He Wants A Striptease

Austyn swung a long leg over the tub, picked up a towel, wrapped it around his waist and padded barefoot out of the room, unaware that he’d almost become the subject of erotic photography. Kira didn’t look up until the door clicked shut. She splashed water onto her burning cheeks. The tepid water suited her just fine. She spent another five minutes in the tub, waiting for her body temperature and heart rate to return to normal. She dried herself with a towel and got dressed in her PJs. When she came out, Austyn was standing on the balcony, smoking. Kira tried to tally how many cigarettes he’d already had. Wasn’t he worried about carcinogens? A watery afternoon sun added a golden sheen to his toned body. Kira stared at him, lost in thought. She blinked when Austyn snapped his fingers in front of her face. ‘What are you thinking so hard about?’ She smelled the nicotine on his hand. ‘How many cigarettes did you have?’ He blew out a smoke ring. ‘Just this one.’ ‘What about since this morni