Thinking about the day's events made my blood boil and my mind boggle. First, a pirate rose from the dead. Then, he came to Sentinel and attempted to rape my wife. This does not normally happen to the average guy. Then again, Gene Starwind and Jim Hawking were two relatively average guys, and look what they have to show for their adventures.
I thought about this as I made dinner. Normally, Melfina made dinner, but because of what happened earlier, I let her relax. Actually, it was more like me locking her up in our room because she insisted upon getting the chores done.
I then loaded up two plates of spaghetti on a tray and brought the tray upstairs. When I opened the door, I found Melfina reading a romance novel. I placed the tray on the bed.
"Here," I said.
"Thank you."
Then we ate and for the remainder of the meal, not another word was exchanged. Then, I put took the dishes back down and washed them.
After that I brushed my teeth and was on my way to the bedroom with a book. When I stepped in, I found Mel standing in front of me. I had no idea as to what came over her.
Then, she hugged me.
"Neil?"
"Yes?"
"Let's make love."
Now that I thought about it, during the entire time we were married we never made love. I never even saw her naked.
"Um, is this really the right time, especially after what happened today?" I queried.
"I want to know if it's possible with a bio-android such as myself."
"Why?"
At that, Melfina burst into tears.
"Hazanko said that you would never love me. He said humans could never love robots."
"All right. First of all, love doesn't always mean sex! Second, I very much do love you!" I said. Then I kissed her passionately. I felt my hand go up Mel's nightdress.
That night, we made love. It was possible.