Claire wasn't too far from the door when the bell rang. She jumped from her sofa with a smile, half expecting whoever was at the door to be Derek with the cake he promised he would get her. After their love making the other day, Derek began to shower her with a lot of gifts. Cakes. Flowers. Earrings. Necklaces. Yesterday, he got her a slip on which he promised to get her if they were to ever go on a vacation. She smiled to herself. Perhaps those vacation days were near. If it wasn't Derek at the door, it had to Lena, her cousin. Earlier in the day, Lena chatted her on f*******: to see if she was home. While she didn't want her mouthy cousin coming to her house and going all over her things, Claire had a million and one errands to run but she felt sore, so Lena looked like a good

