Isabel's phone buzzed on the nightstand. She pressed her pillow over her ears, but the annoying buzzing continued. With a sigh, she reached for the phone and checked the screen: 17 unread messages. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes she clicked to open them. They were all from Janet. She scanned the messages trying to make sense of the texts.
She read the last text out loud, "Nice try, b***h, but I'm still single."
She shook her head sleepily. Suddenly, she remembered the punishment Howard had thought of. Had it failed completely? She climbed out of bed, slid her feet into her slippers and rushed downstairs, hoping to catch Howard before he left for work.
He sat at the breakfast table squinting at his phone as he tapped at the screen. A plate of toast and eggs sat in front of h
