I still had a hard time believing she was there in front of me and then it hit me. What should have been a night of passion was going to be a night of Wendy sitting next to the bed comforting me. Not the best substitute.

My face must have showed my disappointment. "David," Wendy said with concern, "I was only joking, I know you weren't really hiding."

"I know," I answered, "it's just that..." It was hard to say what I was feeling without offending her.

Wendy smiled. "You were looking forward to something more intimate right, not just my care, my concern and my company?"

"Well I guess..."...