Home Again

The restaurant was smoke free, but the bar was not. I realized I had the smell of smoke in my clothes and hair. As I entered the house, everything was quiet, all lights out. Rachel was in bed. I paused and listen.

Good.

I went upstairs and pulled my clothes off threw them into the laundry chute and headed into the bathroom for a shower. I needed to wash my hair and get rid of the smoke smell. The only lights in the house was my room and the bathroom.

As I showered I heard the bathroom door. I had soap in my hair.

"Rachel?"

I began rinsing...