We laid in the water together for a little while longer, Koda's head off to my right. I rested my head on her shoulder, breathing the soft fragrance of bubbles, candles, and roses that lingered in the air and on her skin. Her breathes went in and out of her lungs, steadily rising and dropping our hands that were still clasped together. I closed my eyes, letting her lull me.
Koda leaned up and turned to me, her eyes dark green. "You don't know how much that meant to me Zachary. Really, I appreciate it."
"I'l always be here for you." I said. She smiled then kissed my chest. Her lips were plush and warm, and the stitches that were closest to her mouth pricked my skin. It didn't bother me. Instead I smiled.
"I'm gonna take a shower. You can stay here if you'd like until I'm done." She said as she reached over and grabbed the towel off of the sink. She placed it over herself as she stood and stepped out so it denied me a chance to see her full body. She dropped the towel a little to where it let her back be visible and nothing else. Just as she was about to fix it, I stopped her.
"Wait.."I said. She turned her cheek to me and raised her eyebrows.
"Everything okay?"
"Your.. back." I said.
It was....beautiful. A bionic backpeice that went all the way from her shoulders to her tailbone. Her spine was open and replaced by a metal bar the curved with her natural form. On her left ribs there were thick claw marks like something ripped up her bionic hide. This was all in the tattoo. And it was marvelous.
"It's beautiful." I mumbled.
"Thank you." Koda smiled.
I shook my head. "Oh, i'm sorry. Go ahead with what you were gonna do."
A chuckled spread through her lips. "Alright."
I sat there as I heard the sound of the curtain being pulled to the side, then the water running. I dipped my head below the water for a few seconds then came back up and pulled the plug. As it all drained, I grabbed a towel and laced it over my body.
The floor was too damn cold for me so I kind of high-tailed it out of there and rushed to my room at the end of the hall. I glanced down the stairs to see if the boys were there; they were but apparently didn't notice me as I shut my door.
My room was at the corner of the upstairs lot so that meant it was the largest. I had a white dresser with a beautiful mirror on it on the wall that joined mine and Jesse's room. Guitar picks and necklaces lay all over it. In the corner was my white guitar, sitting on its stand with my black boots beside it. My bed was in the middle of the back wall with two nightstands on either side of it; the lamps on and illuminating the space with a soft light. The balcony door sat a few feet from my bed, the TV and another dark-wood dresser sat in the open space in the back of the room, and my walk in closet was right across from my room.
I went to my white dresser that both Jesse, me, and Koda had. I pulled out my black tank from the "Sweater Weather" video, some sleep pants and my black slip ons from the floor. I leaned into the mirror, ruffling my hair that was slowly drying, twisted my nose ring a little, then picked up my feather necklace and put it around my throat. I nodded before shutting my door and heading downstairs.
I walked into the living room where all the band was. They stared at me as I sat next to Bryan.
"Dude you smell like roses and soap. What'd you do?" he asked.
"I showered."
"Bullshit." Mikey interjected. I looked at him as he turned around from the table behind the big couch.
"Okay then smartass, you tell me what I did then."
"You made-out with Koda in the bathtub is what you did." He said/ My eyes got wide and my sense factor heightened when he said that.
"What?" Damn you voice-cracks. "Did you...?" I motioned to the steps. Everyone laughed. "Okay, first, I wasn't making out with her and second-"
"But you were in the tub." Bryan said. I looked away then back at him.
"So? What the hell? Did you guys spy on us or something?"
The laughter rose. Even Jesse was cracking up. I waited until they settled down enough to explain.
"No." Mikey bagan. "I went to see where you were so I checked your room and hers and you weren't there. So I decided to check the master bath since the door was open and lights were on, and there you were; kissing her neck while she layed on you."
"Looks like you both were enjoying that." Jeremy chimed in. I looked at him, confused, then Mikey started up again.
"So I came back down and told they guys to come check it out."
Bryan snickered. "That's when we saw all the good stuff."
I stared open jawed at each of them. "She's gonna have one hell of a hickey on her neck, You were going to town on that last one." Jesse said.
I sat amazed. "So.... for shits and giggles you guys watched us?"
They nodded. "For shits and giggles."
"What the fuck?" I asked.
Never underestimate the boys of The Neighbourhood.
Stupid asses.
