Fourteen
He slept fitfully, but at least he did sleep, dropping into the deepest of slumbers in the dark hours of the morning close to dawn. Because of this, he slept later than he had planned, waking to the gray, watery light of a winter morning.
Through his open door, he heard the sound of water running. After a puzzled moment, he realized the water noises must be coming from the bathroom down the hall. Deirdre clearly had risen before him and escaped into the shower.
Amaal did not wish to dwell on this notion for too long, for then he would find himself imagining what Deirdre’s naked body might look like, glistening with water, and he was already frustrated enough after their abortive dinner the night before. However, she was out of her room, which meant he now had an opportunity to
