I was again disappointed to find Tom putting his pants back on. I scolded him, saying:
"I'm really disappointed to see this: how could you!"
Tom felt terrible about it and apologized profusely to me. He said he was unable to resist Melissa, since she seemed to know just how to get him going."
"We'll straighten that out later," I said. "Now go upstairs and say 'hi' to Sylvie! She's just now come to move in with us..."
Tom said he maybe should say hello in the morning, but I insisted:
"No, let's do it now. She's our guest, and I'd like you to be nice to her."
He felt very nervous about this, but I led him up to the guest room where Sylvie was staying and opened the door...