She assured him this wouldn't be their last time as he walked out the door.I had been driving around close to home in anticipation of her call or text... When she finally texted me that he had left, I texted back to NOT clean up at all per our earlier talk. I was in the house in less than two minutes.I called her name and she said, "Up here," from our bedroom.I walked in the bedroom and she was on her side, still wearing the black teddy and smoking a cigarette. I pulled off my clothes and lay. She watched his face closely, still pink, her expression apprehensive, but she accepted the bite anyway and chewed carefully. He studied her as she swallowed, admiring the scattered freckles across her nose, the strands of flame-red hair that fell across her forehead, the muscles moving in her neck as she swallowed. He continued feeding her, stealing the odd bite for himself, both of them lying in complete silence, never looking away. When both plates were empty, he pushed them away, kissed her. " Well, let's try not to get you into a mess, but if it happens, I'll help you sort it out. I don't love you any less because your body is doing what comes naturally, you know."I lifted up my arm and the quilt, and she moved across so she was just about touching me. She still wore the nightdress."Sheila, darling, it's fine! Don't worry! I always cuddle Julie when she's off games, to help with her tummyache. Do you want me to get you a hot water bottle?"She moved closer and kissed me on the. I got into the water and turned around and gave her a reproachful look. She giggled some more and got into the tub. I was wondering what they had been talking about while I was sleeping.Annie got into the tub and eased down into the hot water and sighed. She relaxed against the side of the tub across from me and smiled at me."How was your day?" I asked her."Pretty good. How was yours?" I thought about how the afternoon had been."Remarkable. Fantastic. Other than that, mere words are inadequate.