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I have to pee, Horatio told himself as he awoke the next morning. He then looked over to see if he had really done what he did.
I really did it...I had sex with my ex-wife. My god, what have I done?
He got out of bed and walked over to the bathroom, ashamed over what had transpired the night before. As he was about to do his business, he felt two small arms wrap around his chest.
“Good morning,” Diane said wearily.
Horatio uttered a delighted hum. “Good morning,” he replied.
Diane started to massage his bare chest. “I, uh, had a good time last night.”
“Me too,” Horatio said as he started to do his business.
Diane giggled. “Do you need help with that?”
Horatio chuckled in return. “I think I can manage this part.”
Diane kissed his back. “I’m really going to miss you.”
“As will I,” Horatio sighed. “You’ll keep in touch, right?”
“Of course. What time is it?”
“Nine.”
Diane giggled again. “I am so late for work.”
Horatio turned around to face her after flushing the toilet. “I’m sorry for making you late,” he said.
“It’s okay,” Diane replied. “It was worth it.”
Horatio blushed and ducked his head. “Well, I...”
Diane put a finger over Horatio’s lips to silence him. “No need to explain. I should get going.”
Horatio looked back up at her. “Okay then. I’ll see you around?”
Diane smiled. “Absolutely.”
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Once Diane had left for work, Horatio stepped into the shower; he too had to get ready, but not for work, for he had taken a few days off solely in anticipation for Raymond and Yelina’s visit.
As the water droplets landed on his bare shoulders and matted down his hair, a shiver ran down Horatio’s spine. He stood there for a minute then leaned against the shower wall, tilting his head back to look up at the ceiling.
“Why?” he asked out loud. “Why do I let her haunt me?”
As he stood against the shower wall for yet another minute, images of Yelina swirled in his head. She was so close, yet completely out of reach, and although he knew he could easily take her from Raymond, he told himself repeatedly that he wasn’t the type of man who would do that. After all, Raymond was his brother and Yelina would soon be his sister-in-law.
“Oh god,” Horatio continued. “I’m in love with her.”
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Horatio stepped out of the shower and, wrapping a towel around himself, walked over to the bathroom mirror. He sighed as he wiped away the fog that obscured his view of himself in the mirror. Once he had tired of staring at his reflection, he started to comb his wet hair when a knock interrupted him midway.
When he looked through the peephole of the front door, the sight of Yelina made his heart race. When he opened the door, Yelina’s raised eyebrows at the sight of him with just a towel wrapped around his body made him blush.
“Oh, Yelina, I’m...sorry. I, uh, wasn’t expecting you for another couple of hours.”
“I’m sorry,” Yelina said. “I thought we’d get a head start.”
Horatio smiled. “Sounds good. Let me finish getting ready and we can go get some lunch...my treat. How does that sound?”
“I’d like that,” Yelina replied. “So...did you sleep well last night?”
Horatio swallowed hard. “I, uh...yes, I slept fine.”
“Good,” Yelina smiled.
“Okay, well, I’m going to...get dressed now.”
“That would be a good idea,” Yelina laughed.
Horatio laughed nervously, then walked back into the bathroom.