In the evening, while Matt was out with his friends, Louise bathed the girl. On one particular evening Louise slipped through the door and into the w...arm, steamy­ bathroom, closing the door behind her. There was a rich sweet aroma from the tub where the blue gel had swollen into millions of small white bubbles. In the heavy and dense air Louise felt surrounded and protected. For just a moment she felt quite safe. ­Leaning down, she tested the temperature of the bath water, found it. It...”Darian grabbed her shoulder and shook his head. She shoved him off, but as the words came up, she swallowed them back down. Patrius didn’t need to hear her sad sob story, and the resistance didn’t need to either. No need to make them question her or her motives, no need to make a bad thing worse. She wanted to though. Guilt makes people do stupid shit.But she wasn’t stupid enough to let it ruin her. Shrugging, she lowered her hand, and walked the walls of the room. The light wasn’t enough. Connie is eight, pretty in a delicate sort of way, with long blonde curls. Doug says he imagines she's the image of me at that age. If only he knew... Our younger daughter, Kelly, is six, has her auburn hair in a pixie cut, and is very outgoing and athletic. Just like her father. I love my girls; I love my husband; I love my home; I love being a woman. I know this is the role I was born to fulfill; creating a warm, nurturing, safe haven where my husband can rest and gather strength for his. And furthermore, picking up a waitress from a hotel bar would be almost impossible anywhere in the world. I looked at her again, still feeling warm inside, sighed and went back to my newspaper. After a while the pretty waitress noticed I had finished my wine and came to me asking if I wanted a refill. I was not sure at that stage. I already had 4 glasses of wine and was feeling them well. However, it was still early in the evening and I would still eat dinner later, so I ordered another one. .