Ron hastily removed his thumb from his mouth as Kimberly got up from the couch with their robes in her hand. She tossed one on Deedee’s convulsing form and handed the other to Ron, who snatched it from her hand to cover his nakedness. Ron dressed in the robe quickly and gathered his dignity as he stood up from his seat on the floor to go over to the easy chair. After a moment, Deedee’s silent laughter quelled and she was able to sit up to dress herself in her robe. Deedee turned to her sister and said politely, “Thanks, Kimberly. That was fun! We’ll have to do that again!”

Deedee turned to Ron and said with some concern in her voice, “Ron? Honey? How are you feeling?”

“Okay, I guess,” he answered somewhat gruffly.