I paced back and forth inside my room, and the longer it took me to decide, the longer he had to wait outside, but who cares? Nobody told him to come an hour earlier! I took a deep breath before I put on my bathrobe and went to open the door. “I’m not yet ready, can’t you wait in the car?” I asked him because there’s no way I would let him inside the unit when I was alone and technically naked!

“I’m not in the mood to argue, Anna.” He announced and pushed the door wide open and invited himself in.

I followed him to the living room and...