and rather apt to be blown in indecorous ways by the slightest gust of wind.

"Can you think of anything more fitting for a water goddess?" he counters, daring me to say what he knows has crossed both of our minds and is absolutely forbidden. I roll my eyes and take the dress into my bathroom to change. To my surprise, it actually covers as much as my usual dresses and is rather becoming, besides. I don t know that I like that, truly--won t it make this more difficult for him? But I shake off the thought; surely he knew what he was getting himself into when he picked this costume for our painting sessions. In the meantime, he has again made his challenge for me to compose for him. I will set to work with my lighter harpsichord tomorrow. I suspect he will be surprised with the results.