The day turned out to be a busy one, and though Kara had initially seemed to want to come in and fuck, the phone kept ringing and she wasn't able to get away from it. Eventually, she told him that she could probably wait until tomorrow to fool around with him. He felt a little bad, as she obviously wanted to, and she'd seemed very somber and needy lately. He'd have to talk to Kelly about it and see if she had any insights into what the problem was.

He treated his wife to lunch that day, and apparently she had the same kind of day that he had. She'd...