Beth woke to the cheers of the crowd as Jimmy Fallon took the stage. Normally she enjoyed the Tonight Show, but tonight she was just too tired. Instead of watching her favorite part, the opening monologue, she picked up the remote, turned the TV off, and got up. Her phone was already plugged in for the night, so she didn’t bother with it as she staggered into the bedroom. After double checking the alarm, she stripped out of her clothes and slid quietly between the sheets. Sleep was upon her almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Beth sat upright as the alarm startled her awake. It took several slaps at the nightstand to make her alarm stop screaming. She looked around, glad she was alone as she couldn’t get her mind off Sadist. First the steaming kiss they’d shared, then her dreams la
