Caught in the afterglow, I have no way of knowing which was is up and which is down. My brain is nothing by white-noise. My body is a pleasant goo. Neil’s spend is hot on my torso. His breathing is labored. When he says, “f**k,” again, it sounds less sexy, and more really pissed off. “Neil?” “What the hell did I do?” He reaches forward and snatches the shirt away from my eyes. I blink against the sudden blinding lights in the room. He wipes his spend away from my skin with his shirt and then steps off the bed. I never get to catch a peak of what he’s carrying. He’s already tucked away with his zipper up. He walks straight to the trash can and throws the soiled shirt away. I could have washed it, but I don’t mention that now. He pushes his hands through his hair as if he’s trying to