Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

While that rattled in his head, he was suddenly arguingwith Ava over sex again. He had done her well on Friday, hehad used his med panel to set his hormones higher than thechurch thought proper but he had been sure she was set for aweek. He never guessed she had used this dinner as a preludeto a seduction. He hadn't warned her that he meant to go toconfession this evening. Saint O'Connor himself was hearingconfession this evening and Thom wanted help with this veryproblem. Everyone seemed to know that Arthur's wife cravedfar more carnal pleasure than the archbishop thought proper,much less had time for.He had tried to convince Ava to wait, that he would onlybe gone a half hour, an hour at the most. The evening isyoung. He wanted to say, 'go play with yourself,' butrefrained. It seemed like ever since Thanksgiving she hadbeen rev'd up. The last few years before that it seemed likethey could each go a few months without thinking of it.He was glad for the tall front steps of the cathedral, itgave him something to vent his frustration on. She had beenquick to point out that she was doing all the asking and hewas acting like he was servicing her. She pointed out that itwas supposed to be the other way. Now she's hearing 'no,''wait,' and words like that. After she went off on him, he hadagreed to change his plans but by then she wouldn't hear of it.She sat there at their stylish titanium sculpture of a kitchentable glowering at him as she ordered him out of the house.Once inside the cathedral, he stopped just to look around163