"What babe?" Karina's voice was concerned, and she turned to face Carly.

"Nothing ... yet. Just let me think for a while," she said, disappearing behind the glass.

Karina shrugged and joined my sister in the shower. I went back to bed.

I woke up to an empty house. I showered and changed. I picked up my dry cleaning. My meeting was at 2 that afternoon. I drove by some home listings I found online to see what kind of houses were in my price range. There were some pretty nice ones; brick homes, most with garages and back decks. Most of the listings were 3 or 4 bedrooms and...