”“You can’t fool me. We’re talking about saving humanity and improving the lives of millions of zombies. You claim they prefer structure. By g...etting them to work together, everyone benefits.”“Until the humans decide they don’t need those who’ve threatened them for so many years,” she countered.“There is that,” he admitted, “though humanity will remain the minority for some time. Besides, I’ve watched the zombies under you. With the extra care and attention, they blossom. They can become. Take your position over my lap.” Maria steeled herself and, as gracefully as possible, laid herself across Gabriella’s lap. Gabriella shuffled her along, so that Maria’s hands touched the floor to one side of her and her toes touched the floor to the other. Maria felt herself regretting her choice of dress for the evening now – the shortness of her skirt didn’t seem quite so wise anymore, given the position she was in. She was conscious that the other women grouped around her would be getting. I thought he would dump me like a hot rock if he knew. There was a time though, that we almost swung with a couple we were good friends with… Christ, that was over 20 years ago.”“What happened?” I asked.“It was this one couple, Gina and Tom. They were our ages and we went out to dinners and movies and dancing on occasions with them. One night, while we were dancing, we switched partners. All 4 of us were kind of lit too, and Tom was holding me close, and I admit, I had fantasized about him, but. I was the the thirty something husband to a thirty something wife. Life was ordinary, and fulfilled. I loved her dearly, and she loved me just as much, perhaps even more if that was possible. She was everything I ever wanted. Level headed, fair, even tempered, and beautiful. Though not a model, she had beautiful curves. She was my life.I, however, was not as good to her as she was to me. And I felt horrible for it. Ever since I was in college, I developed a horrible, horrible.