"I love you..."

Evelynn was stark white, as she was balking at what he’d said, ‘Finally… He said it.’ As she opened her mouth to speak.

But Desmond stopped her in her tracks, as he shushed her with a finger to her lips, as he brought her face gingerly up to his, as he gave her a kiss.

This brought a superbly bright beaming to Evelynn’s face, as she embraced him as tightly as she could.

Desmond, in the meantime, had his eyes closed, nearly snoring away the day, as he was held in her embrace.

After a few hours of plainly being held, a true wonder for Desmond, he’d simply fallen asleep, and while Evelynn had been petting Desmond’s head with care, as she kissed him on the cheek, she fell asleep, as well.

…

Hours later, Desmond awoke in groggy sweat, finding himself alone on the bed, as he almost got worried, before noticing that apparently Big Red had gone with her, as he rose from the bed, scratching his chest, as he began walking through the Vault.

After ten minutes of walking, Desmond found Big Red at a bathroom door, sleeping on the ground, and as he knocked, he heard Evelynn cheekily shout, “Come in, Desmond.”

When he heard her voice, Desmond slid open the door, and stepped past it, finding a large bathtub, filled to the brim with bubbles, as only the enthusiastic grin of Evelynn was visible through the thick bubble layer.

Then, she simply shouted out, “Join me?”

Desmond was distraught. What should he do? On one hand, should he listen to her? On the other hand…

YES, he will…

Then, Desmond dropped his trousers, as he strutted over to the tub, stepping in, and submerging his form in the toasty water, as the excess water nearly overflowed, as half of his torso stuck out of the towering bubbles.

All the while, Evelynn had submerged herself, and maneuvered through the water, as she gingerly caressed his form from beneath the surface, massaging his form, as she remained below, for a surprising length of time, as two minutes passed with her hands never stopping their motions.

During the third minute, Desmond was a bit worried, as he grabbed her gently from the water, placing her in front of him, as he saw her completely nude upper half, before she sank down into the bubbles, leaving only the tiniest bit of her face out of the water and bubbles.

Desmond’s concern was still present, as he asked her a question, “How long can you stay underwater? Thought you were drawing for a second, there.”

She looked at him inquisitively, with the small portion of her face, as she spoke confidently, “Wait, you don’t know it yet? We don’t need to breathe. At least I don’t…”

“Huh… Never tested it before, I guess… Pretty cool.” As he said this, Desmond submerged the rest of his body, as he put to test Evelynn’s statement.

And just like that, Desmond spent ten minutes underwater, as he effortlessly avoided asphyxiation. But, some time after those ten minutes, Desmond felt a hand against his face, as Evelynn held him by his cheeks, and kissed him beneath the water.

And, as they kissed, the water began swishing around the tub, as Desmond swept his arm through it, splashing the water all around, as he held her within his arms, still necking about, as Desmond suddenly stood up.

And, as Desmond held Evelynn within his embrace, he laid his head against her shoulder, though it was far larger than her own, easily dwarfing her form, as she maneuvered her mouth to Desmond’s ear, as she whispered gently to him.