Shivering hard with chattering teeth, he explained pitifully that he had no choice - while focusing on cooling down his head and lower body, he hadn't noticed all his clothes getting soaked. Even the towels in my bathroom were drenched. He was too cold to run back to his room, so he just wanted to get warm under the covers.

I couldn't be mad at him. And to avoid seeing him unclothed, I didn't send him back to his room either. Besides, he was freezing so badly - I couldn't be ...