Adopting the local time zone seems the right thing to do. Merry Christmas Jada, and a belated happy festival of lights.” They shared a long kiss and...the Jada felt a brief tension in her lover’s body.“Something wrong?”“Oh, I was just reminiscing. I suspect this planet has a faster orbital period than Earth. That’s why the lengths of the day are changing so rapidly. This might be the very last time we celebrate a December 25’th.”“Ah. Yes...” They lost themselves in another kiss. All sense of time. ‘No’ said Maria more convincingly.There was silence.‘Are you honestly telling me that you have never thought about other women?’ Maria asked.‘Well, maybe a few times, you know.’ David said.At this point he was feeling very uncomfortable. He wanted to change the conversation but he knew Maria would persist.‘Tell me’ Maria said‘I do not want to talk about it.’ said David, ‘Look, you are my wife and I will be faithful to you. The temptations in our mind are a product of God’s creation – if you. The blood scent was incredibly strong now. I gave one glance behind me. Nobody there. I threw the door open and rushed outside. I looked both ways and then saw him. I was sure it was a him. He had a dark haired girl I had seen earlier pinned against the wall, his face at her throat. She was still alive, her hands striking feebly at him but I could tell it wouldn’t be long. After all, he didn’t care. He wasn’t trying to judge how much blood he took and err on the side of caution. He was there. He locked eyes with her for a quick moment, smiled and then looked away.I approached, held her close and spoke near her ear saying "Is something wrong?". She looked at me and shook her head, then replied with "No, not really. I.. eh.. I'm kinda horny right now". I grinned before she turned her head and nodded in Jordan's direction saying "I want him".All I could get out was "Em, what?", feeling rather confused at her response, wondering why she openly wanted another and admitting it to her own.