---Part Eight - Breakfast ---
Sandra did not bring up the video of Emma again, and by the time we headed off to bed, I had decided that perhaps Veronica was just being friendly and simply did not realize how the timing of things caused me a near heart attack. But even then, I decided that I needed to try to cool things down. As much as I was turned on by the sexual shenanigans taking place, what I really enjoyed about Veronica was our conversations. I felt like I needed to taper off on the visits. And then morning came.
On the drive into work, I found myself making a stop for coffee and that all but sealed the deal that I would be stopping by to explain how both the unexpected visit and the sending of the video came across as both stalkish and inconsiderate. I needed to make her understand the need to think these things out before just acting on what seems like an innocent thing.
When I pulled into the driveway at the apartment compound, the Honda was there. I looked at the clock on the radio and it was already a little after seven, Jonah should have been gone by then. I was stopped in the driveway contemplating the idea of turning around and leaving but then I noticed the light of the TV on in Veronica's apartment. What sort of jerk would I look like if I chickened out?
I pulled forward and parked next to the Honda, then grabbed the coffees and walked to the door. Jonah opened the door, standing there in gym shorts and a muscle shirt. I started to mumble, "I, uh, good morning, is Veronica..."
Jonah interrupted me, "Come on in, James." putting me out of my misery and embarrassment.
Veronica was standing in the kitchen frying some eggs and looked at me with a cheery smile and asked how I like mine. This entire scene was just so unbelievably unnatural. I'm greeted by the husband who watched a video of me eating his wife just 24 hours earlier, and she is standing there in her panties asking me how I would like my eggs. It was like I was on another planet.
"Over easy, if you don't mind." I quietly responded.
Jonah offered me a seat, my usual place at the table, and said, "I have the day off today and I don't have a class until two-thirty."