Roger returned to the condo around five. He told them to pack up and get ready to leave. Claude and Christine were staying over a day and would be eating by themselves. Eve was not disappointed to be missing them.
They didn’t arrive home until nearly midnight. The trains to New Jersey stopped running at that hour so Roger announced that Amy would sleep in Eve’s room while Eve stayed with him. Eve took Amy into her room where both girls undressed. Amy put on her cotton nightgown—it was like a child’s, white and decorated with flowers—while Eve was naked. Eve said goodnight and was about to leave when Amy stopped her. “Um, I have to go in to Roger first,” she said blushing. Eve turned away, embarrassed, and sat on the bed. She waited anxiously, trying hard not to think about what was going
