Frienemy...

Oh. Wow... There is nothing sweeter than steaming hot water pouring over you after days in the bush. God Bless Old Granny. A small bit of magick, that. In a place where there's no bathing facilities, to find someone's managed to out maneuver the Ole Man n make this Oasis happen... The shoddy surroundings n the cadre of Spiders in the steam with me can't detract one iota.
Curious creatures, those Spidies. Is why they make such good spies for the Ole Man. No malice on their part. They just want to be at the center of it all and he takes advantage.
As I sat on the tub edge with a foot propped across the way I looked up n discovered one little blighter with his legs wrapped around my middle toe, his head peaking over the toe top to watch me, his front feet braced against a bright red nail. Cute. Wish I coulda gotten a pic. Unfortunately I did the knee jerk girlie thing. I screamed n jumped. Water caught him n washed his ass down the drain.
Well. There's one less report I don't have to worry about the Ole Man getting... - Arrow