Athena winced and looked away from Ophidian<span style="color: #b30000">.</span><span style="color: #4d4dff"> “I want you to sense my feelings and needs. I don’t… want to let my fear control me anymore, but until I get it handled this is… the only way I know how to help others help me.” </span>Nyarien smiled to Leena and stole her glass of wine.<span style="color: #b30000">“Alright, well I can’t have you getting lazy so Ophidian is going to get you a nice swimsuit that’ll give you some sexy tan lines and we’re spending more time swimming.”</span><br/><br/>Raye rolled her eyes and took her plate into the kitchen with his.<span style="color: #a64dff"> “Was the body lesson your way of getting that to go down? But no, I’m not good at making up my mind. I’m going to wait until I get her, or another, down there and I’ll make adjustments based on their feedback. If I’m being honest, your lesson killed all of the mystery and excitement I had about sneaking into your room and see what you looked like without pants on.” </span>She flashed him a teasing grin and headed for the door to join him in the vehicle.<span style="color: #a64dff"> “If I don’t shave the skin gets irritated and bumpy.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>