Kari's Conversion

Not able to look at her, Marc spoke in a monotone. "I just, I ... I love you and I just, what I did in the shower, I ..." He couldn't finish.

"Marc, you did nothing I didn't want. I was surprised, but you're my husband and I think you did what you needed to please you. And that is ok. And I love you too."

Wrapping each other in their arms, they fell soundly asleep. The talk that was looming would come tomorrow.

In the morning, over coffee and eggs, they steered the conversation around what needed to be discussed. Marc finally broached the topic. "What is the Bandit?"