Marie arrived home before Rick for the first time in months and decided to enjoy the luxury of a long shower. The master bath had been redone just before Marie and Rick bought the house. Dark green tiles sprinkled with flecks of gold lined the shower stall. The bathroom wallpaper was a cream paper with a leaf pattern. Complimenting the other colors, the cream-colored, ceramic floor and counters held flecks of gold. It was not a color scheme Marie would have envisioned.
Yet, it worked for this room.
The candle she’d lit released lavender perfume while the warm water chased away the stress of the day. She was shampooing her hair when she heard a bump in the bedroom. If it was a burglar and not Rick, she was in trouble. A few moments later, she saw his hazy shape through the glass shower do
