CHAPTER 23
They were in bed together, asleep in the dark.
Jen woke first, Josh draped across her, so she took him by the wrist and moved his arm aside. Sitting up slowly, she swung her feet to the floor and listened.
The motion of the bed disturbed Josh, jarring him from sleep. He lay there a while without saying anything, then noticed Jen sitting on the edge of the bed. He reached out for her. His hand touched her back. “Sweetie?” he whispered. “What’s wrong?”
Jen didn’t answer.
“It’s the middle of the night. What’s wrong?”
“I think there’s someone in the house,” she finally said.
Josh sat up, rubbed his eyes. “I don’t hear anything.”
“There is someone in the house.”
“Okay, okay.” He pulled on a robe to cover his otherwise nude body. “I’m sure it’s nothing, but just in case, grab
