<strong>Hector Cobblepot in the bath, suddenly alone… in person</strong><br/><br/>It had all happened so fast that he couldn’t even react. He was on cloud nine, his eyes having gazed at her gently, enjoying the way she seemed to be taking his seed and swallowing it down. Then he was abruptly shaken to reality as water splashed in his face and he found himself sitting. His cock had already gone limp from the release and he gazed at his sprawled legs as he spit water from his mouth, trying to gauge what exactly had just happened. When he heard stepped he managed to glance up and catch a lovely ass darting out of his room. “Valerie?”<br/><br/>Had he been dreaming? Was this all some odd fantasy that had overwhelmed him to such a degree that he had gone through all the motions including the bath? Well that just seemed overly absurd, even for him. Never before had he done such a thing though he had woken up in similar states after long nights of drinking and often found himself wondering if he had gotten lucky. If he had there were never any obvious signs or scents. He glanced at the door again but saw nothing and that only left him wondering if he had even seen what he was certain he saw.<br/><br/>It took him a good twenty minutes to pull himself together enough to leave the tub and even then it was another five before he managed to find enough conscious thought to grab a towel and dry off. So distracted was he that he barely noticed the voices creeping back in to bother him.<em> ‘Really messed on that one crackpot. You had her right where you wanted her and you had to screw it up with your stupid lessons. She was gonna just take it but then you had to make her think about it too much.’ </em><br/><br/>Hector nearly jumped at the voice in his head and his only voice was a growl. Turning, he promptly banged his head against the wall. Unfortunately he was distracted and put too much force behind it. He staggered back, cursing and shaking his head to try and clear the flecks of light that were darting around before his eyes.<em> ‘Nice try but it’s gonna take more than that. You want to try again?’ </em><br/><br/>“Shut your stupid mouth Demetri. You got us into this situation in the first place so you have no place to talk. In fact, if I can find my damn pants I think I will drink you away you stupid excuse for a person.” Hector rubbed his forehead, his voice still a growl of anger at the ridicule he was receiving. With a sigh he sorted himself out, drying off and finding his clothing as best he could though he had to wander into the bedroom to find replacement pieces for the garments that had been sullied by the splashing of water and the events prior.<br/><br/>Once he had sorted himself, at least to the degree that he usually was which wasn’t saying much, he checked himself in the mirror. Everything seemed sufficient for his plans. Moving out to the studio, he put the lids on his paints and discovered Valerie’s robe. Sighing, he folded it up nicely and placed it on the counter so that she could retrieve it easily if she ever came back for it. He doubted that he would ever speak to her again and a new worry was beginning to pick at the back of his brain. What would he do if word got out that he had been with Valerie? A shiver crawled slowly up his spine at the thought even though he tried to push it away. “Don’t think like that Hector, it’s not good for you… I mean us. I have to think about Blake and Demetri too… well at least about Blake. Best to try and come up with an alibi, but what? Perhaps I need to be seen somewhere else, yes that’s it…”<br/><br/>Slowly Hector moved to the door and peeked out to try and spot the security systems that were about. Straining his ears he could head the faint clicking of clockwork gears as they rotated the cameras and he checked his position. Nodding, he slipped out without being noticed, or so he hoped and scurried along the hallway. Just a few turns and he could be in the Playground and perhaps he could even slip in unnoticed then he could say he had been there the whole time…<br/><br/><strong>Trying to slip into the Playground</strong><br/>