Summary

Chapter 13

Back at home Ted watches Sherrie as she prepares dinner. He is filled with the sight of her and can't imagine why he even considered having an affair with a student. Nothing is further from his mind and he's glad for that. Later that night he and Sherrie have sex and Ted thinks that things are back to normal, the way they used to be so long ago. He is happy.

His good feelings last into the morning and when he wakes he decides that he will work on his own novel for a change. He spends only a half hour with it and hits the same place that has been giving him trouble. Pushing it back until after he's had his shower, he walks out of the study. After his shower, and a shave, and dressing, he starts to settle down...