Jake stuck his head in the bathroom and yelled, “Hurry up, guys. Leave some hot water for us.” Jake started to undress as he came back to where I ...as sitting on the side of the bed. I decided why not and started to unbutton my blouse. When the kids got out of the shower to dry off, we got up and slipped past them. We got into the shower and shut the sliding glass door. We stood sideways to the showerhead as Jake turned on the water and adjusted it to warm but not hot so it would last longer.. Funny how you can tell time by the goings-on.Martha Turnbuckle finishes her trite about the day’s news; more ‘what’s trending’ than actual news, or so it seems. I down the last of my beer while staring at her cleavage on the screen as I ponder whether or not to have one more round.The anchor starts to wrap up with some witty nonsense, while my wife finishes the dishes or whatever she’s doing in the kitchen. Usually, she turns out the light soon after the news ends and heads to bed. Another. I thinkthey’ll all be there. It will be a battle of wits andstrength. It will start just like our skit starts,with you as the queen in your disguise and me as oneof the fairytale dwarfs. But this time, we’ll befighting for real.“To win and make me stay here and work with you, youhave to throw me three times, just like you do in ourskit. But this time, I’m not going to be cooperating.Instead, I’m going to attack you — not violently, butsexually. I will do some. . What happened to the little blonde, Trav?"My first reaction was to think "What little blonde?" but then it came to me that Toby must have seen me with Carla Wells in Minnesota.But, fuck him. I didn't owe Toby Marr any explanations about anything. So I ignored the bastard.I guess to Juniper, my silence was intriguing. Once more, she went for the bait."What little blonde?" she asked. Her tone wasn't accusatory. She just genuinely, innocently, wanted to know what in blazes Toby was talking.