No matter how I muffled the sighs that left my lips, release refused to come. It was like my body knew what it wanted, just as my mind and heart did. It refused to function for anyone else, refused to react unless it was under the gentle touches of the twins. Understanding my efforts were hopeless, I finished my shower and dried off.

I had brought a change of clothes into the bathroom, and slipped on a thigh-length dress. The sleeves were long but thin, enough to combat the gentle chil