Candy was delighted to find soap and shampoo, and she started to wash her hair and skin enthusiastically. After a while she just stood under the spray, sighing contentedly. Hot showers were one of the few things she missed while in the Abarat. They were probably available in Commexo City, but she wouldn't set foot there.
After getting out of the shower and drying off, she found a men's t-shirt that was about three sizes too big for her and a clean pair of boxers. She threw them on, her wet hair trailing down her shoulders, and followed her nose out to the kitchen.
"You can cook now?" She grinned and leaned against the door to the kitchen for a moment, watching him hunched over a laptop. It didn't take her long to move over to him, getting between him and the computer to sit in his lap. "When did you pick that up?" She was feeling much more like herself, and she kissed him as she spoke, teeth gentle on his ear and neck.