”~~~~~“I’m guessing because there’s more, that you did let the night play out.”I had not meant to sound judgemental or accusing but Nicola t...rned to face me.“You did say I could. I didn’t understand you wrong, did I?”I poked her nose with my finger and kissed her forehead before answering, “No, you understood fine.”“Well, when I said yes to Steph, she asked how I felt about her being involved now. Really, what could I say? She had held my hand and stroked my hair while I was naked on the living. "Nothing," she said. "I just love this music." Gina shook her head, rolling her eyes."You very well know I didn't mean that!" she exclaimed. Alicia just stared at her, eyes wide."Sorry," she mumbled. She got up and crawled sideways to leave the bed, but Gina grabbed her upper arm and pulled her back."Don't you run away, you little traitor," she hissed. "It's Sarah, isn't it? I know you cheated on me with her. I know you fuck around, but that stops now, you hear? From today on you are mine!. Genius. That’s the point. Why I wanted this collaboration.”“Male and female leads on equal footing. I’m excited already. What else? You’re good at intrigue at a disturbing psychological level. And I’m...”“You tend to focus on tribal ritual, itself disturbing, it’s innate and cruel nature being fought by an individual’s free will.”“What archetypes? Adam and Eve?” I asked.“God, how telling that was, poor man getting tempted by the seductress, the succubus. Too weak to resist her sexual wiles.. ”“That’s going to require more than just shuffling the furniture around,” Melody decided. “We’ll handle it, but we’ll have to do it next week. We’ll need to shop, and I need a key to your place,” she said.“Okay,” I said.I felt like I could trust her with my life. I was counting on her to take care of this for me. Part of me was also hoping that she’d arrange things so that she’d like being here more.“Look, Melody,” I said softly. “When it comes to the Master Bedroom, I want you to make.