Eve's breath caught in her throat as she heard a familiar knock on her door. She forced herself to open before she could overthink what to do.

"Philip!" She cried, hoping her dismay would be seen as shocked delight. She had thought that seeing him would make her feel better about what she had decided to do, that she would be able to detect some inherent evilness in him. That wasn't the case, however. He looked the way he always did, his coat over his arm and his hat in his hand. She threw her arms around him and kissed him on the lips to cover up her terror.

"I didn't think I'd see you until tomorrow!"

"Yes, I know, but the flight wasn't too long and when I got in the cab, your address just sort of popped out and I let Leonard go home and unpack for me. You're not busy, are you?"

"No, come in and tell me about your trip"

"Oh, it was nothing worth talking about, really." He sat down on her couch and loosened his tie.

"Did you meet with anyone I know?"

"Yes, actually. Saul Davis was there. You'd remember him from, oh, Houston, I think it was."

She sat down with him and he put his hand on the back of her neck. She held back a shudder as she imagined his squeezing to death.

"Right, yes. He had a, um, a moustache, didn't he?"

"Yes, that's the one. Always talks about his dogs."

She giggled. "It's all coming back to me, now."

He moved in closer and she fought the urge to stand up and leave, terrified that he would somehow notice the wild beating of her heart, her sweaty palms, or the blood she could feel rushing to her face. Instead, he kissed her lips.

It felt different, but he didn't seem to notice the change.

"And how have you been, darling?"

"Oh, fine." She spread her hands. "It's all been very dull around here. I just finished my work, went out once or twice, pined away for you. It was all very tedious."

"Well, I think we should make up for that." He kissed her again, this time putting his hands on her waist. She responded to the cue and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss at the same time. They made their way into the bedroom and he lifted her onto the bed. She lay down and tried not to think about what she was doing.