EVELYN WOKE the next morning with a not-so-nice feeling of queasiness. She moaned and swallowed quavering as the sensation grew acute when she tried to sit up. She fell back on the bed, but that didn't help. Neither did Jason's big arm landing over her belly.

"Ugh... get off me, Jason."

Jason sat up in bed, giving her a look of intense scrutiny. "Huh? What's the matter?" He frowned.

Evelyn scowled at him. She felt terrible and he was adding to it. As she readied to unleash the ...