At the top of the stairs she walked sternly and without a glance past the oval mirror and into the bedroom, where I watched her bright reflection liedownonthebed and close her eyes.
Alex tried to lead her toward the other room, where they could liedownonthe sofa bed, but Sasha dropped to her knees beside the tables and pulled him down, the Persian carpet prickling her back, street light falling through the window onto his hungry, hopeful face, his bare white thighs.
He insisted the stand had been attracting plenty of interest, and not just from foot-sore conference goers wanting a drink and a quick lie-down onthebed.