Unspeakable things. He was an asset once. Now he was a liability. A liability that they wanted to destroy. Wished they had never created. He wished hi... life had turned out differently. Maybe not even been born. You’re getting maudlin, Hansen. I’m fine. Hehehe. He really needed to get to the doc…. They got to the curb and paused. He knew he’d gone quiet again and Emma would be wondering if she’d asked something wrong, but he didn’t really want to talk. I need to get to the doc…. They waited for. I just wanted to know how you are?" How do you know how to talk?" Oh, I know many things, Ma'am. I have been watching you all night." What?" Oh, don't worry. I know you aren't really a woman. It is okay. I mightnot be what I appear to be either." What? And why do you keep calling me ma'am if you know I am not awoman?" Well, I thought you would like that. I was just being friendly. Look,I do not care what you do or how you want to dress. But I am curious.Why do you dress up and sneak around as a. And ... I probably would need them, sooner or later.We did not hop right into bed as soon as I got back. That’s what happens in erotic stories on the internet, but this was real life. Real life isn’t nearly as exciting as what they put in those stories, which is why I won’t bore you with what happened in the Hooker household over the next three or four hours.I will tell you (with no little shame) that I should have gone to a regular pharmacy to get the condoms, instead of stopping at TJ’s. "Mmmm!" she commented, "Looks good so far!"David grinned. He ran down a flight of steps and found the wine cellar,helping himself to several bottles, not knowing whether they were cheapcorner-store plonk, or rare thousand-dollar-a-bottle vintages.When he emerged, Nikki excused herself. "I think I'd like to gochange," she said, smiling at him, "See you soon!" and disappeared.He opened a bottle of wine and poured a generous dollop into the largewok he'd located and followed it, after smelling it.