Rod's dreading being home. He hates to admit to himself that he's enjoying making love to Jewel. He entered the house looking for Bayley. Bryton tells him to man up and face the old bat and be prepared to hear what Pansy has filled her ear with.
"One day, listening to that woman will get Bayley f****d up. Pansy put on airs as if her marriage were perfect. You and I both know that her husband has two mistresses in the heart of Manhattan, and both have a son with him. I bet you she hasn't told Bayley that she's paying both women hush money and child support. Pansy doesn't want her loveless marriage to crumble." Rod texts Jewel to tell her he's home and for her to be good. He takes one step when she texts him, "Make sure that he is good too. That means don't touch that old barracuda. Rod
