Missy had no idea how long she'd been standing there when she heard the door to Jason's room close. But when she did, she immediately spun on her heels and exited the bedroom, fearing if she waited he might come back out. Making a bee-line for the master suite, she passed the laundry room and remembered the clothes in the dryer. She briefly thought about needing to take care of them, but decided she had more pressing issues to deal with first.

While she brushed her teeth, she saw in the mirror just how disheveled the robe had become. Against her wishes she remembered Jason's eyes gazing down at the...