I slept all day in Lance's arms until I finally forced myself to get up. I reached for my cell phone and there were no new messages. I took a deep breath and fell back onto the pillows, exhausted, wondering why I was so tired. After all, Lance and I had slept the whole day. It was seven o'clock at night when I crawled out of bed, craving coffee, knowing that I was quickly getting my days and nights turned around.

I left Lance sleeping on the bed and padded across the floor to ...