But there was a complicated look in his eye, and Rena knew that nothing she could say would convince him to stay.

Sure enough, he put on his clothes and left in the end.

And as usual, Waylen didn't come back that night.

This spring night was quite cold. Rena tossed and turned in Waylen's bed until three o'clock in the morning. She got up and had half a mind to go back to her apartment, but she didn't want to wake Snowball.

In the end, she sat on the sofa in the Living room for the rest of the night...