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several meals and two concerts, not to mention the calculations and
negotiations common to any romantic venture, their relationship moved into
the physical realm.

At that point, Ferrum finally asked about the sadness in the park.

тАЬOh, that was nothing,тАЭ Rabiah said with a heavy tone, implying
otherwise.

тАЬNothing?тАЭ
 тАЬI used to meet my old boyfriend there. ThatтАЩs all.тАЭ

But her confession wasnтАЩt quite honest. It took more weeks of
prodding, plus some carefully gathered clues, before the ex-boyfriendтАЩs
story was told. The man was considerably older than Rabiah, and he was
married. He would meet his young girlfriend in the park, and they would
make love in the passengerтАЩs seat. Rabiah carelessly offered details,
letting Ferrum imagine her climbing on top of that old fellow, him yanking
down her underwear and shoving his business inside her, enjoying her
body until he was spent, or until he had to leave for home and his ugly old
wife...

тАЬWhy are you telling me this?тАЭ asked Ferrum, sickened yet aroused.
тАЬWhat do you think youтАЩre doing?тАЭ

Now three people were lying in their little bed.

Smiling with a calculated menace, his girlfriend asked, тАЬDo you know
who he was? And is?тАЭ

тАЬI donтАЩt want to,тАЭ he claimed.

тАЬMy cousin,тАЭ she admitted.

тАЬOh, God,тАЭ the agnostic whispered.

тАЬA second cousin, and you needed to know,тАЭ she claimed. тАЬIf weтАЩre
going to continue seeing each other, darling ... there will be a moment when
you have to meet the man...тАЭ

Ferrum couldnтАЩt help but think along stereotypic lines. тАЬBut why? Do
you want me to fight with him?тАЭ

тАЬGoodness, no.тАЭ Rabiah laughed softly for a moment or two.

тАЬIs he a jealous fool? Will he attack me, maybe?тАЭ

тАЬMy cousin is more civilized than either of us. In fact, heтАЩs a
mathematician, and a great one at that!тАЭ Then, with a wink, she added, тАЬBut
if youтАЩd like ... if it would make you happy ... maybe you could slice off his