Zora and my mom were making breakfast. Both were in a teasing mood. My mom said, "You three out here in the living room made too much noise. It totall... wiped out your dad. Lee was bushed after just once."Zora said, "Once with you, but how many times with Tina Canon?"Mom said, in perfect innocence, "I really don't know. I was too busy sucking Sam back up after his first time."The two moms were laughing. My mom said, "I saw you go out there when I know he was doing Zena. What did you do? I heard. Marcus sang beautifully, but I couldn’t make out the words. I wanted to hear a little more, though. I muted the TV and as I headed down to the basement, I could hear some of the lyrics: ‘…I love you and her, but she’s been good to me. But I wonder, where you and I could be…’ I must’ve startled him because he stopped all of a sudden. For a moment, he looked as though he’d seen a ghost. Then another smile. ‘You okay, Rosie?’ ‘Yeah.’ This was familiar territory. ‘Sorry. I’m done now.’ ‘No, please. Chapter 7: An Evening OutWhen I woke up, it was getting dark and chilly in the cottage bedrooms.I was lying naked on the bed feeling groggy and sluggish. Mark wasn'tnext to me; in fact I could see no sign of him. I switched the bedsidelight on and found a post-it note stuck to the lampshade."Gone for a run. Taxi is booked for 7.30pm. x"I groaned. What the hell was I doing? I had just been fucked unconsciousby Karen's boyfriend! What was happening to me? Why couldn't I stopmyself? I sat up on. Tran had given me a culinary education since we started dating, so I was more comfortable ordering, but I don’t think either of us really tasted anything.When we returned to my apartment, Tran went into the bathroom to prepare. I lit several candles around my bedroom and poured a couple of glasses of wine, and placed them on my nightstand.I stripped to my underwear and got into my bed. I was as nervous as a high school boy at his Senior Prom, anxious to lose his virginity.I heard the bathroom.