Samuel looked pale as he straightened up and replied, "I'm fine."

"Then why are you retching? Did you eat something bad?" she asked.

That seemed unlikely. Samuel always ate regularly and rarely drank or smoked. He wouldn't usually get food poisoning.

"Possibly." Samuel had felt off since waking up, nauseous but unable to throw up.

He quickly finished his morning routine. Then he pulled her over to the sink to help wash her face and brush her ...