"That's true," she said, smiling playfully at him. "I'll see you there." Darting in, she kissed him quickly then waved as he turned and left. *** Jessie made it home from work about twenty minutes after Dex arrived. The two promptly got ready for bed and quickly went to sleep. The next morning, he awoke to find that Jessie had already gotten up and wasn't anywhere to be seen. Yawning, he stretched and roused himself, stumbling to the bathroom to piss after pulling on some boxers and shorts. That done, he turned and stepped into the hall, wondering where his girlfriend had gotten off to and what kind of mischief she was likely causing. "Son," a voice to his left called. He turned, seeing his dad coming out already dressed for the day. "Morning," Dex said. "Seen Jessie this morning?"

