Chapter 148

"Any questions about the legal papers?" Zoe asked when we'd finished.

"Not about the papers, lots of questions about other things," I replied. "Who's the father again and did you undergo artificial insemination?"

"Oh, no. Did it the old fashioned way." She held up her left hand with a circle formed of her thumb and fore finger, and poked the finger of her other hand back and forth, mimicking the sex act.

"I thought you gave up men," I said.

"For everything but pregnancy, yes. Sam lives here now. Would you like to meet him?"

"I think I would," I said.

"Everyone's out by the pool," Zoe said. "I'll warn you, there are no clothes being worn there at the moment."

"Sounds like our Memorial Day party, Scott," Julia said.

"Yes, though I'm guessing it's like that almost all the time," I said.

"Pretty much 100% of the time," Zoe agreed.

"Before we go out there, could you tell us a little about him?"

"Of course. Sam and Mistress