(art by Capo – X)

Adam walked down the corridors of the estate, intending to have a cup of tea before he went to bed. It was getting dark outside the windows and the curtains swayed in the light breeze. Viscount stopped when he noticed the scent of herbs and some steam coming from under the door to the bathroom. It was not a servants' bathroom and the judge, as Adam knew, was already resting in his bedroom, so there could only be one person in the bathroom right now...

Adam unceremoniously swung the doors open, revealing a relaxed Montague Junior, whose peace was immediately disturbed and he sat up quickly at the sight of Adam, causing the water to overflow over the edges of the tub a bit. "I could use a warm bath too..." Adam smiled and began to remove his clothes. Soon there on the shelf, next to Joel's neatly folded clothes, lay a shirt, breeches and the rest of Adam's garments including underwear.

The blond man lowered himself into the tub, across from Joel and tilted his head to the side, resting his cheek on his hand. He chuckled softly and said. "Come on Joel, don't blush so much, it's just a bath after all. It's not unusual for two men or two women to take a bath together."