Sarah ended up sleeping in Ryan's bed. She considered Mrs. Atkins' bed but dropped the idea as the old woman needed it herself. She then decided to sleep in Melanie's bed but thought, what if the nurse came back in the middle of the night? Also, the love seat in the living room was too hard and at least six inches too short.
But Ryan's bed was just right: unoccupied, big enough, a little too big for just one person; two would have been better. The bed was already made, with crisp sheets and a soft comforter. There was no chance that he would come home and find her there, or at least only a very slim chance and the benefits seemed to outweigh the minimal risk. She changed into another lacy nightgown, similar to the one that had been hacked to pieces back in her apartment, and crawled under
