Oh, right. There was that. But now that they could, she was glad to hear this wouldn't be the only occasion. It really was incredibly relaxing, and intimate in a very particular way.

When they'd first started bathing together like this, she hadn't minded him looking at her scars or the rest of her, but it hadn't exactly been enjoyable either. Now, though, she was pleased by having his eyes on her, and her gaze followed his fingers as they touched the scar on her shoulder. She didn't flinch away or give much of a reaction at all, just looked back to him and said, "There was a mutant who could melt things with his hands. It was kind of neat until it was my skin."