”“You are no...” Sobek started.“Shhh!” Ephus said. “Thoth? Could you keep this again for me?” Came Thoth’s thoughts.“As I explained ...o Ra, Thoth, and Bast. I do not wish for the truth of my family to be known. My ancestor was a demigod, though I do not posses all powers that he did, I do have some that have never been seen. What you felt was one of them. I found that unless I wish it, I cannot be touched by a god or goddess. Well, one that hasn’t touched me before this power developed. Now. Affairs built on lust and desire are like that; there is nothing left for tomorrow once lust is satisfied and desire fulfilled. The tomorrows then stop happening.I used an old trick a rabbi taught me. Answer with a question of your own when hit with a question you aren’t ready to discuss."Why do you ask? Do you think fate brought us together?" I brushed a strand of hair from Alice’s eyes."It must be fate. Look at all the improbable things that had to happen for us to be as we are now: naked and. I found myself sitting beside him, on a sore backside, panties down around one ankle, stockings and garter belt twisted; a few of the garters unsnapped…shaking like hell, trying to catch my breath and crying…really crying. He handed me a box of tissues saying, “Now…we’re going back to finish dinner, once you’ve pulled yourself together. You will apologize to the waitress before you do anything else.” I nodded a ‘yes’ blew my nose and wiped my eyes. My little ass was on fire and throbbing! Now,. Most of them had medals pinned to their lapels. Looking closer, and all of them wore a animal mask. To her left a ‘rabbit’ and a ‘tiger’ danced with women dressed very much like Alice was. They, too, wore masks. A ‘hummingbird’ and a ‘cat’. To her right a ‘wolf’ flirted with a ‘swan’ while a ‘bea’r cavorted with a ‘mouse’.“I must look rather out of place,” she mused out loud. “for I have neither a mask nor a gentleman companion.”The words were barely out of her mouth, however, when a gentleman.