If you’re facing the house, he’s at the far right. Master bedroom’s far left.

He studies the hallway photos. Faith with her parents. Jake with his arm around her. Faith in her wedding dress, Jake in his tux. The whole gang grinning like fools on the ski slope two years ago, three-quarters drunk.

Better days, those.

He moves quietly through the kitchen, then the den, then the foyer. Now, in the far hall, he sees the master bedroom door closed. He puts his ear to it, hears nothing. Slowly turns the handle, pushes the door open a crack. Waits.

Pushes it open some more.

Stands there, waiting for…

For what?

Milo knows where she is. He can hear her in the shower. What he’s thinking, he’d love to see Faith Stallone naked. He’s seen her in a bikini, of course. All the wives wear them on the beach trips. They’re all in great shape. Gracie and Wren are cosmetically enhanced, but the others have managed to maintain the gifts they were born with. Years of Pilates, yoga, and aerobics have rendered them fat-resistant. At thirty-eight, Faith has a few years on Lemon and Lexi, and though Lemon’s the clear stunner of the group, Faith is barely a half-step behind.

Especially her face.

Specifically, her mouth.

Milo appreciates Faith’s body as much as the next man, but what he loves most is her mouth. There’s something bewitching about it. He’s only seen one movie star with that mouth, and it’s a tough comparison, because of the age difference.

Juno Temple.

Look it up.

Not the smiley version, the pouty one.

Faith has Juno Temple’s mouth, and Milo’s had more than one fantasy about it.

But he’d rather see her naked.

And to do that, he has to enter the bedroom.

He pushes the door open, slips inside, closes it behind him. Master suite is set up bedroom first, then hallway, then master bath. Left side of hallway is Jake’s walk-in closet, right side is Faith’s.

From where he’s standing, Milo can see the entrance to the master bath, and the giant marble tub at the far end. He can see part of the vanities on either wall, but not the toilet on the left or shower on the right.

If Faith was taking a bath, he could see everything.

Of course, that would mean she could see him, too.

And he’d prefer she didn’t scream.

3.

MILO ROUNDS THE bed, opens the top drawer of the end unit, removes Jake’s .357.

His first surprise of the evening: the weight of the gun.

He nearly drops it!

He checks to see if it’s loaded.

It is.

He carries it to Faith’s closet, which he’s never seen till this moment.