"I hear music. Do I not? How can I hear music here ... in the middle of nowhere?"She bit her lip and her eyes narrowed as if she worried over the stat...e of her sanity.Erik chuckled softly and pulled her against him. He nuzzled his lips against the side of her neck and whispered."Indeed, my dear. You hear the music of the night."As he caught her look of confused skepticism, he smirked."Very well ... I will not tease you. There is a brook, which runs nearby. Tomorrow I shall show you how it. “What date?” I said not knowing that he had a date tonight.“I made a date today with Radha.” he said. “Oh.” I said looking a bit disappointed.“What’s wrong?” he said looking at me with a look of concern. “Oh nothing.” I said. “Come on something’s wrong, tell me what it is.” he said.“Oh nothing, I just stopped at the video store and rented us a couple movies coz I didn’t know you had a date tonight. I thought we could stay in and watch them but if you have a date I’ll just watch them by myself.”. She was quick to reply with a humble – sigh, she told me that her body had taken a toll with her pregnancy and she felt that there were extra pounds here and there. I reassured her she had a nice body and told her I found her body quite attractive. I am not sure if I went too far, but she quickly changed the topic and with a bit of vacillation implied she had to start working. I felt really awkward and offered to do the washing up and for a couple of days after that she seem to less. Sometimes, I deliver tough love, but I usually do it with a soft touch. I'm not a parent; I'm more like a big brother, but I'm also their lover – and they grow to love each other physically and emotionally. If they don't like what they hear or experience, they are free to leave at any time, but in ten years not one of the eighteen women that have been with me in this endeavor has ever left." And they change over time?" They change quite rapidly," Jed explained. "Remember, they were chosen.