Alex awoke suddenly. Her clothes clung to her hot body. Her eyes darted to the corners of the dark room.

Jack stirred next to her and mumbled, "It's just a bad dream."

"I know," she whispered and rolled slowly out of bed. She tiptoed through the dark to the large master bathroom. She tapped the wall screen and the lights went bright. She slapped them two more times and it dimmed. Her eyes unsquinted and she flicked the panel to fill the large bath inset in the floor in ...