Sandy was obviously baiting him, trying to get him to admit to still having an interest in sharing her body with his friends. He knew that he had no c...ance of successfully denying having such an interest, but he hoped he could at least temper her fears in that regard. He knew also that he had to be very careful about what he said right then. Another misstep would undoubtedly land him right back in the doghouse with her, and he didn't want to give away any of the progress that this phone call. The point of the spear plunged deep into the flesh of the hellbeast, staining the water with blood.The beast seemed to scream in reaction; the ocean trembled as the squid’s arms and tentacles lashed through the black water in anguish.“This thing refuses to die!” Quinn cried in frustration, already shouldering a third harpoon to load into to gun. *“Galvanic systems will not hold much longer,” pleaded the vessel’s Galvinist. “We need to reduce the load on the shield or we will lose all. " You'd better let me do that," she said, with a pensive look."What? Why?" Because you're not supposed to be here. I'm sure Annie wouldn't tellanyone, especially if we tell her why we need help, but you can't betoo careful. Talking of which..."Ominous pause. I know her, and I knew I wasn't going to like what wascoming next."I think you need to stay as Martha for the moment." What? No way!" The alternative is for you to go away somewhere." I'm not leaving you here alone!" Well we could both. “That’s about what I had in mind. Get you relaxed, feed you a great meal and then make love to you until you beg me to stop.” You were about to say something else when the waiter was back and poured more wine. He asked how we were doing and then disappeared. Before you could pick up the topic again I asked about your trip home and how your parents were doing. After you had told me about your trip and all that had happened, our main course arrived and we had more chatter as we ate the fillets.