Susie had already prepared dinner, and when she saw Nathan enter the door that evening, she hurried to put out slippers for him. 'Mr. Davis," she said, 'dinner is ready, but Ms. Crystal hasn't come back yet. Would you like to have dinner first or wait for her?"

'I'll wait for her," Nathan said. 'Susie, you can go home now."

Susie's daughter-in-law was pregnant and needed to be cared for, so Susie had to go home every night. So after Susie left, Nathan took a shower and went ...