Bella was re-reading the chapter she had just finished writing on her computer screen, when she heard the door to her apartment being opened, and footsteps entering the front room. "Anita?" she called. There was no answer. It wasn't Anita's schedule to clean the house today, but she usually liked to stop by to bring her cooking. "Anita, is that you?"
The sound of heavy footsteps approached. "It's me." The voice made Bella turn her head. And there was Carter, standing staring at her in the doorway of her study.
"Oh, hi!" Bella smiled a little.
