“Does that look satisfactory to you?” “Yes Ms. Angel. It’s a far more generous offer than I could have imagined. Thank you.” “You understa...d that this is a one year employment contract and that we will renegotiate for the next year just prior to expiration of this contract. If you terminate the contract before expiration you will have to pay back seventy five percent of the salary paid to you up to that point. If I terminate the contract you will only have to pay back half of your salary.” “Yes. I stood at the door for a moment, just listening to her breathing... you know, doing the fatherly thing and making sure she was ok.Then, all of a sudden, I heard an odd slurping sound from inside her room, a sucking noise really. Suspecting she had a boy in her room and was doing inappropriate things, I burst in her room fully ready to throw the creep out. But the room was empty aside from her body curled up on top of her blankets on her bed. I walked closer to make sure she was asleep when I. "Well, don't you want to know?"I was sure she was teasing. She wasn't.She leaned forward, suspended over me on her outstretched arms. Her eyes locked on mine as though she was sifting through my thoughts. She wasn't just waiting; she was studying me. I wondered if it was to predict what I might say or whether she was deciding what secrets to reveal. How could she have healed so quickly? Was our marriage really as fragile as I still feared?"I already asked you that," I told her. "I mean, whether. ’ She remembers trying to hide the desire in her voice, and failing. ‘My good sleepy girl, so happy wrapped up in my arms and my voice,’ Robyn says, and Susannah’s not sure anymore whether it’s a dream or a memory or a perception. ‘You’re always so happy to relax and listen to my words. Your brain is telling you to let my voice inside and trust me completely, and it just feels so right. So easy. So happy.’ Susannah smiles, imagining Robyn’s arm draped over her chest, Robyn’s hand caressing her.