CAN I SLEEP WITH YOU TONIGHT?

At some point I drifted off, and did not wake until I heard my name whispered in the darkness.

"Nickie?"

I couldn't see, raising myself up and asked, "Wha...??" How had Lisa gotten in the house? I recognized her voice immediately. Looking about the room, "What are you doing in here?"

I was reaching for the light, and at the exact moment the room illuminated she said, "I never got my massage," as I blinked my eyes focused on Cala standing by the door, her legs crossed, swaying back and forth.

"Cala, baby. What you doing?" I put my hand to my face groggily,...