16 NoraMonday afternoon, Nora was amazed by her energy level.
She should have been fading.
Kent hadn’t peeled himself away from her until three o’clock that morning. He’d left only because he couldn’t postpone his appointments on the other side of the state. To drive safely to Olympia, he needed rest. He claimed he wouldn’t get any with her naked beside him.
Testing, she snuggled closer and delayed him another forty-five minutes.
Alone, she’d fallen blissfully asleep. She woke feeling like she’d slumbered a dozen hours instead of five.
After her meeting with Channing, she’d stayed in high gear all morning, working down her to-do list and humming.
Damn, what a great night!
She contacted the clerk of courts and scheduled a jury trial in her libel action.
Advised the defendants’ attor
