In this chapter, the narrator explains that he has "feel ings" for the "rui" in his life. He has realized that his love is mutual, and that he is happy. He wants to take a bath with him, but he is afraid that he will get wet. He asks if they can take a soak in hot water, and the narrator says that they can, but that if they do not clean up, they will stay "sticky" . He tells her that getting wet is "way worse" than getting dry, and he begs her to let him go, but she refuses, saying that she likes the way it is. She asks if she really has to get wet, and she says that she does, but it is "kind of scary" , because she is so close to him. She tells him that she cannot complain when he is being so gentle, because it will make her feel better