She didn't know what she expected but Michael didn't bother her after that. In fact, it was almost as if things had returned to normal. He did hear from the office downtown and learned that they would welcome him into their fold with higher pay, believe it or not. The plan was to find a new place downtown that he could afford and that was close to work. She was pleasantly surprised when he asked her to go with him to scout for a new crib.

She had just jumped off the exercise bike, covered in sweat when he opened the door and peered inside the "gym." It was really...