She came in from the bathroom still toweling her hair. I was already in bed. She hung the towel on the back of the door, crossed the room, sat on the edge of the mattress to put on lotion. I sat up and took the bottle from her and did her shoulders because she had said they were tight today. I went slow. She let her head drop forward. The lamp made a warm circle on the ceiling. When she was done she lay down next to me and I pulled the covers up over her shoulder.
