"Okay," Rosalynn replied with a warm smile. She set the glass on the bedside table before slipping into bed beside Karina.

Almost instantly, Karina draped an arm around Rosalynn's waist, drifting back into slumber.

Rosalynn gently brushed through Karina's hair, her thoughts running wild in the silence.

Just then, a message came in.

Carefully, Rosalynn turned over to check her phone.

It was a text from Brian.

“Where are you?"

Rosalynn wanted to Laugh.

"Asleep. You can head out now. Don't forget to shut the door behind you."

“Leaving me just like that?"

Reading the disgruntled tone of his message, Rosalynn could easily picture the pouting expression on Brian's face.

A soft smile played on her lips as she placed her phone back on the table, closing her eyes.

Meanwhile, Sanford opened the door to his apartment.

The room was shrouded in darkness.

"Maggie?" Sanford called out, flipping on the lights and changing his footwear.

Silence was the only response he received.

With a frown, Sanford unbuttoned his shirt and sat on the couch.

He drank too much today and had a headache.

He found himself longing for Maggie's soothing massages. But where was she?

After a while, Maggie finally appeared.

“Sanford, you're home?”

Sanford sniffed and asked, "Where have you been? Why do you smell Like food?"