She thanked her stars she got distracted. Was she going to meet him in his room, dressed the way she was? She moved to the kitchen, curious to know what that sound was. She halted at the threshold; her eyes widened. Mister Truce was in the kitchen, wearing a red bathroom robe, drinking from a glass cup like he was advertising sparkling water,
His hair was slick and wet, like he was out of the shower not too long ago. Her instincts warned her to go back to the room, where she wouldn't be tempted by his body. But her body said otherwise. Heat rose from below her belly, her nipples were hard and she felt hot. Her breathing became labored and she paused; what am I doing? If I want him that much, why is it hard to say yes? She moved back from the door, hoping to escape.
"I saw you," came his voice. She stuck her head into the room, like Cliff would always do, then she came to view, in the kitchen's white, night light, illuminating the place like day.