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The steam in the bathroom grew dense, heavy with heat and secrecy, when Rex's voice cut through it—thin and searching for an opening. I was there, pressed close to you under the shower's spray, and I turned my head just enough to catch his eye. A smirk touched my lips, involuntary, betraying the shake in my voice as I answered. I let the word hang, balancing the raw intimacy of the moment against the cold anger coiled in my chest.