Once she said it, she couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her.
She felt so embarrassed.
The bathroom was quiet for a while.
Quiet enough that Joanna Lawrence began to wonder if Ashton Heath hadn't heard her cringe-worthy words.
Or if he'd heard her, but was so put off by the cheesy words that he didn't want to talk.
Just as she was about to knock and ask him again, the sound of water stopped, and the man's deep and husky voice rang out again: "Alright, hubby's coming out to sleep with you."
Joanna Lawrence: "!!!"
Sleep!
Ashton Heath actually said "sleep" to her.
For the first time, she heard such a childish repetitive phrase from him, and she was a bit surprised.
So much so that she forgot she was on the phone with Rebecca Kelloway.
She stood at the bathroom door in a daze for a while before remembering the call.
She originally thought that Rebecca would have hung up in anger.
But when she picked up her phone, she found they were still connected.