n and said, "I've just been having a
private snack before I head down to breakfast. Care to join me?"
"I've already eaten, but I guess I could stand another coffee." Grinning,
she asked, "What was that 'slow and easy unless she's on top' all about, Ed?"
Stuffing the napkin into the paper cup, Cade stood up and walked downstairs
past her as he said, "Just a kind of safety lecture about dealing with
unconverted women."
Turning to follow him, she asked, "'Dealing' with them, huh? Sounds to me as
if you plan to be doing more than 'dealing' with them. Anyone in particular?"
"Could be. I know some unconverted women. Wouldn't know them very long if I
let myself get clumsy with them."
Chuckling, Mandi said, "Likely so, but in a few days it will be better if
you don't play with them at all."
Glancing back at her, Cade asked, "Why's that?"
Raising an eyebrow at him, Mandi grinningly said, "Think about it. A normal
man can squirt about how far? Three feet? Once you're fully converted, you'd
kill your unconverted lady."
Cade stopped on the stairs and looked at her. Mandi's face was -- 'dead'
serious, you could say -- and she made sense.
To confirm, Cade asked, "You're saying that a week from now, you'll be my
only sexual option?"
Mandi's face turned glowering. "Should I slap the hell out of you now, or
let you explain what you really meant?"
Shaking his head, Cade said, "Sorry. Poor choice of words. But you know what
I mean. No unconverted women, right?"
Not terribly mollified, Mandi answered, "Right."
After a moment, Cade asked, "How many converted women are there at present?"
"Two."
"And where are they?"
"Las Vegas. One's a cop. The other runs her own business."
"And there's another woman like you on Earth?"
"Yes. In California."
Some moments passed before Cade said, "Nope. I don't buy it," and continued
down the stairs to the lobby.
In a sharp tone, Mandi called after him, "Just what exactly don't you buy,
Cade?"
Stopping again, Cade said, "In all this time on Earth, you've only converted
two women? She's converted no women? That's what I don't buy, Mandi. It may be
true, but I don't believe it at this very moment. Later."
With that, he opened the lobby door and left the stairwell. Cade wanted to
eat and haul his ass back up to Beth's room for what might be his last sexual
romp for a long time, the way things seemed to