Sally closed the door and leaned against it gratefully. She was totally spent, tired, and for some reason that she could not fathom, nervous. Maybe it was because of that woman who was involved in an accident in Charlotte. Whatever it was, she did not like the feeling one bit, so she headed to the room, the one she had used when she first came here to live with Jake, to change her clothes. Naked, she prepared to soak in the bath, making the water as hot as she could stand, and then got into the bath.
The warm water eased her frayed nerves, so she stayed there for a long time, enjoying the water and wishing that Jake was around. On days like this when she was very tired, he usually gave her a massage, and then they would make love to each other, but he wasn’t here, so she had to make do w
