Perhaps she could give it some serious thought on the train on the way down. Right now, the stress of the ‘phone call had caused a tense tightness i... her shoulders and she desperately needed to relax. She closed her eyes and slid beneath the water, blocking out the hum of the traffic and trying to empty her mind just like her meditation teacher had taught her. Just concentrating on her breathing. Slowly inhaling. Hold it. Count to five then slowly exhale. Slowly in again. Hold it. Count to six. Just look at my lover's face. The lips were perhaps the most remarkable feature of his lover's face. Thin, but no so thin that they did not feel full and inviting when pressed against his own. More than the brow, more than the eyes, more than the nose. It was the lips that best captured the expressions of his lover. Relaxed, they were a study of contentment. Turned down, they were a road map of dissatisfaction. He preferred to think of them turned up, in absolute happiness and laughter. It was. "Would you mind? I know it's probably nothing, but I'd feel better if you did." Sure, honey." Getting up from the table, Dave kisses Sue's hair before making his way toward the bathroom.Opening the doors and closing them theatrically, he checks all rooms and cupboards before heading back to the kitchen."No boogey-man in there now," he teases, playfully grabbing her ass through the robe.Slapping his hand, she smiles. "Thanks honey. It just had me spooked." Are you sure it was a man and not just. I'm thankful for that every day."Robert smiles and draws her down. "Let's snuggle for a bit before we try to get some sleep."The scene begins to dissolve. The gray void settles in like a thick fog, and within seconds the scene is gone. Cassie feels a tug, a chill, and she is outside the veil, trying to understand everything she has seen and heard. She turns away and closes her eyes, letting herself drift back into her own head.Cassie sat up in bed, rubbing her eyes. Outside her window, twilight.