Isabel watched him from where she stood near the bathroom door.

His face had turned bright red and he scratched the back of his head, eyes dropping to the floor like he had just embarrassed himself.

She smiled. "Isaac Dun blushing? That's new." She couldn't help but wonder if this was his personality before Vera, maybe he was always so shy and less cold until she gave him a reason to feel this way. She hated Vera even more for this.

He glanced up, still flustered, "you go ahead and shower ...