“It is?”
“Of course. Not having your period for a year isn’t healthy.” And he was worried about that.
After turning off the shower, he dried them both off then looked in the basket of stuff.
“Who put this here?” she asked.
“Salem brought it down, but Roman probably put it together. Let’s see, there are pads, tampons, a menstrual cup, and period underwear. There’s also a heat pad, chocolate, and some fluffy socks. Not sure why the socks are there.”
“To keep my feet warm,” she said quietly. “This is so thoughtful.” She sniffled. “Shoot. Why do I feel all weird?”
“Sometimes you can get emotional around your period. You don’t seem to know a lot of this stuff. What about when you used to have your period?”
“It was always unpredictable,” she said. “And pretty light. This doesn’t feel light. It feels heavy and sore and I’m bleeding again.”
“Shit. What would you like to use?”
“I don’t know!”
“What have you used before?” he asked.
“Pads. But I didn’t like them.”
“How about the knickers then?” He picked up a pair. They looked like they’d been washed. Hmm. Maybe it wasn’t just Roman who had put this together, perhaps Salem helped.
He cleaned her up a bit before putting the knickers on her. He didn’t bother to wrap a towel around him, instead he grabbed a dry one for her, wrapping it around her before picking her and the basket up.
“Come on, Bunny. Let’s get you to bed.”
The clothes they’d left in the gym were gone.
Salem strikes again. As he walked to the stairs, he saw the other man sitting halfway up.
“How is she?” Salem asked, standing.
“Tired and sore.” He handed over the basket. “Will you go plug in the heat pad? We’ll sleep with her in your room.”
Salem nodded.
To his surprise, Roman was at the top of the stairs, waiting.
“Darling girl, are you all right?”
She shifted her head to look at Roman. “Just embarrassed. You all know.”
Roman frowned. “Why wouldn’t we know? It’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”
“Really?” she whispered.
“Really. Can I get you anything else? I put some painkillers by the bed and a bottle of water.”
“No. I’m good. Thanks for the basket.”
“You’re welcome. Salem helped.” Roman retreated to his bedroom and Alexei carried her into the bedroom. He laid her on the bed and reluctantly stepped away as Salem placed the heat pad on her tummy.
“Uh, so, are you staying?” Salem asked as he ran his fingers through her hair.
“Of course I am. Why?”