Lex hung his robe on the back of the bathroom door, took a deep breath, and squared off against the shower cubicle. It looked innocuous from the outside, if a little soap-scummed. At passing glance, one would never know that behind the frosted glass door laid a chamber of torture.
Setting his jaw, Lex opened the shower door and entered the cubicle. With a twist of his wrist and the push of a button, he turned on the Samuel David Kent Shower Efficiency Unit and braced for impact.
The water came first, freezing cold and at high pressure, shooting from nozzles set at various heights on the metal framework that fitted into the cubicle. The water stopped as abruptly as it started and Lex squeezed his eyelids shut tighter, as hot, goopy soap squirted him from all directions through a new set of nozzles. Metal arms shot out and attacked him with squishy sponges and despite expecting it, he yelped when one got mighty personal. He sputtered a mouthful of icy water, as he was power-washed clean.
The water shut off, leaving Lex with goosebumps and reddened skin. He left the shower cubicle as quickly as possible and stepped right into the towel Clark held open for him. "How much longer before we can take it down?" he asked, shivering.
"At least another month," Clark replied, rubbing Lex's arms dry.
Lex groaned. "I'm going to die of frostbite before then."
Clark enfolded him in a heavenly, warm embrace. "But it'll read 'Best Dad Ever' on your headstone."
-End
FFL Timeline Updated
The pain of being a parent. I can so imagine PJ drawing on the walls.
Lex is totally the best Dad ever. \^O^/
:D
Heh. And you know, after a whee little bit of testing and improving... after, like, five years or so... I want that shower.
This says it all..... :)
*relates*
What we put up with to make our kids happy... ;)