And, that step needs a name.And, that step needs a name. But, after a while, we stop calling it that, and start calling it- lovemaking. 'Cause, that's what it is. You're not having straight sex, or gay sex, or rhysh sex, or gay rhysh, or whatever; you're just having sex. Or making love. With someone, that's the whole point." "Oh." She said it with a very small voice. I smiled. "Amanda, can I tell you something?" There was a pause, but she didn't say anything. "It's a deep secret, Amanda. Only Kathy knows about it. And I want to tell you." "What?" she said. "Ever since I boarded the 'Elen and met you, I have wanted to get to know you." "You have?" Her voice brightened. "Yeah. I have. On a physical point, I've never made love to a Centaur. But, you have, although I can't see them right now, the prettiest eyes, and the sweetest voice I've been near in a long time, my coimelin not included, for obvious reasons." She chuckled at that. "But, even past that, I want to know you. You're like Kathy is, and she means a lot to me, and you seem to mean a lot to her, so I want to know why." "Do you want to... now?" I thought about it. "No, I don't think so. Can you wait a few weeks, until I can see what I'm doing?" "O-kay," she said, with a little grumble. |