"I'll take the bath and the company, Victor. If you can persuade the other three that a shower is not a team sport, I'll take a little privacy, too."
Voss protested that he'd had a very long day for a man who'd been unconscious for part of it. Damien pointed out that the spring on the far side of the cottage had hot water, room for his tail and the considerable advantage of having nobody beside it with a brush. Ivan got up to go with them, still a little surprised to be included in the ordinary business of which husband got the end of the spring nearest the fire. She rather liked seeing him invited. She also liked being carried away from the argument by a man who could give it his complete attention after he'd washed her hair.
