”“I think that’s smart, Jen,” I said.We hung out until noon, then went to the deli for lunch. Andreas was happy to see Jennifer and insisted t...hat our lunches were on the house. I knew arguing with him was useless! He reminded me to make my call as soon as I got to Chicago and then left us alone.“How about I cook for the two of you?” I asked.“Where?” Jennifer asked.Stephanie broke up laughing. “Where do you think?!”“Oh! Of course! Is that wise?”“Jennifer, if we’re going to do it, it won’t be an. The speech petered out to an uninspired ending and a “Merry Christmas” to which they all toasted.Lucian turned around to refill his glass and maybe find a snack, when Dr. Vivian Kurtz blocked his view. It was quite disturbing to see her up close the way she looked. Her suggestive smile stuck to her pale face, or should he say it was plastered on it? Her gown allowed quite a deep cleavage to be seen; it must have been artificially enhanced with some ingenious bra-construction.“Lucian,” she said,. We talked about everything. I asked her where she was from and she told me about how her father had just retired and the whole family had moved back here to her mom’s home country. I asked her if she was going to go to school here and she told me that she’d just finished school before her family left. I asked her how old she was as politely as I could and she giggled at my manners and told me I was sweet. Definitely no more than a friend, I thought. She was 18 and had an identical twin sister. Cute or sexy girls, or both, girls that will give it up for you." She groaned. "And once they fuck you, David, they'll want you all the time like I do. Fuck!"She rolled away from him and sat on the edge of the bed. "I don't believe I can share you, David," she whispered.He sat behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. As he nuzzled her long, graceful neck, he said, "Good, because I don't want anyone else." Yeah. We'll see." She smiled, a forced smile that turned into a grin. "I like.