She smiled and gave her husband a light kiss on his ear.
"This calls for a celebration," Mark said suddenly, "and I know just what we can do about that."
Kate was beaming, but Niven had one more thing on her mind.
"Are… are you going to keep Siegfried as well?" she asked.
"Are you kidding?" Mark said with a false shock. "He's as much a part of all this as you are. Besides… after what I've seen, I don't think the two of you could be totally happy without him."
"That's some husband you have there," Niven complimented Kate.
"You aren't telling me anything I don't already know," the brown haired wife said.
Suddenly both women felt something warm and furry pressing against their legs.
"Speak of the devil," Niven said.
"Come on," Mark called, leaving them and heading toward the bedroom in Niven's apartment. "Let's get this party started. Something tells me this is going to be one hell of a day."
Niven and Kate looked at each other, not wanting to think about how wonderful their lives were going to be. For the lovely naked young girl, it was like the passing of a storm. She was finally going to be with people she liked… people who would not abuse her, and who could teach her the things she needed to know. Her day of having to put up with the shit of being unwanted and used were over.
But Kate was certain that, no matter what the young girl felt, it couldn't match her own happiness. Not only did she have her husband back, but as she imagined herself looking into the future, she could see that the honeymoon was never going to end after all.