I made the rounds, making sure my kids were all where they were supposed to be, hit the lights, checked the alarms and headed up to her. I came up short in the bedroom when I didn't see her and not because of the low light setting she'd left on, she wasn't there.

I heard the faint sound of music coming from the bathroom and mourned the fact that I wasn't going to get to peel her out of those hot as fuck shorts. I got over it fast though when I stepped into the ...