“Really,” was all Darlene said.
“There’s an entire colony of Ektoids out there. Earth people call them moose, but those who know the truth are well aware of the Ektoids’ colonization of this planet. They’ve been here for centuries.”
“I see.”
Joan wasn’t sure Darlene did.
* * * *
That evening, the night after Joan had stayed at Darlene’s for the first time, the night that they had had hour after hour of incredible s*x, Sandy picked Darlene up and they went to a little restaurant they both loved.
“All right, start at the beginning. How did you end up in bed with Joan Howell?” was the first thing Sandy said as they sat down at the shop near downtown.
“I must have been tired. Yesterday was the first morning of the year where I didn’t have to get up and get ready to see clients. My last
