Strange Familiarity

"It's nothing you haven't seen before," Lemiel teased as he stepped into the bathtub.

With her eyes still on the floor, Sienna replied, "I will go prepare your towel and your nightclothes."

"Mm," he hummed and leaned his back on the bathtub with a sly smile on his lips.

After preparing the towel and the clothes, Sienna peeked at the bathroom and noticed that the vampire had his eyes closed while his arms rested at the sides of the tub. She wondered if he was asleep and if it wouldn't cost her life to interrupt his peaceful moment.

"If you want to ask me something, ask right away. Don't peek like a peeping tom."

She almost jumped when he suddenly spoke with closed eyes. Her breath was caught in her throat, and she couldn't say a word.

"You may leave. I knew you were dying to leave my room the moment you entered it."