“Because I think you’re beautiful with clothes on, I can’t even imagine how good you’d look without them.”

“Tod, thank you, honey. That was really sweet of you. If you want the light on, I guess it will be okay.” The truth was, she would have been disappointed if he hadn’t wanted to see her naked. She didn’t want to admit it even to herself, but she suddenly found herself as excited about the situation as he was. Nora turned and fled to the bathroom.

Tod went to her bedroom and quickly undressed, but he was still not sure that this thing was really going to come off as planned,...