4 Amanda slammed the door to the bathroom and locked the knob. She knew Tony would be suspicious of her keeping him out, but he’d be even more worried if he saw her face just then. Her cheeks were a ghostly white and her body trembled so bad that she had trouble standing. However, her mind was still active, and she slugged through her quivering body to partially close the shower curtain and turn on the shower head. “Well, I’ll get my goodnight kiss when you’re out,” Tony called out to her. She was immensely grateful when she heard her bedroom door shut behind him. Amanda clutched onto the cabinets and slowly lowered herself to the floor. She was afraid that standing would only cause her to fall, uncontrolled, to the ground. Images of that smiling face of Ward kept racing through h