Second Time Through Book IChapter 22 Casts Off
Saturday, May 22, 1971 I heard a soft knock and saw Anna peeking around the partially open bedroom door. "Okay to borrow the bathroom?" she whispered. I nodded. I was uncomfortable with her request, not because Anna woke me up, or because she was intruding on our privacy, but because she beat me to the bathroom! My eyeballs were floating, but with Nicky curled serenely in my arms, I hadn't wanted to move, for fear of disturbing her. Finally, after hearing the shower start, gallantry...