Melissa was exhausted and apprehensive the following morning. She had hardly slept all night.

After she watched Jason on the news with her sister they had talked some more but none of it really helped and she had spent the night tossing and turning before getting up at her usual time of 5am to go through her morning ritual like an automaton.

All she could really think about was him.

Although she hadn't articulated it clearly in her mind, every part of her that counted knew what her decision was. She would spend the day with him and worry about being found out later.

Her heart wouldn’t stop beating and...