JOSEPH ERICKSON: I finished having my bath and came out of the bathroom. The thought of having a son that I didn't know about still troubled me, and I tried to push that aside at the back of my mind. A knock on my room door interrupted me as I was drying my body with the white towel in my hand. I swiftly wrapped the towel around my waist and marched up to the door to find out who was there. Probably Lady Tope was there and trying to call me out for dinner. It was already past 7 pm, so I pulled the door open and met gaze with Nina. Nina wore a sleek white nightdress that accentuated her feminine shape, and she blushed just as I pulled the door open and locked gaze with her. "Hi," Nina said, smiling. "I came to call you for dinner," Nina said, and I replied to her, "Fine. I will be dow

