Alexi knew she was alone when she opened her eyes. She reached across and sighed. The bed was still warm from Kris’s body. So, she had to be around somewhere. But as she got up and pulled on a robe, she realized Kris’s clothes were gone. She listened. But there was no noise from the kitchen either. She looked at her bedside clock, just after four in the morning. Had she left without saying goodbye? Alexi laughed, a sad sound. Of course, she did, Kris ran when things got too complicated. And last night, was as complicated as things could get. She sat on the side of the bed. “What had happened?” She could call it s*x, or a good f**k buddy session. But that would be a lie and diminish what they’d done. They’d slept after that first initial session, then she’d woken with Kris’s mouth on her so
