Her skirt lay where it had fallen, inside the front door. "Now, get those things off."Sandy pulled his shirt off and let his shorts and briefs fall, r...trieving them and laying them over the arm of a chair. He picked Helen's skirt up off the floor, dropped it with his own things and advanced toward her."I thought you came for lunch," she chided, taking evasive action."Whatever you like," he said, abandoning his approach with good grace.Helen hugged him and gave him a light kiss."Who's your. He went to bed. I felt very good, having my son in my home, very fortunate. My brain started pondering: when my ex-wife remarried, I would not have to send her any more money. I had paid off most of my bills, all of my credit-card debt and was working on the loans. Maybe I could afford a house except I didn't have any down-payment money. 'Not if you don't get out of the cellar, ' my tired head reminded me. I went to bed and dreamed of endlessly climbing up the stairs inside the Washington. Monday morning I was working in my office in the afternoon expecting Ashley and Chris to come in. I had missed them in the morning dropping off their overnight bags, but if they’d been late for class I could see them heading off in that direction instead.Ashley came into my office alone just before the lunch hour. She gave me a wan smile and explained, “Chris had to go to Minnesota – some little town up near the Canadian border. Her father’s brother died and the family packed up and left. So, we both should be careful. After half an hour, she gave up and said, let’s go to your room, she could not do it in the bright light. I said ,promise me! She said, ok and held my hand. I let her go. She spread her bed sheet on my floor, turned the light off and slept there. I turned the dim light on. She started to undress herself.When she was completely naked, I said, I told you, I wanted to see your body! How could I possibly see anything in the dark! She laughed, covered her face and said.