Tomorrow's Vengeance (28 page)

‘I have excellent doctors.' I turned right at the intersection of Bay Ridge and Forest Drive and headed into Eastport.

‘I'm sure Emily can't even imagine that her aged parental units are still having sex,' I continued as we sailed through the green light at the Eastport Shopping Center. ‘But, I'd like to add a clause to our advance directives that makes sure that if we end up in a nursing home, nobody will make us stay in separate rooms or get in our way when we decide to have sex. Because …' I paused. ‘I'm quite sure that I'm going to want to have sex with you even if I have no idea who you are.' I reached over and patted his cheek. ‘You're a handsome son of a gun, you know.'

‘You're not so bad looking yourself,' he said, nuzzling my neck.

I swatted him away and adopted a more serious tone. ‘And, should I shuffle off this mortal coil before you, I want you to know that it's OK if you want to have a girlfriend. I'll hate her, of course, but it's OK.'

‘No thank you,' Paul drawled. ‘You'd come back to haunt me.'

I beamed a smile at him. ‘You can count on that, sweetheart.'