I quietly opened the bedroom door, and peered down the hallway. My mom and step-mom were talking quietly over coffee at the dining room table. Our bags and the cooler were gone. I would have no choice but to ask them before I could get dressed. I walked toward them, and my mother saw me. There was a twinkle in her eye.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," she said jokingly. Barbara turned and grinned as she looked at me. Evidently I was the only one uncomfortable with the fact that I was naked.
"My clothes have disappeared," I said. "I was going to get dressed and see about something to eat, but..." I made a helpless gesture with my hands.
It looked like they were going to make a suggestion about what I could eat, but then my stomach cut loose with a very loud grumble. They both got wide-eyed an
