A long day of working out in the hot rain. He lies with the window open wide as it'll go, the deluge drumming the glass. All the layers of workwear have been shed for a loose pair of sports shorts. The humid air drifts over his bare chest. Warm, but far cooler than out there.
She creeps in under his arm.
'Get lost,' he mumbles. 'Far too bloody warm.'
She smiles and doesn't move. Soon they are both asleep, the rain pouring from the night sky into their dreams.
Paddy Dobson
5th July 2021
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