This was the cause of the giddiness in her legs and the flush in her cheeks.Mark had now made it onto the sofa and was watching TV in a dressing gown.... “Hello cutie.” His words softer and more affectionate than his gruff voice would want to let on.“Hi,” Katie replied, but the smallest suggestion of her giddiness was betrayed in her voice.Mark turned off the TV and looked up casually.“Ah, I see you’ve been out."“Yeah, I got some milk,” Katie said, as coyly as she could, holding up the milk and. Even after the population numbers recovered, sex ratios remained skewed. With nearly seventy percent of the population women, they controlled many of the levers of power. Political, business, even households were dominated by women, even if recent times have had a gradual increase in male participation. Thanks to modern medicine, sex ratios have improved with women accounting for approximately sixty-five percent of the total population.Societal taboos around sex fell away as frequent pairings. Irrelevant I guess will work for now."Tony noticed Marj looking at him intently from time to time as dinner was served. He decided to defuse the situation some. "Relax Mrs. Harris. As much as I love Rebecca, we aren't here to make an announcement in any way, shape, or form. More like an explanation for some things that may be puzzling you, or definitely will in the future, unless it's explained."That seemed to mollify Marj somewhat. It hadn't occurred to Tony beforehand that she would think. "I'm anxious to see our bedroom, but why didn't you let me help?" I wanted it to be a surprise. Besides, it took me a while to accept the idea." She paused. "To tell you the truth I'm still not sure if this is such a good id..." Hey, it's a great idea," he smiled."Let's have dinner. I fixed your favorite." Hmmmm," he kidded, "they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Actually, I think I'd like to aim a bit lower," she chuckled, "but first that dinner." How's Charlie?" he asked.