14 wivesbehavingbadly

"it's mun..." luca's high=pitched call sounded out . i stopped and waited . sure enough . felix echoed ." it's num ."
i had not clocked in untill i heard the echo that meant everything was fine .
upstairs , i snatched up my shower cap . i had not spent all that money at the hairdresser to have the results ruined in a steamy bathroom .
even raised a moisture - licked face from her position kneeling against the bath . " they have so much energy , minty ." her eyes ranged disapprovingly over the shower cap - which i did not mind , as long as fell down this afternoon ." she informed me in her awkward english .
on cue , lucas shot a grimyknee up from the water for me to inspect . the graze had puckered around the edges , and was pretty businesslike ." i was braver than superman , num ."
"i'm sure you were , lucas ."
at the plug end , felix scowled ." lucas cried a lot ."
"eve , did you disinfect it ?
the briskness of eve's nod made it clear she considered the question redundant . she knew her job .lucas always lnocking himself about . he hurled himself at life as if its obstacles - stairs , curbs , walls - were there to be conquered , felix was different . he watched , waited , and then made his move .
the slippery bodies heaved around in the scummy water . they chattered away , releasing snippets from their day .
" you look so funny , num ." lucas poked felix's leg with a foot ." funny , funny ."
"out ," i ordered ." even is waiting ."
eve sat on the stool with the cork and lucas lambered onto the towel spread in her lap .