Chapter 21 Summary: Bathtub Conversation, Part II

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(I'll write: Wren taps on the bathroom door and Lewis invites her in. They talk about the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and Lewis asks her not to reveal who died. Wren agrees. Then Lewis asks if they can cuddle, and Wren undresses and steps into the bathtub with him. As she settles in, Lewis is struck by how she seems new again, like the