Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1) - Page 190

he was completely out of sight she self-consciously stripped down

in the shower area. The beautiful teak walls of the shower curved

around in a spiral that screened off the important parts of her

body, but her feet and the very top of her head were still visible.

She?d taken millions of beach showers like this, but never without

wearing a swimsuit. She washed as quickly as she could and was

nearly finished by the time Lucas returned.

?The T-shirt?s definitely mine, but I have no idea who the sweatpants

belong to. Don?t worry about it, though. No one will care,? he

said, flipping the clothes and a big beach towel over the top of the

screen. Then he put a plastic shopping bag down on the ground.

?That?s for your uniform and sneakers.?

?Thanks,? Helen called out, painfully aware how little space stood

between him and her naked body. It was silly, really. Everyone is

naked under a few millimeters of clothes, but this felt different

somehow. It felt dangerous. She watched his feet through the gap

at the bottom of the screen as he began to turn away, hesitated,

and then hurried off. She let out a breath she didn?t realize she?d

been holding.

The clothes he?d left her were gigantic, but they were soft, comfortable,

and they smelled like dryer sheets. She toweled off, put

the borrowed outfit on, and came out of the shower area carrying

her bag of dirty clothes.

By the time she and Lucas made it into the house, Jason and

Hector were sitting at the kitchen table watching Cassandra and

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Ariadne shower a man Helen didn?t know with affection. Lucas introduced

Helen before giving his uncle a big hug.

Pallas Delos was a large, blond man, still glowing with health and

youth even though he was graying at the temples. He and Hector

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