Chapter Eight: The Thing with Elias"Do you have s*x with people who aren't like you, Elias?"
Elias coughs on his mouthful of orange juice, blinking moisture out of his eyes as the liquid burns down the wrong way in his throat. "Abigail!"
"My friends have kiss and have s*x with each other all the time," she continues, ignoring the disapproval in his tone. "I want to know if you do it too."
He takes another careful swallow to avoid answering the question.
"Do you?"
"It's not an appropriate question to ask, darling." She's too young to ask such things, he's certain of it. He wants to point out that between his work and making sure she's cared for, he hardly has time to masturbate, let alone have s*x with someone else. A dangerous thought crosses his mind. "Have your friends been asking y
