The morning was already well on its way before Lorraine finally stirred. Her muscles ached and she stretched, yawning widely. Some food had been set out on the table near her and since there was no trace of any other living soul nearby she assumed Nathaniel or Vince had left it for her. Lorraine ate the sandwiches as she wrote a thank-you note to both of them, and left it where the plate had been. She washed the dishes and left.<br/><br/>The first item on her agenda was to collect her bike, which they had left in the underground parking. She checked the damn thing and made sure the tires were solid before trusting it for a test drive. After the bike was returned she stopped by at her parents' long enough to shower, put on some fresh clothes and provide her mom with a reasonable explanation. She glossed over the evening's events, leaving out the parts she knew her mother wouldn't believe. "And so, I thought I might as well stay the night." she finished.<br/><br/>"With a man you just met?!" Her mother's face had grown stern and disapproving. "I thought I had raised you better than this."<br/><br/>Lorraine sighed. "Mom..."<br/><br/>"It is written in the Holy Bible-"<br/><br/>"MOM!"<br/><br/>Lorraine tried to control her voice, to keep the anger out. "I slept on the couch. Not that it's any of your business, mind you."<br/><br/>"As long as you live under this roof, everything you do is our business." She fell silent and opened her arms. "We love you, sweetie."<br/><br/>"I know, mom. I love you too." Lorraine hugged her mother and let go. "I better get going. Dad's waiting and I want to go to the hospital afterwards, see how Alyssa's doing." Those were but a part of Lorraine's to-do list, but they were all she could conveniently share. Finding Greg, or others like him, wasn't something she wanted to bring up. And she didn't want to think about facing her boss. Yep, it was going to be one hell of a sunday.