CHAPTER SEVENTY

NO MORE DELAY

"Have you ever felt the desire to...have sex?" She asked timidly, returning from the sink where she grabbed a paper towel and began cleaning the table where she spilled coffee.

"Never have. It's new to me."

Now more alert, she didn't spill coffee or anything else, although she almost did. Shoving pancakes into her mouth without any desire, drenching them in milk coffee, which she also had no desire for, she chewed and swallowed them, aware that her chewing and swallowing were audible.

Wow, it was new to her too. No guy had ever told her that he wanted to have sex with her like he was talking about the weather, without even looking at her or showing it. Knowing she was treading on dangerous ground, she decided to change the subject:

"Well," she cleared her throat. "Why did your mother leave?"

"I couldn't convince her to stay when Gerard showed up here. She wouldn't answer his calls, but seeing him here..."

"He came here?!"

"Yes."

"Was he furious, looking for me, threateni