He didn't know why he hadn't heard his alarm go off and warn him that he was late. The only one he'd heard was his snooze alarm that went off thirty minutes later. Oh wait. Yeah, he did..and the cold water that hit his skin didn't help at all. It didn't make him forget or help clear his mind. Infact it only brought the memory back in bits and pieces and made them more vivid. Only hit him now what was happening.
"Just..out. " He tried as he stayed in the shower a last moment before stepping out and grabbing a towel. It wasn't like she hadn't seen him before. He sighed and dried up. A towel around his waist as he shuffled into the bedroom and picked up a nice pair of dress pants. Why had he decided on Thai? Charlie told him about it. "Look I'm sorry, I'll be ready in a minute. C'mon.." He tried to give her a warm smile, but instead it faltered. "I was working out, lost track of time. That's all." His eyes slid away from hers as he pulled on a black shirt and bit the inside of his cheek.
"You know how I get..." He trailed off. No. That wasn't how he got. He was bad when it came to work, but there was always time for Kira. He'd never been this late.