C25 Chapter Twenty Five

It’s late when I finish up with Valentino, and even later by the time I make it to my bedroom. It’s dark, the room quiet except for Nina's soft breathing.

She’s curled up in a ball on the far side of the bed, so close to the edge that she could fall off if she shifted only a hair farther.

I take off my coat, my shirt, then my pants as I walk around to her side of the bed