Chapter 12 - Shower

Lucine decided to take advantage that Aram was at the logger to use the shower room with tranquility, would take a long and relaxing bath. Since she had lived in the cabin, she had not missed an opportunity to take a hot bath. As usual, she put a song in a loud volume on television and went to the bathroom, leaving the doors open to listen to the "Playlist" she had selected.

The afternoon could not have started better, Aram angrily pondered. He had had an accident with the saw and ended up cutting his arm, was attended by the doctor and released from work for a few days, took some stitches in the forearm, and without having another alternative, returned home.

When he arrived at the cabin, he was surprised to find that on TV was playing a song at a very high volume and Lucine was nowhere, certainly should be doing some task outside. 

He dropped the backpack in which he carried his things on the sofa and headed to the room, was in great need of a bath, the cut had not been deep, but his clothes had been soaked with blood.

 The bedroom door was open, and when he passed it, he was paralyzed by what he saw. Lucine was leaving the bathroom wrapped only in a towel, a narrow strip of fabric that covered almost nothing on her body. She was distracted, singing the song she played on TV and did not notice his presence. He knew he should say something, signal that he was there, in fact, not to act like a big son of a bitch, he should just turn around and immediately leave the room. However, the shock of the situation overwhelmed him, managing only to stand there while she loosened her hair from the bun she had made to hold them. 

He noticed that the clothes she would put were on top of the bed, making it clear that she planned to dress right there, this meant that the next step would be to get rid of the towel, and with a quick movement, she loosened the tie that tied it, making the fabric fall to the floor.

Fuck, now he was completely fucked, Aram thought. The image of her naked body was not something one could easily forget, and he was just a man who had been alone for a long time. She had recovered a few pounds after marriage, looked healthy now. Whom did he want to deceive anyway? She looked wonderful, reminiscent of the moon itself, with those gray hair and very pale skin tone. It was like a sculpture, carefully made by the hands of the goddess, aiming to present someone. The next moment the guilt began to erode, what kind of predator was he? Lucine was a young woman who was under his protection, little more than a child, he sought to remember.

He let slip something like a sigh or lament, by the direction his thoughts were taking, which made Lucine realize his presence. She looked at him surprised and bent down quickly to pick up the towel that was fallen, returning to wrap the fabric around her body.

- What are you doing at home this time? I didn’t imagine...

Lucine was silent when she saw the disaster that was his clothes and bandaged arm, approached quickly and stopped before him.

- What happened to your arm? There’s a lot of blood on your clothes!

- It was nothing serious, I had an accident with one of the saws. I’ll have to soak a few days.

- No big deal? Look at the size of that bandage. 

She said, making mention of holding his arm for further examination.

He retreated with his arm, so that she did not touch him, the movement caused the cut to burn a little. He could not allow himself to be touched by it, his head was already confused enough, and above all, she was still naked under that towel.

- I said I’m fine, I just need a bath. And you... just dress Lucine, put on a decent outfit.

Lucine realized his exposure and blushed a little. The truth is that she would never imagine that he would arrive home at this time. When he saw him, he soon noticed the wound, the fact that he was using only a towel was in the background. But now came the reality that he had seen her naked, wearing absolutely nothing, not even the towel. Her pale face took on an even scarlet coloration, she lowered her gaze and was not able to say anything. 

Aram, who knew exactly where her thoughts were going, tried to reassure her.

- Let’s just pretend nothing happened!

He said passing by her, entered the bathroom and slammed the door behind him. Lucine got dressed quickly and left the room, needed to find some deep hole to get into, after that.