The following morning, I woke up before Carmen did. I gently kissed her on her sleeping forehead and very carefully got out of bed. The sheets became untucked in the night and I lifted the covering at the end of the bed to see her soft soles. I gave each foot a quick little tickle to see her toes flex and then pull deep back under the covers. Mischief managed, I tucked the sheet back under the mattress and left Carmen to sleep.

While waiting for Carmen to wake up I decided to play a videogame in the living room to pass the time. The volume was kept low so...