I snuggled into Blue's chest, feeling the rough cool skin. The water in the pool hadn't been that cold, but the fact that Blue was so chilly now, and that he had turned on heaters before bed last night, made it clear he didn't just look reptilian. He was exothermic, dependant of the environment for heat.

I lifted my head as we entered the bathroom, the door being shut by Blue's tail. I knew what was going to come next as he put me on the floor, and he did remove my clothes.

"Thank you!" I tried to snatch the large towel he put over my shoulders, but he put it over my shoulders. I closed it around me like a cloak, deciding to watch him.

He dried his own skin, patting himself dry and hanging the damp towel around his neck to watch me. It was only then that I realized he didn't wear clothes. He hadn't worn clothes since he had gone to bed, not wearing them to the pool or back inside. And he wasn't putting on any now.

Nothing was exposed, but it was still something hard to wrap my mind around. Blue was completely naked!

Maybe that's why I hadn't been given clothes at first? But, when he'd figured out I'd like them, I had been given a whole closet worth.

Blue may not be exposed when naked, but I was. I knew what he expected, but I stepped back, pulling the towel over my head.

There was a click, and I knew Blue was annoyed with me. I swallowed hard, wondering when he'd just pull the towel away, and trying to act like this was nothing. Several beings had seen me bare before now; that first woman, the vet, Blue, Robbie, even Yellow.

He held out another dress, and I knew I couldn't stay in the towel forever, "Towel for the dress?" I reached, but he snatched the dress back, tugging the towel away with it.

I grumbled as the cloth was patted over my skin. He was gentle, and even let me dry my own privates.

It was embarrassing when I got the dress, in such a rush that I ended up with one arm pinned, one arm as it should be, and my head trying to go through the second sleeve hole. I only blushed more as Blue laughed, and tugged the dress on properly.

He picked me up again, and set me on his hip. I tucked my head, still not liking the height, but forgetting it as I was put into the chair. I grumbled, but the chair got better as a plate was set in front of me. Would we have salad again?

He reached into a cabinet he hadn't gone into to make the salad, so it must be something different. The white tube he held was only a little bigger than his palm, but I made grabby hands at it. I was in a highchair with no way to communicate, and wanted whatever food he had. It seemed like a good way to make him understand.

At first, I didn't know what the white lump he placed on my plate was. But, as it stretched out, my eyes grew wide. It looked was large and white, with a darker section near what I guessed to be the front.

I knew the word eat, but there was no way I was eating that.

My stomach clenched as it started to turn and crawl toward me. Struggling with the straps, I tried to say something, but only my mouth hung open. It crawled off the plate, onto the attached table, and I could only think of when we got clothes. I hoped he understood that I want this worm near me even less than I wanted a tutu. "No. No. No!"

I thought he understood as he put the worm back on the plate, but he moved the plate closer! I screamed as it started to crawl again.

Blue groaned, but took the worm away, slamming it back into its jar and then the cabinet.

Slumping in the chair, I tried to cover my tears, but they leaked through my hands. How could he try to feed me a worm? If it could even be called that, it was as big as a snake!

I was in his arms before I noticed, and I thrashed to get away. He only held me closer, cooing in my ear. I hoped it was some sort of apology!

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