Chapter 5: Yarn Over, Purl Two Together, Yarn OverThe knocking started again when Simon was in the shower after their impromptu intermezzo in the bedroom. Ralph was already downstairs again to get the dogs ready for a walk, and Simon was washing away the post-coital exhaustion. How Ralph could orgasm twice and then still have enough energy to take the hellhounds for a walk was beyond Simon. Maybe he was getting older more rapidly than Ralph.
His musings were cut short by a sudden knock. It didn’t even sound like it was coming from the front door. It sounded so close, as though it was coming from right next to him. Or above him. Or below. He listened intently. He turned off the water to hear it better.
It stopped.
Then it began anew.
Simon remembered Yuki’s words. Perhaps he needed to l
