The moment he moved her hand, Kai took a step back, putting a couple feet between them. Maybe she'd been wrong about what had just happened. From behind him, she watched the embers scatter as the new log was placed on top, the flames dying for a moment before coming back and rising angrily into the fireplace. It wasn't but a moment before the fire calmed, crackling as it burned through the new wood.<br/><br/>The bit about him taking the couch while she slept on the mattress registered but her reply was lost. Shifting almost uncomfortably on her feet, she finally spoke.<br/><br/>"Does your plumbing work? I'm starting to smell like a wet dog rolled around in mud." It wasn't a lie. It had been a few days since her last shower and with all the time spent outside and in her wolf form, she was starting to smell like it.