The calm, dark gaze didn’t flicker. “Oh, of course. We have known one another for quite some time.”
Just an eternity or so, I thought. Well, at least Luke had apparently been telling me the truth about that. “So, have you spoken lately?” I inquired, in a voice that shook only a little.
“Oh, yes.” His mouth twitched, and I got the impression He was laughing at me, just a little, and completely without malice. “I’ve been treated to quite the diatribe on the nature of men’s souls and the complete incomprehensibility of the feminine psyche. As if that was my fault.”
I just had to ask. “Er…isn’t it?”
He looked surprised. “No. At least, not completely. Poor Luke, he’s always had issues understanding the whole concept of free will. To be expected, of course, considering his background. Still,
