“Now I am no longer a maiden. Thank you.”Practical was the way the people of this world approached sex. He’d seen that on display among the refu...ees and the women of the brothel he and Axel stayed at. It was not as simple as exchanging pleasure for protection. Instead, the goal seemed to be to form a lasting connection between partners. Yazid had brought up the point when talking about the sexual politics that would exist in an apocalypse. His example was that if Rayner or Axel had to choose. "What do you want me to say?"I explained what I wanted to him and we went over it a few times. "And be sure to deepen your voice a little, just a little, so you sound like an adult." And why are we doing this again?" he asked."It's a long story," I told him. "But you can rest assured it's for the betterment of all mankind."He looked at me for a moment and then laughed. "Jesus, Bill, you sure know how to come up with 'em."I handed him a dime and he picked up the phone. As he plugged the coin. It was no use. I don't think I finished a page during the hour-long wait. I eventually saw her running up to the porch, almost skipping. She flew up the porch and flew past me with a small smile. It was an "I know something you don't know" kind of smile.She burst through the door and yelled out, "I'm going into town to meet the ladies, Mom. Don't worry about dinner for us, I'm takin' Jake with me. We need someone to make fun of while we eat." She bounced up the stairs and added in a sing-songy. She was far more intent on masturbation than on noticing Eve approach her. Eve had, of course, masturbated on occasion, but as she could rely on Adam to bring her more satisfying, more physical, sex, it wasn't something she felt the need to do very often."Hello there! Who are you?" Eve asked, not even thinking she might be interrupting the girl's privacy.The girl looked up at her with pale blue eyes and Eve could see that the source of the redness on her skin were small discreet spots that, had.