The water had grown lukewarm by the time we finally untangled, our breathing slowing to something resembling normal. Evelina didn't move far, just shifted to rest against my side, her head on my shoulder, her fingers tracing lazy circles on my chest.
"You're thinking about something annoying," she murmured.
"Annoying, really?"
"Yeah, if you're going to think about something like that, just say it instead of making me read it off your mind."
I caught her hand, stilling her fingers against my sternum.
"Children," I said.
Evelina went still against me, an exasperated sigh escaping her immediately.
"Children," she repeated, testing the weight of the word.
"You keep saying your life was too vast for children right now."
"I remember."
"I've been thinking about it since."
She lifted her head from my shoulder, propping herself up on one elbow to look at me. Her white hair fell across her face, still damp, and she didn't bother pushing it away.
