That night we slept together unobserved and our love-making was as tender and sensual as that afternoon it had been rowdy and theatrical. I missed Griselda terribly once she had gone back to Claudius, but before she left she told me that her career at court was on an upwards spiral and that she had great hopes of before long being declared the emperor’s concubine in my stead.
When Marcus told me how much he had enjoyed watching two girls together, I knew that now was the time to put my request to him. I told him that I was happy to service him sexually on a regular basis, and content to perform all the acts which most gave him pleasure. I wished him to feel satisfied and fulfilled. But, I said, I am much younger than you, I am highly sexed, and I have needs that are not met by the things
